CURRICULUM VITA
BETH SULZER-AZAROFF, Ph.D., BCBA
[email protected]5555 Heron Point Drive, Naples, FL 34108 Phone: (239)591-4512 Fax: (239)
591-4757
ACADEMIC TRAINING
City College of New York B.S. in Education; M.A.
University of Minnesota Ph.D. School Psychology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2002 - Florida Gulf Coast University: Adjunct Professor
1998 - 2012 Educational Consultants. Director of Quality Assurance
1995- Florida International University: Adjunct Professor, Psychology
1992- University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Professor Emeritus of Psychology
1992-2007 The Browns Group: Principal; Consultant
1988-1992 Performance Systems Associates; President
1973-1992: University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Professor of Psychology;
Professor of Education
1981 Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth Visiting Fellow
1972-1973: University of Connecticut Health Center: Research Associate
1972-1973: Mansfield Training School: Psychological Training Consultant
1966-1972: Southern Illinois University: Associate Professor of Guidance
and Educational Psychology
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Applied Behavior Analysis and Performance Management directed toward enhancing quality of performance in organizational management and leadership, safety, service, training, production and teaching.
Instruction and Training: Personnel preparation; local and distant personalized and programmed instruction.
COURSES TAUGHT
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES (Past and Current)
Associate Editor: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1974-1976
Editorial Board Member: Behavioral Assessment
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Behavior Therapy
Behavior Modification
Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities Special Services in the Schools
The Behavior Analyst
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management Safety Science
School Psychology Quarterly
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Various book reviews and guest editorships
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS: Fellow:
American Psychological Association: Division 2, Teaching of Psychology, Division 15, Educational Psychology, Division 16, School Psychology, Division 25, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Division 33, Mental Retardation; Division 37; Child, Youth and Family Services,
American Academy of Behavioral Medicine American Psychological Society
Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award--OBM Network of the Association for Behavior Analysis, 1991
Fred S. Keller Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education - Division 25 of the American Psychological Association, 1997
Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Behavior Analysis Award– California Association for Behavior Analysis, 2001.
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis Award for Distinguished Service to Behavior Analysis , Boston, May 29, 2004
CT FEAT Foundations and Innovations: Award of Recognition “For Her
Exceptional Contributions to the Education of Children with Autism, Waterbury, CT, April 8, 2006
Elected: Fellow: Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Sidman Award for Enduring Contribution to Applied Behavior Analysis, Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, October 12, 2006
Edward L. Anderson Award for exemplary contributions to behavioral education. The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. Phoenix, Arizona, May 24, 2009.
Selected: One of the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development’s 100 Distinguished Alumni
Listed: Who’s Who; Who's Who: of American Women; in American
Education; in Medicine and Healthcare; in Science and Engineering; American Men and Women of Science
Council Representative: Division 25, Experimental Analysis of Behavior American Psychological Association
Vice President: Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1978-1979
President: Association for Behavior Analysis, 1981-1982
Founder &Vice-president, Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and
Therapy, 1981-1982 President, 1982-1983.
President, Division 25, Experimental Analysis of Behavior of the American Psychological Association, 1984-1985
Trustee; Member and Chair of Board, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
President, Special Interest Group on Behavioral Safety, 1997-1998
PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES (Past and Current)
Panel Member: American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation Committee on Research
Consultant: To business and industry, health and service organizations; public and private educational and training programs
University Committees: Ombudsman; Dean's Advisory; Human Subjects; Course and Curricula; Search Committee; Interarea Committee; Colloquium Committee Member; Affirmative Action; Graduate Affairs; University Research Council
Area Head: Educational Psychology Area
Director, Developmental Disabilities Training Program, 1974-1992
Director, Mastery Learning Center, 1973 to 1992
Advisory Board Member: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies; the May Institute; the Groden Center.
Grant Review Panel: National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health; National Heart and Lung Institute; New York State Research Council; University of Massachusetts Faculty Research Council.
Member: Accreditation Teams - American Psychological Association; American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation, Research Committee
Publication Advisory Board Member: Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and The Society for Behavior Analysis
Committees Chair and Member: American Psychological Association: Board of Scientific Affairs; Continuing Education Committee; Task Force on Self-Assessment; Committee on Evaluating Basis of Treatment
Technical Advisor: Aubrey Daniels & Associates
Research Advisor: Behavioral Science Technology, Inc. Member: ABA Fellows Committee
2004-GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Browns Group Contracts:
Quality enhancement in production : WFC: a Reebok contracting athletic footwear plant
Safety training of outside craft personnel: Bell Atlantic Service Quality: Southbury Training School
The Groden Center
Fund for Post-secondary Education, Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships:
E-ABA: Behavior Analysis Autism Training Project. Sub-contracted curriculum designers
through Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2000-2003. (About $200,000)
ABA: Revision of E-ABA material for graduate level instruction at University of Massachusetts, Lowell: 2005-2006 ($45,000)
Performance Systems Associates Contracts: Southbury Training School: Professional Performance Management; Safety Performance Management
GTE: Safety Performance Management Consultant
University of Massachusetts Contracts
Internal Grant from College of Arts & Sciences for Mastery Learning Center, 1978 - 1992
Developmental Disabilities Training Program, Department of Education (over $1 million: 1974-1990)
Specialization Program in Developmental Disabilities, Department of Education (over $300,000 1983-1990)
Laboratory Materials for Educational Psychology UMass Faculty Growth Grant, 1973
Faculty Research Grant, Occupational Safety, 1981, 1991 Monsanto Corporation, Occupational Safety, 1982
National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health, 1983-1985
($90,000)
National Institutes for Handicapped Research, 1985-1991 (about
$100,000 yr.)
University of Connecticut: UConn Research Foundation, 1972: Motivating Home Oral Hygiene Care
Southern Illinois University SIU Graduate Research Grant 1969-1972: Promoting
Academic Achievement
TEXTBOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
Sulzer, B., & Chevonic, L. (1968). A guide to the development of mathematical instructional activities. Carbondale, Illinois: Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratories, Inc.
Sulzer, B., & Mayer, G. R. (1972). Behavior modification procedures for school personnel. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston (Dryden Press).
Johnson, K. R., Maass, C. A., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1975). Mastery learning workbook for the analysis of classroom behavior. Unpublished workbook accompanying Behavior modification procedures for school personnel. University of
Massachusetts.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Mayer, G. R. (1977). Applying behavior analysis procedures with children and youth. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Mayer, G. R. (1983). Prosedimientos del analysis conductial aplicado con ninos y jovenes. Mexico: Editorial Trillas.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Reese, E. P. (1982). Applying behavior analysis: A program for developing professional competence. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Mayer, G. R. (1986). Achieving educational excellence using behavioral strategies. Reprinted (1994) in three volumes by Western Image, P.O. Box 427, San Marcos, CA 92079-0247
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Mayer, G.R. (1991) . Behavior analysis for lasting change. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Mayer, G.R. (1991). Instructors Manual to accompany Behavior analysis for lasting change. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Hall, L. J. (1991). Study guide to accompany Behavior analysis for lasting change. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1998). Who killed my daddy?: A behavioral safety story. Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies: Cambridge, MA
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1998). Activities Manual for Who killed my daddy? A behavioral safety fable. Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies: Cambridge, MA
Bondy, A. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2002). The Pyramid Approach to Education of Children in Autism. Newark, DE, Pyramid Educational Products, Inc.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Fleming, R.K. & Mashikian, S. (2003). Study Questions, Laboratory and Field Activities to accompany The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism. Newark, DE, Pyramid Educational Products ,Inc.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Associates (2007). Applying Behavior Analysis across the Autism Spectrum: A Field Guide for Practitioners. Cornwall-on-Hudson: Sloane Publishing.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Dyer, K., Dupont, & Soucy, D. (2012). Applying Behavior Analysis Across the Autism Spectrum: A Field Guide for New Practitioners: Second Edition. The Cambridge Center – Sloane Century Series in Behavior Analysis. Cornwall-on Hudson, NY: Sloane Publishing.
Mayer, G.R., Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Wallace, M.D. (2012). Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change, 2nd edition. Cornwall-on-Hudson: Sloane Publishing.
Mayer, G.R., Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Wallace, M.D. (2014). Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change, 3nd edition. Cornwall-on-Hudson: Sloane Publishing.
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
Lifter, K., Cowdry, G. E., Avery, D., Anderson, S. R., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1993). The developmental play assessment (DPA) instrument. Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
Sulzer, B. (1967). Match to sample performance by normals and institutionalized retardates under different reinforcing conditions. Dissertation Abstracts
International, 27-B, 4587-B.
Sulzer, B. (1968). Teaching educational psychology with the aid of computerized student response system. General Electric Publication.
Mayer, G. R., Sulzer, B., & Cody, J. (1968). The use of punishment in modifying
student behaviors. Journal of Special Education, 2, 323-328.
Sulzer, B., Mayer, G. R., & Cody, J. (1968). Assisting teachers with managing
classroom behavioral problems. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 3,
40-48.
Wheeler, A. J., & Sulzer, B. (1970). Operant training and generalization of a verbal
response form in a speech-deficient child. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 3,
139-147. Also reprinted in O. I. Lovaas and B. D. Bucher (Eds.), Perspectives in behavior modification with deviant children (pp. 193-205). Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, Inc.
Whitley, D., & Sulzer, B. (1970). Reducing disruptive behavior through
consultation. Personnel and Guidance Journal, 38, 836-841.
Englehardt, L., Sulzer, B., & Altekruse, M. (1971). The counselor as a consultant in eliminating undesirable out-of-seat behavior. Elementary School Guidance and
Counseling, 6, 196-204.
Sulzer, B., Hunt, S., Ashby, E., Koniarski, C., & Krams, M. (1971). Increasing rate and percentage correct in reading and spelling in a fifth grade public school class of slow readers by means of a token system. In E. A. Ramp & B. L. Hopkins (Eds.), New directions in education: Behavior analysis (pp. 5-28). Lawrence, Kansas: Follow Through Program, Department of Human Development, University of Kansas.
Holden, B., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1972). Schedules of follow-up and their effect upon the maintenance of a prescriptive teaching program. In G. Semb (Ed.), Behavior analysis in education (pp. 262-277). Lawrence, Kansas: Follow Through Program, Department of Human Development, University of Kansas.
Pollack, M., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Williams, R. (1972). The experimental analysis of a homework educational program with a pre-delinquent juvenile. In G. Semb (Ed.), Behavior analysis in education (pp 303-309). Lawrence, Kansas: Follow Through Program, Department of Human Development, University of Kansas.
Fjellstedt, N., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1973). Reducing latency of a child's responding
to instructions by means of a token system. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 6,
125-130.
Novy, P., Burnett, J., Powers, M. A., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1973). Modifying attending
to work behavior in a learning disabled child. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 6,
20-24.
Fauke, J., Burnett, J., Powers, M. A., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1973). Improvement of handwriting and letter recognition skills: A behavior modification procedure. Journal
Luke, D., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1973). A review of contingency management with
groups. Catalogue of Selected Documents in Psychology, 3, 83.
Ulman, J. D., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1975). Multielement baseline design in
educational research. In G.. Semb (Ed.), Behavior analysis in education (pp. 377-391). Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Thaw, J., & Thomas, C. (1975). Behavioral competencies for the evaluation of behavior modifiers. In W. S. Wood (Ed.), Issues in evaluating behavior modification (pp. 47-98). Champaign, Illinois: Research Press.
Johnson, K. R., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1975). PSI for first time users: Pleasures and
pitfalls. Educational Technology, 15, 9-17.
Johnson, K., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1975). The effects of different proctoring systems on student examination performance and preference. In J. M. Johnson (Ed.),
Research and technology in college and university teaching (pp. 159-185). Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, Publishers.
Johnson, K. R., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Maass, C. A. (1976). The effects of internal
proctoring upon examination performance in a personalized instruction course.
Journal of Personalized Instruction, 1, 113-117.
Thomas, C., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Lukeris, S., & Palmer, M. (1977). Teaching daily self-help skills for long term maintenance. In B. C. Etzel, J. M. LeBlanc, & D. M. Baer (Eds.), New developments in behavioral research (pp. 543-557). Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Distributed by John Wiley & Sons, New York).
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Johnson, K. R., Dean, M., & Freyman, D. (1977). An experimental analysis of proctor quiz-scoring accuracy in personalized instruction courses.
Journal of Personalized Instruction, 2, 143-149.
Frankowsky, R., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1978). Individual and group contingencies and
collateral social behaviors. Behavior Therapy, 9, 313-327.
Johnson, K. R., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1978). An experimental analysis of proctor prompting behavior in a personalized instruction course. Journal of Personalized
Instruction, 3, 122-130.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1978). Behavioral ecology and accident prevention. Journal of
Organizational Behavior Management, 2, 11-44.
Ramey, G., Peters, J., Souweine, J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1978). Effect of the manuscript task analysis on evaluating applied behavior analysis research: A
technical report. Abstract in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2, 528.
Pollack, M. J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1981). Protecting the educational rights of the handicapped child. In J. Hanna, H. B. Clark, & W. P. Christian (Eds.), Preservation of client rights (pp. 61-82). New York: The Free Press.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & deSantamaria, M. C. (1980). Industrial safety hazard reduction
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1981). Issues and trends in behavior modification in the classroom. In S. W. Bijou & R. Ruiz (Eds.), Behavior modification: Contributions to education (pp. 63-93). Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Barrera, R. D., Lobato-Barrera, D., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1980). A simultaneous treatment comparison of three expressive language training programs with a mute
autistic child. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 10, 21-37.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1981). Behavior modification and human rights: A legacy of
Edward Stanton Sulzer, 1930-1970. Behavior Analyst, 1, 9-17.
Apolito, M., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1981). Lemon-juice therapy: The control of chronic vomiting in a twelve-year-old profoundly retarded female. Education and Treatment
of Children, 4, 339-347.
Czyzewski, M. J., Barerra, R. D., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1982). An abbreviated overcorrection program to reduce self-stimulatory behaviors. Journal of Behavior
Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 13, 55-62.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Olley, J. G. (1982). Training of psychologists in mental
retardation: A graduate training program. Psychology in Mental Retardation, 7 (3),
6-7.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1982). Behavioral approaches to occupational health and safety. In L. W. Frederiksen (Ed.), Handbook of organizational behavior management
(pp. 505-538). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Zane, T., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Handen, B., and Fox, C. J. (1982). Validation of a competency based training program in developmental disabilities. Journal of the
Association for the Severely Handicapped, 8, 21-31.
Barrera, R. D., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1983). An alternating treatment comparison of oral and total communication training programs with echolalic autistic children.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 16, 379-394.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Pollack, M. P. (1983). The modification of child behavior problems in the home. In A. Bellack, M. Hersen, & A. Kazdin (Eds.), International Handbook of Behavior Modification and Therapy (pp. 917-958). New York: Plenum. Also reprinted in student edition, (1985).
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Mayer, G. R. (1986). Achieving educational excellence using behavioral strategies. Reprinted (1994) in three volumes by Western Image, P.O. Box 427, San Marcos, CA 92079-0247
Benjamin, Jr., R.S. Daniel and C.C. Brewer (1985) (Eds.), Handbook for Teaching Introductory Psychology. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Mayer, G. R., Butterworth, T., Nafpaktitis, M., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1983). Preventing school vandalism and improving discipline: A three year study. Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis, 16, 355-369.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1983). A review of Strategies and tactics of human behavioral research by J. W. Johnston and H. S. Pennypacker. Journal of Applied Behavior
Fellner, D. J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1984). Increasing industrial safety practices and
conditions through posted feedback. Journal of Safety Research, 15, 17-21.
Fellner, D. J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1984). A behavioral analysis of goal setting.
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 6, 33-51.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Fellner, D. (1984). Searching for performance targets in the behavior analysis of occupational safety: An assessment strategy. Journal of
Organizational Behavior Management, 6, 53-65.
Fellner, D. J., Laroche, M., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1984). The effects of adding interruption to differential reinforcement on targeted and novel self-stimulatory
behaviors. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 15, 315-321.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1985). A behaviorist's response to the report of the National
Commission on Excellence in Education. The Behavior Analyst, 8, 29-38.
Chase, P. N., Johnson, K. R., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1985). Verbal relations within instruction: Are there subclasses of the interverbal? Journal of the Experimental
Analysis of Behavior, 43, 301-313.
Alavosius, M. P., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1985). An on-the-job method to evaluate
patient lifting technique. Applied Ergonomics, 16 (4), 307-311.
Fellner, D. J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1985). Occupational safety: Assessing the impact of adding assigned or participative goal setting. Journal of Organizational Behavior
Management, 7, 3-24.
Wilczenski, F. L., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Feldman, R. S., & Fajardo, D. E. (1987). Feedback to teachers on student performance as a tool for effective mainstreaming.
Professional School Psychology, 2(4), 161-172.
Alavosius, M. P., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1986). The effects of performance feedback on
the safety of client lifting and transfer. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 19,
261-267.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1986). Behavior analysis and education: Crowning achievements and crying needs. The Recorder, 55-65. Also published by Educational Research Information Center.
Fox, C. J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1987). Increasing the completion of accident reports.
Journal of Safety Research, 18, 65-71.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1987). The modification of occupational safety behavior, Journal
of Occupational Accidents, 9, 177-197.
Hall, L., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1987). Promoting program implementation by parents: A case exploration of the use of time management and self-administered reward. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychology,
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1987). Contingencies for progress as a female behavior analyst.
Schweitzer, J. B., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1988). Self-control: Teaching tolerance for
delay in impulsive children. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 50,
173-186.
Fleming, R. K., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1988). Enhancing quality of teaching by direct-care staff through performance feedback on the job. Behavioral Residential
Treatment, 4, 377-395.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Alavosius, M. (1988). Preventing back injuries at an
institutional infirmary. Performance Management Magazine, 6(4), 14-16.
Fox, C. F., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1989). The effectiveness of two different sources of feedback on staff teaching of fire evacuation skills. Journal of Organizational
Behavior Management, 10, 19-35.
Alavosius, M. P., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1990). The acquisition and maintenance of health care routines as a function of schedules of feedback. Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis, 23, 151-162.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1990). Strategies for maintaining change over time. Behavior
Change, 7, 3-15.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Loafman, B., Merante, R. J., & Hlavacek, A. C. (1990). Improving safety in a large industrial plant. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 10, 99-120.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Gillat, A. (1990). Trends in behavior analysis in education.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 23, 491-495.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1991). Accepting the challenge: A behavioral perspective on
improving educational performance. Behavior and Social Issues, 1, 27-41.
Mayer, G. R., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1991). Interventions for vandalism. In G. Stoner, M. Shinn, & H. M. Walker (Eds.), Interventions for achievement and behavior
problems: A N.A.S.P. publication. Washington, DC: National Association of School Psychologists, pp. 559-580.
Brown, C. S., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1991). Immediate customer feedback: High return with low cost. Performance Management Magazine, 18-19.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1992). Is back to nature always best. Journal of Applied Behavior
Analysis, 25, 81-82.
McGee, S. G., Almeida, C., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Feldman, R. S. (1992). Promoting reciprocal interactions via peer incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior
Analysis, 25, 117-126.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1992). Songs my mother taught me: Rules governing professional
development. The ABA Newsletter, 15, (3) 15-18.
Babcock, R, A., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Sanderson, M., & Scibak, J. (1992). Increasing nurses' use of feedback to promote infection-control practices in a head injury
Fleming, R. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1992). Reciprocal peer management. Improving staff instruction in a vocational training program. Journal of Applied Behavior
Analysis, 25, 611-620.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1992). Making a difference in occupational safety with behavior
management. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 653-54.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Pollack, M. J. & Fleming, R. K. (1992). Organizational behavior management within structural and cultural constraints: An example from the human
service sector. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 12, 117-137.
Lifter, K., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Anderson, S. R. & Cowdery, G. E. (1993). Teaching play activities to preschool children with disabilities: The importance of developmental
considerations. Journal of Early Intervention, 17,(2), 139-159.
Pollack, M.J., Fleming, R.K. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1994). Enhancing professional
performance through organizational change. Behavioral Interventions, 9, 27-42.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Harris, T. C. & McCann, K. (1994). Beyond training: Organizational performance management techniques. Occupational Medicine: State of the Art
Reviews, 9, 321-339.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1994). Teaching: Behavioral theories. International Encyclopedia of Education, Second Edition, Elsevier Science Limited, Oxford, England, 6159-6164. Also reprinted in International Encyclopedia of Teaching and Teaching Education.
Gillat, A. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1994). Promoting principals managerial involvement in
institutional improvement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27, 115-129.
Brown, C. S. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1994). An assessment of the relationship between customer satisfaction and service friendliness. Journal of Organizational Behavior
Management, 14, 55-75.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1995). Lessons learned in enhancing safety performance in a paper mill. In T. E. McSween, The values based safety process: Improving your safety culture with a behavioral approach. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Schweitzer, J. B. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1995). Impulsive choice in boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Effects of distracters and time. Journal of Child
Psychology & Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 36, 671-686
Sulzer-Azaroff, B . & Harshbarger, D. (1995) Putting fear to flight: While enhancing
quality of performance. Quality Progress, 28 (12), 61-65.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1996). Rethinking behavior analysis: A review of Rethinking America: A new game plan from the American innovators: Schools, business, people, work, by Hedrick Smith. Invited book review. Behavior and Social Issues, 6, 55-60.
McCann, K.B., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1996). Cumulative trauma disorders: Behavioral
injury prevention at work. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 32, (3) 277-291.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1997). Why should I talk to my baby? A review of Meaningful differences in the everyday experiences of young American children by Hartt & Risley, Journal of Applied Berhavior Analysis, 30,
Lischeid, W.E., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Alavosius, M. (1997). Behavioral safety: Who will train the safety profession? Professional Safety, October, 32-36.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Pollack, M.J., Hamad, C. & Howley, T. (1998) Promoting widespread, durable service quality via interlocking contingencies. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 19, 39-61.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Behavioral safety programs reduce workplace injuries. (1998, March) . Safety First. Greater New York Safety Council, 2, 1.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Lischeid, W. E. (1999). Assessing the Quality of Behavioral Safety Initiatives.
Professional Safety, April, 31-36.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1999). Obituary for Ellen Pulford Reese (1926-1997). American Psychologist, 54, 1028.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1999) Meeting life's challenges--strategies and stories: A view from the far side,
Behavior and Social Issues, 9, 55-60.
Malott, M.E., Favell, J. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2000). Strategies for success for professional women. Performance Improvement, 39, 32-35.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2000). Foreword to Handbook of applied behavior analysis. J. Austin & J.E.Carr (Eds.): Reno Nevada: Context Press. vi-xiv.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Austin, J. (2000). Does behavior-based safety work to reduce injuries? A survey of the evidence. Professional Safety, July, pp. 19-24.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2000) Of Eagles and Worms: Changing behavior in a complex world. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 20, 3/4.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2000). Behavioral safety for the twenty-first century. In Laitinen, H. & Saari, J. A good workday through participation and feedback: People and work. Finnish Department of
occupational Health: Division of Occupational Safety. pp. 89-107.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., McCann, K. E. & Harris, Todd C. (2001). The safe-performance approach to preventing job-related illness and injury. In C. M. Johnson, W. Redmon & T. Mawhinney (Eds.) Handbook of Organizational Management. Haworth Press: Binghamton, NY, pp. 277-302
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2001). Talking to children about aggression. Beyond the Data, a peer reviewed on-line journal published by the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. September.
Mayer, G. R. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2002). Interventions for Vandalism and Aggression, In M.A. Shinn, H.M.Walker &G. Stoner (Eds.) Interventions for Academic and Behavior Problems II: Preventive and Remedial Approaches. Bethesda, MD, pp. 853-883.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2004). The shaping of behaviorists: B.F. Skinner’s influential paper on teaching machines, European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 2, 5, 129-135.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2005) OBM in Educational and Human Service Settings. OBM Network News, 19 (2) 8-12.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Fleming, R., Tupa, M. , Bass, R. & Hamad, C. (2008). Choosing objectives for a distance learning behavioral intervention in autism curriculum. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 23 (1) 29-36.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Hoffman, A., Horton, C., Bondy, A. S. & Frost, L.A.. (2009). The Picture Exchange Communication System: What do the data say? Focus on Autism
and Other Developmental Disabilities, 24, 89-103.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2015). The Journey of a pioneer woman applied behavior analyst. In R.D. Holdsambeck and H.S. Pennypacker: Behavioral Science: Tales of Inspiration, Discovery, and
Service. Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, pp.
RECENT WORKSHOPS
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Harshbarger, D. Building performance quality. Wongpaitoon Shoe Company, Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 1993; Piavat Rubber Company, Bangkok, Thailand , Dec. 1993
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Enhancing performance quality in a total quality assurance program. Southbury Training School, CT, Jan., Feb., 1995
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., (coordinator; with Alavosius, M., Harshbarger, D., Hopkins, B. & McSween, T.) The Cambridge forum on safety and behavior. October, 1994; April, 1995.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (Coordinator) Long range planning meeting. The Groden Center, Providence, RI. Oct. 1995.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (Coordinator) Long range planning meeting. Pyramid. Princeton, NJ, April 1997.
Bondy, A. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. The Pyramid approach to education. Association for Behavior Analysis, May, 1999, May 2,000 and California Association for Behavior Analysis, Feb., 2001
Bondy, A. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Analyzing and arranging organizational contingencies in support of educational improvement: California Association for Behavior Analysis, Redondo Beach, CA Feb., 2001
Bondy, A. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Deploying the Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism Model in Classrooms. Association for Behavior Analysis, 28th Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, May 24-28, 2002.
Bondy, A. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (2003; 2004; 2006). Consulting the behavioral way. The Pyramid Approach to Shaping Performance in Autism Educational Services. Association for Behavior Analysis, 29th Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, May 24-28, 2002; 30th Annual Convention, Boston, MA, May 23, 2004; 32nd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, May 26, 2006
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Dyer, K. A Formal Sequential Program for Shaping Personnel Skills. Association for Behavior Analysis 31st Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, May 27, 2005. 32nd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, May 27, 2006
The contributions of applied behavior analysis to teaching: The four questions of applied behavior analysis in education. Wingate Institute, Natania, Israel. April, 1993.
Managing human performance as an aspect of injury control. Second World Conference on Injury Control. Atlanta, GA, May, 1993.
Optimizing performance quality: Four crucial questions. Western Michigan University, Department of Psychology, October 15, 1993
Optimizing performance quality: Four crucial questions. Florida International University, Department of Psychology, December 3, 1993
Where do the basic research findings go? Making a difference through systematic replications in the real world of school and work. Queens College: Department of Psychology, May 11, 1994
Behavior modification research. NIVA research seminar, Ludvika, Sweden, March, 1996.
New directions in behavioral safety. International Ergonomics Association, Tampere, Finland, June, 1997.
Reducing injuries through behavioral safety in manufacturing and service settings. Invited symposium and paper at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New York, August 12, 1995.
(with Pollack, M.J., Howley, T., & Hamad, C.) Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Contemporary approaches to service enhancement: Transforming an organizational culture by managing by walking around. Division 33 (Mental Retardation) of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Aug. 12, 1996.
Making information and training count: Adding supportive contingencies for being safe. International Congress on Occupational Health, Stockholm, Sweden, September 17, 1996.
The evolution of behavioral safety: Its roots, answered and unanswered questions. International Ergonomics Association, 13 Triennial Congress, Tampere, Finland, July 3, 1997.
Executive involvement in promoting quality of goods and services: Examples from the public and private sector. Developmental Disabilities Services Managers Conference, New Orleans, Aug. 8, 1997.
Masterful contributors: The legacy of Fred Keller lives on. American Psychological Association Annual Convention: Chicago, Aug. 16, 1997.
Of Eagles and Worms: Managing Behavior in a Complex World. APA Master Lecture: Boston, MA, August, 1999.
Let’s go to McPECS: Quality assurance and the PECS certification process. 1st Annual PECS Expo: PECS: Its Use and Impact. San Diego, March 18, 2000. Also at San Diego State University, March 22, 2000.
Strategies for success: Professional women facing life’s challenges (with Maria Malott & Judith Favell). 38th Annual Conference International Society for Performance Improvement, Cincinnati, April 13, 2000
Experts Panel on Organizational Behavior Analysis Issues. 2001 Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Winter Meeting: Clearwater, FL, Jan. 19, 2001
Going for the gold in education: A behavioral systems approach. 19th Annual California Association for Behavior Analysis Conference: Redondo Beach February 2, 2001.
Discussion of birth, evolution and current practice of performance management. Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention, New Orleans, May 28, 2001.
ABA goes worldwide. Venice, Italy, November, 2001.
How can I tell how good it is? Gauging and promoting high quality PECS delivery. PECS First International Congress, London, Oct. 4, 2002.
E-performance management: Applying behavioral procedures to promote quality learning and performance from a distance. University of South Florida, ABA program. Nov. 19, 2002.
Taming the savage beast: Conditions for assuaging destruction and violence. Pelican Women’s League Think Tank, Jan 8, 2003.
E-performance management: Applying behavioral procedures to promote quality learning and
performance from a distance. 9th FABA/OBM Network Conference, St. Petersberg Beach, FL, Jan. 23, 2003
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. B.F. Skinner’s paper on teaching machines. Panel on the shaping of behaviorists, chaired by T. Zane, the Association for Behavior Analysis, International. Boston, MA, May 31,
2004.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Of oaks and acorns. Association for Behavior Analysis, SABA Award for Distinguished Service to Behavior Analysis, Boston, May 29, 2004
Fleming, R..K & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Weaving the essential tapestry : OBM research to practice in training autism personnel on line. 10th Organizational Behavior Management Conference, Sarasota, FL Jan. 20, 2005.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Perspectives on the Future of Behavior Analysis: Applied Behavior Analysis, Association for Behavior Analysis, May 29, 2005
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. ABA E-Instruction for Parents and Teachers of Children with ASD. New England Center for Children, Framingham, MA, April 5. 2006.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Foundations and Current Directions of Education in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Connecticut Families for Effective Autism Treatment, University of Connecticut, Waterbury, April 8, 2006.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Foundations and Current Directions of Education in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA, October 12, 2006.
SAMPLE OF LATER CONVENTION PAPERS
Brown, C. S., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Customer satisfaction as a function of increased bank teller friendliness through feedback. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 16th Annual Convention Program, Nashville, Tennessee, May 29, 1990.
Gillat, A., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Involving school principals in the implementation of goal setting and feedback with teachers and students. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 16th Annual Convention Program, Nashville, Tennessee, May 29, 1990.
Lifter, K., Anderson, S. R., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Teaching play activities to preschool age children with developmental disabilities. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 16th Annual Convention Program, Nashville, Tennessee, May 28, 1990.
Babcock, R. A., Putnam, R. F., Kupfer, J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Implementing matrix
management in a community mental health center. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 16th Annual Convention Program, Nashville, Tennessee, May 30, 1990.
Fleming, R. K., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Peer management: Effects on staff teaching performance. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 16th Annual Convention Program, Nashville, Tennessee, May 30, 1990.
Pollack, M. J., Fleming, R. K., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Patterns of professional goal setting and achievement within a performance management system. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 16th Annual Convention Program, Nashville, Tennessee, May 30, 1990.
Pollack, M. J., Fleming, R. K., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Howley, T. J. Performance
management: Effects on quantity and quality of performance by professionals in a human service organization. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 17th Annual Convention Program, Atlanta, GA, May 24, 1991.
Fleming, R. K., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Client gains: The bottom line in human service management research. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 17th Annual Convention Program, Atlanta, GA, May 24, 1991.
Harris, T. A., Mullen, J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Reducing rumination by providing alternative stimulation and interrupting a behavioral change. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 17th Annual Convention Program, Atlanta, GA, May 25, 1991.
Schweitzer, J., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Self-control and activity in boys with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Effect of alternative reinforcers. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 17th Annual Convention Program, Atlanta, GA, May 26, 1991.
Harris, T. A., Dyer, K. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Training preschool teachers to facilitate preferred reciprocal play between children with autism and their typical peers. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 17th Annual Convention Program, Chicago, May 28, 1993.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Panelist, Positive strategies for effective education in American urban schools. The Association for Behavior Analysis: International, 17th Annual Convention Program, Chicago, May 28, 1993.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Discussant: Positive Strategies for Effective Education in American Urban Schools. 20th Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis
International, Atlanta, May 30, 1994.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Chair and panelist. Behavioral safety comes of age. Panel discussion at the 23 Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, May 24, 1997.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Panelist. Women behaving boldly: Strategies and stories of behavior analysts meeting life challenges. Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Orlando, Florida, May 24, 1998.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Chair and panelist. Will the best in behavioral safety systems please step forward: Detecting and shaping quality. Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Orlando, Florida, May 28, 2001.
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Chair. Global education in behavior analysis via the internet. 27th
annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Orlando, Florida, May 29, 2001.
Fleming, R.K., & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. eABA: Designing a PSI-type curriculum in Autism
education. 28th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis
International, Toronto, Ontario, May 26, 2002.
Weissman, M. D., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., Fleming, R. , Hamad, C, & Crockett, J. L. (2004) Behavioral Intervention in Autism (BIA) Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. April
Sulzer-Azaroff, B. Saying is good; Doing is better. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for Behavior Analysis, International, Boston, MA, May 29, 2004
Dyer, K., Sulzer-Azaroff, B. & Bondy, A. Teaching picture discrimination to children with autism: “Traditional match-to-sample” training vs. “Naturalistic PECS training.” Association for Behavior Analysis 31st Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, May 27, 2005. 32nd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, May 29, 2006.
