Professional Summary:
Brian D. Greer, Ph.D., BCBA-D directs the Severe Behavior Program within the Children’s Specialized Hospital–Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services (CSH–RUCARES). He is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and a core member of the Brain Health Institute at Rutgers University. He received a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Florida, a Master of Arts in applied behavioral science and a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, both from the University of Kansas. He later completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is a former associate editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavioral Development, and he has served as a guest associate editor for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Perspectives on Behavior Science, and Learning and Motivation. He is the 2013 recipient of the Baer, Wolf, and Risley Outstanding Graduate Student Award; the 2019 recipient of the Award of Excellence from the Heartland Association for Behavior Analysis; the 2019 recipient of the B. F. Skinner Foundation New Researcher Award; and in 2020, he was awarded the Contribution of the Year from the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Dr. Greer is former Executive Director of the Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior and a three-time recipient of the Loan Repayment Program Award from the National Institutes of Health. His research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2014.
Education:
Postdoc, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2014
Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2013
MA, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2011
BS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2008
Courses Taught:
Assessment and Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Quantitative Analysis of Behavior
Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis
Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis
Research Interests:
Assessment and treatment of severe behavior disorders
Quantitative models of response persistence and recurrence
Translational research on treatment relapse
Behavioral economics
Publications: (within the last 5 years)
Retzlaff, B. J., Craig, A. R., Owen, T. M., Greer, B. D., O’Donnell, A., & Fisher, W. W. (in press). Identifying cyclical patterns of behavior using a moving-average, data-smoothing manipulation. Behavioral Sciences.
McCabe, L. H., Greer, B. D., Irwin Helvey, C., & Briggs, A. M. (in press). On the evidence for interactive effects during and following synthesized contingency assessments. Behavioral Interventions.
Marshall, A. R., Mitteer, D. R., Greer, B. D., & Kishel, C. B. (in press). On the prevalence and magnitude of resurgence during delay-and-denial tolerance teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Angley, S. M., Kishel, C. B., Irwin Helvey C., & Greer, B. D. (in press). Durability in the treatment of socially reinforced destructive behavior. In Mitteer, D. R. (Ed.), Toward durability and generalization in the treatment of autism. (pp. X–Y). New York: Springer-Verlag.
Norris, H. M., Mitteer, D. R., Irwin Helvey, C., & Greer, B. D. (in press). Applied research on mitigating resurgence. In M. P. Kranak (Ed.), Behavioral treatments for individuals with autism: Promoting longevity and durability. (pp. X–Y). New York: Springer-Verlag.
Greer, B. D., Fisher, W. W., & Kishel, C. B. (in press). Treatment of socially reinforced problem behavior. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Handbook of treatments for autism spectrum disorder (2nd Ed.). (pp. X–Y). New York: Springer-Verlag.
Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Mitteer, D. R., & Irwin Helvey, C. (in press). Severe problem behavior. In J. C. Vladescu, & D. J. Cox (Eds.), Applied behavior analysis for clinical, education, and training applications. (pp. X–Y). Elsevier.
Yassa, R. R., Mitteer, D. R., Greer, B. D., Angley, S. M., McCabe, L. H., & Elwasli, O. M. (2024). Teaching trainees to implement multiple schedule FCT: An evaluation of training effects and durability. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 57(4), 999–1015. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.2915
Greer, B. D., Shahan, T. A., Irwin Helvey, C., Fisher, W. W., Mitteer, D. R., & Fuhrman, A. M. (2024). Resurgence of destructive behavior following decreases in alternative reinforcement: A prospective analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 57(3), 599–614. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1083
Angley, S. M., Mitteer, D. R., Greer, B. D., Elwasli, O. M., & Fisher, W. W. (2024). A demonstration of incorporating discriminative stimuli into an AAC device during functional communication training. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 40(4), 328–336. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2024.2333380
Shahan, T. A., Sutton, G. M., Van Allsburg, J., Avellaneda, M., & Greer, B. D. (2024). Resurgence following higher or lower quality alternative reinforcement. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 121(2), 246–258. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.904
Norris, H. M., & Greer, B. D. (2024). Relative preference across functionally equivalent reinforcers maintaining destructive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 57(2), 358–371. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1051
Greer, B. D., Mitteer, D. R., Fisher, W. W., & Kishel, C. B. (2024). A practical approach to functional communication training. In A. C. Sella & D. Ribeiro (Eds.), Análise do comportamento aplicada ao transtorno do espectro autista (2nd ed.). (pp. 399–426). Curitiba, PR: Appris.
Norris, H. M., Greer, B. D., Angley, S. M., Irwin Helvey, C., & French, J. L. (2024). Intervention for aggressive–destructive behavior. In J. K. Luiselli, F. L. Bird, H. Maguire, & R. M. Gardner (Eds.), Behavior safety and clinical practice in intellectual and developmental disabilities. (pp. 85–108). Springer.
Irwin Helvey, C., Fisher, W. W., Mitteer, D. R., Fuhrman, A. M., & Greer, B. D. (2024). Protective equipment in clinical intervention. In J. K. Luiselli, F. L. Bird, H. Maguire, & R. M. Gardner (Eds.), Behavior safety and clinical practice in intellectual and developmental disabilities. (pp. 139–168). Springer.
Greer, B. D. (2024). Translational approaches to differential reinforcement. In H. S. Roane, A. R. Craig, V. Saini, & J. E. Ringdahl (Eds.), Behavior analysis: Translational perspectives and clinical practice. (pp. 293–305). New York: Guilford Press.
Smith, S., & Greer, B. D. (2023). Translational evaluation of on/off alternative reinforcement cycling. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 120(3), 429–439. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.879
McCabe, L. H., & Greer, B. D. (2023). Evaluations of heart rate during functional analyses of destructive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(4), 777–786. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1019
Irwin Helvey, C., Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Fuhrman, A. M., & Mitteer, D. R. (2023). Resurgence of destructive behavior following differential rates of alternative reinforcement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(4), 804–815. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1010
Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., & Mitteer, D. R. (2023). Additional comments on the use of contingent electric skin shock. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 46, 339–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-023-00382-1
Greer, B. D. (2023). Barriers to accessing effective treatments for destructive behavior. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 10(1), 68–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322221144653
Kimball, R. T., Greer, B. D., Fuhrman, A. M., & Lambert, J. M. (2023). Relapse and its mitigation: Toward behavioral inoculation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(2), 282–301. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.971
Greer, B. D., Shahan, T. A., Fisher, W. W., Mitteer, D. R., & Fuhrman, A. M. (2023). Further evaluation of treatment duration on the resurgence of destructive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(1), 166–180. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.956
Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Shahan, T. A., & Norris, H. M. (2023). Basic and applied research on extinction bursts. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(1), 4–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.954
Mitteer, D. R., Kranak, M. P., Fuhrman, A. M., & Greer, B. D. (2023). Creating graphs and visual displays. In J. K. Luiselli (Ed.), Applied behavior analysis advanced guidebook: A manual for professional practice (2nd ed.). (pp. 107–131). Elsevier.
Mitteer, D. R., Peterson, K., M., Crowley-Zalaket, J. G., & Greer, B. D. (2023). Transition-related problem behavior. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Handbook of applied behavioral analysis for children with autism: Clinical guide to assessment and treatment. (pp. 255–275). New York: Springer Nature.
Smith, S. W., & Greer, B. D. (2023). Behavioral momentum theory. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Applied behavior analysis: A comprehensive handbook. (pp. 123–139). New York: Springer Nature.
Briggs, A. M., Mitteer, D. R., & Greer, B. D. (2023). Reinforcer thinning: General approaches and considerations for maintaining skills and mitigating relapse. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Applied behavior analysis: A comprehensive handbook. (pp. 105–122). New York: Springer Nature.
Fisher, W. W., Fuhrman, A. M., Greer, B. D., Ibañez, V. F., Peterson, K. M., & Piazza, C. C. (2023). Ethical considerations with balancing clinical effectiveness with research design. In D. J. Cox, M. T. Brodhead, & S. P. Quigley (Eds.), Research ethics in behavior analysis: From bench to bedside. (pp. 149–168). Cambridge, MA: Academic Press, Elsevier.
Smith, S. W., & Greer, B. D. (2022). Validating human-operant software: A case example. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 22(4), 389–403. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000244
Haney, S. D., Greer, B. D., Randall, K. R., & Mitteer, D. R. (2022). Relapse during the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders.Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(3), 704–726. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.913
Mitteer, D. R., Greer, B. D., Randall, K. R., & Haney, S. D. (2022). On the scope and characteristics of relapse when treating severe destructive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(3), 688–703. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.912
Greer, B. D., Fisher, W. W., Fuhrman, A. M., & Mitteer, D. R. (2022). Conducting translational research in the context of patient care. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 45, 383–398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00333-2
Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Mitteer, D. R., & Fuhrman, A. M. (2022). Translating quantitative theories of behavior into improved clinical treatments for problem behavior. Behavioural Processes, 198, 104639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104639
Smith, S. W., & Greer, B. D. (2022). Phase duration and resurgence. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 117(1), 91–104. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.725
Mitteer, D. R., & Greer, B. D. (2022). Using GraphPad Prism’s heat maps for efficient, fine-grained analyses of single-case data. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15, 505–514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00664-7
Miller, S. A., Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Saini, V., & Keevy, M. D. (2022). Procedures for determining and then modifying the extinction component of multiple schedules for destructive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(2), 463–480. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.896
Jarmolowicz, D. P., Greer, B. D., Killeen, P. R., & Huskinson, S. L. (2021). Applied quantitative analysis of behavior: What it is, and why we care—Introduction to the special section. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 44, 503–516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-021-00323-w
Shahan, T. A., & Greer, B. D. (2021). Destructive behavior increases as a function of reductions in alternative reinforcement during schedule thinning: A retrospective quantitative analysis. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 116(2), 243–248. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.708
Odell, A. J., Greer, B. D., Fuhrman, A. M., & Hardee, A. M. (2021). On the efficacy of and preference for signaling extinction in a multiple schedule. Behavioral Development, 26(2), 43–61. https://doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000104
Brown, K. R., Zangrillo, A. N., & Greer, B. D. (2021). Development of a systematic approach to identify reinforcer dimension sensitivity. Behavioral Development, 26(2), 62–80. https://doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000102
Mitteer, D. R., Greer, B. D., Randall, K. R., Kimball, R. T., & Smith, S. W. (2021). Empirically deriving omission and commission errors for relapse tests: A demonstration of reverse translation. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 21(4), 351–363. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000218
Fuhrman, A. M., Lambert, J. M., & Greer, B. D. (2021). A brief review of expanded-operant treatments for mitigating resurgence. The Psychological Record, 72, 319–323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-021-00456-z
Fuhrman, A. M., Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Shahan, T. A., & Craig, A. R. (2021). Resurgence following traditional and interdependent differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. Behavioral Development, 26(1), 29–42. https://doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000101
Haney, S. D., Piazza, C. C., Peterson, K. M., & Greer, B. D. (2021). An evaluation of a renewal-mitigation procedure for inappropriate mealtime behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(3), 903–927. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.815
Randall, K. R., Greer, B. D., Smith, S. W., & Kimball, R. T. (2021). Sustaining behavior reduction by transitioning the topography of the functional communication response during FCT. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(3), 1013–1031. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.824
Fuhrman, A. M., Greer, B. D., & Fisher, W. W. (2021). Functional analysis of violence–aggression. In J. K. Luiselli (Ed.), Applied behavior analysis treatment of violence and aggression in persons with neurodevelopmental disabilities. (pp. 45–69). New York: Springer.
Briggs, A. M., & Greer, B. D. (2021). Intensive behavioral intervention units. In A. Maragakis, C. Drossel, & T. Waltz (Eds.), Applications of behavior analysis to healthcare and beyond. (pp. 157–174). New York: Springer.
DeLeon, I. G., Fernandez, N., Goldman, K. J., Schieber, E., Greer, B. D., & Reed, D. D. (2021). Behavioral economics: Principles and applications. In W. W. Fisher, C. C. Piazza, & H. S. Roane (Eds.), Handbook of applied behavior analysis. (2nd ed., pp. 115–132). New York: Guilford Press.
Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., & Bouxsein, K. J. (2021). Developing function-based reinforcement procedures for problem behavior. In W. W. Fisher, C. C. Piazza, & H. S. Roane (Eds.), Handbook of applied behavior analysis. (2nd ed., pp. 337–351). New York: Guilford Press.
Owen, T. M., Fisher, W. W., Akers, J. A., Sullivan, W. E., Falcomata, T. S., Greer, B. D., Roane, H. S., & Zangrillo, A. N. (2020). Treating destructive behavior reinforced by increased caregiver compliance with participant’s mands. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(3), 1494–1513. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.674
Mitteer, D. R., Randall, K. R., Van Winkle, L. J., & Greer, B. D. (2020). Incorporating discriminative stimuli into functional communication training with augmentative and alternative communication devices: A tutorial. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 36(1), 63–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2020.1731761
Mitteer, D. R., Greer, B. D., Randall, K. R., & Briggs, A. M. (2020). Further evaluation of teaching behavior technicians to input data and graph using GraphPad Prism. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 20(2), 81–93.https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000172
Brown, K. R., Greer, B. D., Craig, A. R., Sullivan, W. E., Fisher, W. W., & Roane, H. S. (2020). Resurgence following differential reinforcement of alternative behavior implemented with and without extinction. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 113(2), 449–467. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.588
Greer, B. D., Fisher, W. W., Retzlaff, B. J., & Fuhrman, A. M. (2020). A preliminary evaluation of treatment duration on the resurgence of destructive behavior. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 113(1), 251–262. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.567
Fisher, W. W., Fuhrman, A. M., Greer, B. D., Mitteer, D. R., & Piazza, C. C. (2020). Mitigating resurgence of destructive behavior using the discriminative stimuli of a multiple schedule. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 113(1), 263–277. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.552
Kimball, R. T., Greer, B. D., Randall, K. R., & Briggs, A. M. (2020). Investigations of operant ABA renewal during differential reinforcement. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 113(1), 187–205. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.577
Greer, B. D., Mitteer, D. R., Briggs, A. M., Fisher, W. W., & Sodawasser, A. J. (2020). Comparisons of standardized and interview-informed synthesized reinforcement contingencies relative to traditional functional analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(1), 82–101. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.601
Retzlaff, B. J., Fisher, W. W., Akers, J. S., & Greer, B. D. (2020). A translational evaluation of potential iatrogenic effects of single and combined contingencies during functional analysis of target responses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(1), 67–81. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.595
Professional Affiliations:
Society for Pediatric Research (SPR)
Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB)
The National Honor Society in Psychology (PSI CHI)