Publications

2021

Saini, V., Sullivan, W. E., Craig, A. R., DeRosa, N. M., Rimal, A., Derrenbacker, K., & Roane, H. S. (2021). Responding fails to extinguish during human-laboratory experiments of resurgence. The Psychological Record, 71, ####. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-021-00469-8

Leon, Y., Wilder, D., & Saini, V. (2021). Within‐ and across‐session increases in work requirement do not produce similar response output. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(3), 966–983. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.812

Busch, L., Bernicky, G., Saini, V., Munno, R., & Lennox, D. (2021). A personalized system of instruction for training front-line staff: A quality improvement project. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 26(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4947594

2020

Saini, V., & Vance, H. (2020). Systemic racism and cultural selection: A preliminary analysis of metacontingencies. Behavior and Social Issues, 29, 52–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-020-00040-0

Busch, L. P. A., Zonneveld, K., Saini, V., Chartier, K., Leathen, N., Asaro, M., & Feltz, N. (2020). The more we get together: Communities of practice for behaviour analysts. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue Canadienne des sciences du comportement, 52(4), 277–284. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000174

Saini, V., & Cox, A. (2020). Functional behaviour assessment practices used by Canadian behavioural health practitioners. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 17, 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12327

Saini, V., Ubdegrove, K., Biran, S., & Duncan, R. (2020). A preliminary evaluation of interrater reliability and concurrent validity of open-ended indirect assessment. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-019-00364-3

Saini, V., & Mitteer, D. R. (2020). A review of investigations of operant renewal with human participants: Implications for theory and practice. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 113, 105-123. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.562

Sullivan, W. E., Saini, V., DeRosa, N. M., Craig, A. R., Ringdahl, J. E., & Roane, H. S. (2020). Measurement of nontargeted problem behavior during investigations of resurgence. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.589

Saini, V., Fisher, W. W., Retzlaff, B. J., & Keevy, M. (2020). Efficiency in functional analysis of problem behavior: A quantitative and qualitative review. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 44-66. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.583

2019

Saini, V., Kadey, H. J., Paszek, K. J., & Roane, H. S. (2019). A systematic review of functional analysis in pediatric feeding disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52, 1161-1175. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.637

Saini, V., Jessel, J., Iannaccone, J. A., & Agnew, C. (2019). Efficacy of functional analysis for informing behavioral treatment of inappropriate mealtime behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Behavioral Interventions, 34, 231-247. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1664

Fisher, W. W., Saini, V., Greer, B. D., Sullivan, W. E., Roane, H. S., Fuhrman, A. M., Craig, A. R., & Kimball, R. T. (2019). Baseline reinforcement rate and resurgence of destructive behavior. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 111, 75-93. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.488

2018

Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Fuhrman, A. M., Saini, V., & Simmons, C. A. (2018). Minimizing resurgence of destructive behavior using behavioral momentum theory. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 831-853. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.499

Sullivan, W. E., Saini, V., & Roane, H. S. (2018). A nonsequential approach to the study of operant renewal: A reverse translation. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 110, 74-86. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.456

Saini, V., & Roane, H. S. (2018). Technological advances in the experimental analysis of human behavior. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 18, 288-304. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000124

Saini, V., Sullivan, W. E., Baxter, E. L., DeRosa, N. M., & Roane, H. S. (2018). Renewal during functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 603-619. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.471

Saini, V., Fisher, W. W., & Retzlaff, B. J. (2018). Predictive validity and efficiency of ongoing visual-inspection criteria for interpreting functional analyses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 303-320. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.450

Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Craig, A. R., Retzlaff, B. J., Fuhrman, A. M., Lichtblau, K. R., & Saini, V. (2018). On the predictive validity of behavioral momentum theory for mitigating resurgence of problem behavior. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 109, 281-290. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.303

Busch, L. P. A., Saini, V., Zorzos, C., & Duyile, L. (2018). Treatment of life-threatening pica with five-year follow-up. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2, 335-343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41252-018-0053-9

2017

Saini, V., Betz, A. M., Gregory, M. K., Leon, Y., & Fernandez, N. (2017). A survey-based method to evaluate optimal treatment selection of escape-maintained problem behavior. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 10, 214-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-017-0180-1

Neff, E. R., Betz, A. M., Saini, V., & Henry, E. (2017). Using video modeling to teach siblings of children with autism how to prompt and reinforce appropriate play behavior. Behavioral Interventions, 32, 193-205. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1479

Saini, V., Fisher, W. W., & Pisman, M. D. (2017). Persistence during and resurgence following noncontingent reinforcement implemented with and without extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50, 377-392. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.380

2016

Saini, V., & Fisher, W. W. (2016). Evaluating the effects of discriminability on behavioral persistence during and following time-based reinforcement. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 106, 195-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.225

Saini, V., Greer, B. D., Fisher, W. W., Lichtblau, K. R., De Souza, A. A., & Mitteer, D. R. (2016). Individual and combined effects of noncontingent reinforcement and response blocking on automatically reinforced problem behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 693-698. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.306

Greer, B. D., Fisher, W. W., Romani, P. R., & Saini, V. (2016). Behavioral momentum theory: A tutorial on response persistence for practitioners. The Behavior Analyst, 39, 269-291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-016-0050-0

Saini, V., Miller, S. A., & Fisher, W. W. (2016). Multiple schedules in practical application: Research trends and implications for future investigation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 421-444. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.300

Greer, B. D., Fisher, W. W., Saini, V., Owen, T. M., & Jones, J. K. (2016). Functional communication training during reinforcement schedule thinning: An analysis of 25 applications. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 105-121. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.265

2015

Saini, V., Greer, B. D., & Fisher, W. W. (2015). Clarifying inconclusive functional analysis results: Assessment and treatment of automatically reinforced aggression. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48, 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.203

Saini, V., Gregory, M. K., Uran, K. J., & Fantetti, M. A. (2015). Parametric analysis of response interruption and redirection as treatment for stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48, 96-106. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.186

2014

Majdalany, L. M., Wilder, D. A., Greif, A., Mathisen, D., & Saini, V. (2014). Comparing massed-trial instruction, distributed-trial instruction, and task interspersal to teach tacts to children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47, 657-662. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.149

Leon, Y., Wilder, D., Majdalany, L., Myers, K. & Saini, V. (2014). Errors of omission and commission during differential reinforcement of compliance: The effects of varying levels of treatment integrity. Journal of Behavioral Education, 23, 19-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-013-9181-5