Professor Emeritus
Dr. Maurice Feldman is a Professor Emeritus in the Dept. of Applied Disability Studies. He is a registered clinical psychologist in Ontario and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Doctoral level). He has over 170 peer-review publications and 250 invited addresses, conference presentations/posters, and workshops. He is considered a world-leader on parenting by persons with learning difficulties. The evidence-based Step-by-Step© Parenting Program he and his colleagues developed and evaluated is emulated worldwide. He conducts parenting assessments of parents with learning difficulties and has written the only book on this topic (Feldman & Aunos, 2010). He provides both in person and virtual workshops to train workers in the Step-by-Step© Parenting Program. To learn more about the Step-by-Step Parenting Program, please visit https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/applied-disability-studies/step-by-step-parenting-program/. In addition to his work in parenting, Dr. Feldman has additional clinical expertise and conducts research in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disabilities. He is the lead researcher in the design and validation of a parent-report screener to track early infant development called the Parent Observation of Early Markers Scale (POEMS). The POEMS predicts ASD diagnosis as early as 9 months of age in at-risk children (Feldman et al., 2012) and is used to identify treatment targets for parent-mediated interventions for infants and young children at-risk for ASD (Azzano et al., 2022a, b). He is currently conducting a study of an online version of the POEMS (called the Parent Observation Checklist). For more information, go to https://brocku.ca/feldman-lab/track-your-childs-development-program/. Prof. Feldman has also published research on the rights of persons with disabilities and treatment of severe behaviour disorders in persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
He is one of the top 2% cited scientists in the world, according to Stanford University. He is a Brock Distinguished Researcher and Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. He held a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Investigator Award and the Brock Chancellor’s Chair of Research Excellence. He received the United States National Distinguished Disability Researcher Award as well as career research awards from the Ontario Association for Developmental Disabilities (OADD), the Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis (ONTABA) and The Association for Successful Parenting (TASP). He received the Hull-Roeher lifetime achievement award from OADD. He was a special advisor to the United States President’s Committee on Intellectual Disabilities, a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney (Australia), Parenting Research Centre (Melbourne, Australia), and the British Psychological Society. He serves as an expert consultant to numerous government departments and service providers. His work has been highlighted in the Canadian and U.S. media.
- Child maltreatment and parenting, particularly related to child neglect and parents with learning difficulties.
- Early identification and intervention for children with or at risk for developmental, behavioural, emotional, psychiatric, and school problems.
- Atypical development, including autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, developmental psychopathology, dual diagnosis.
- Positive behavioural interventions for severe behaviour disorders.
- Parent, teacher and staff training.
- Human rights and disabilities.
- Feldman, M.A., & Aunos, M. (2010). Comprehensive competence-based parenting capacity assessment for parents with learning difficulties. Kingston, NY: NADD Press.
- Griffiths, D., Vyrostko, B., Bennett, S., Feldman, M., Gallagher, T., Marinos, V., Owen, F., Richards, D., Tarulli, D., & Watson, S. (Eds.) (2011). Human rights agenda: An action plan to advance the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. Welland, ON: 3Rs Community-University Research Alliance.
- Feldman, M.A. (Ed.). (2004). Early intervention: The essential readings. Oxford, UK: Blackwell
- Thomson K., Munno, R., Busch, L., & Feldman, M. (in press). Don’t blame the mediator: Keeping applied behaviour analysis doable for best possible outcomes. In K. Maich, C. Hall, & B. Anderson (Eds). People Skills for Behaviour Analysts. Routledge.
- Feldman, M.A., Azzano, A., Vause, T.C., & Ward, R.A. (2022). Early intervention for children at-risk for autism spectrum disorder. In J. Matson & P. Sturmey (eds.), Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorder. Chapter 39. Springer.
- Aunos, M. & Feldman, M.A. (2022). Parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities. R. Condillac, I. Brown & M. Percy (Eds), Developmental disabilities in Ontario. Fourth Edition. Toronto, ON: OADD.
- Vause, T., Neil, N., & Feldman, M.A. (2020). Functional behavior assessment and cognitive-behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive behavior in children and youth with ASD. In F.R. Volkmar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders. New York: Springer
- Azzano, A., Ward, R.A, Vause, T., & Feldman, M.A. (in press). Telehealth parent training for a young child at-risk for autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral Interventions.
- Pacheco, L., McConnell, D., Aunos, M., Feldman, M. (2022). Improving services for parents with intellectual disability and their families: Views of Canadian social service workers. Health & Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13982
- Cox, A., Davis, S., & Feldman, M.A. (2022). Medication training for behavior analysts. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 22, 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000240
- Guertin, E. L., Vause, T., Thomson, K., Frijters, J. C., & Feldman, M. A. (2022). Overlapping symptoms in obsessive compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder: A behavior analytic conceptual framework. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 22, 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000236
- Azzano, A., Ward, R.A, Vause, T., & Feldman, M.A. (2022). Parent-mediated targeted intervention for young children at-risk for autism spectrum disorder. Infants & Young Children, 35, 320–338. https://doi.org/10.1097/IYC.0000000000000226.
- McConnell, D., More, R., Pacheco, L., Aunos, M., Hahn, L. & Feldman, M. (2022). Childhood experience, family support and parenting by people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 47, 152–164. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2021.1929880
- McConnell, D., Aunos, M., Pacheco, L., & Feldman, M. (2021). Child welfare interventions: Main and moderating effects of caregiver cognitive impairment. Child Maltreatment, 26, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559520910806
- McConnell, D., Laliberte, T., Aunos, M., Pacheco, L., Feldman, M., Savage, A., Hahn, L. (2021). Screening for parental intellectual disability: A first step in planning and delivering adapted family and social services. Journal of Family Social Work, 24, p.282-298. https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2021.1974142
- Pacheco, L., Aunos, M., & Feldman, M., & McConnell, D. (2021). Reasonable efforts? Child maltreatment investigations and service referrals of parents with ascribed cognitive impairments in Canada. Child Maltreatment, 27, p.501-510. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211001109
- Feldman, M., & Surrey Place Parent Enhancement Program (2021). Step-by-step parenting program manual: Basic child-care, health, safety, and parent-child interactions for parents and caregivers of children zero-three years of age (2nd Edition)
- Feldman, M.A. (2021). The Family Game: Enhancing parent-child cooperation and rapport to parents with learning problems. Third Edition.
- McConnell, D., Feldman, M., Aunos, M., & Pacheco, L. (2017). Child welfare process and outcomes for children of parents with cognitive impairment [II]: Findings from the CIS_2008. Family and Disability Studies, University of Alberta. http://www.fdsa.ualberta.ca.
- Ignatova, E., Feldman, M., & Condillac, R. (2019). Province-wide survey of the impact of legislated quality assurance measures on services for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and challenging behaviours. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63 (7), Special Issue: Future4All, 686.
- Pacheco, L., Aunos, M., McConnell, D., & Feldman, M. (2019). Building effective support networks to parents with intellectual impairments: understanding the training and resource needs of workers. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63 (7), Special Issue: Future4All, 777-778.
- McConnell, D., Pacheco, L., Aunos, M., & Feldman, M. (2019). Partner relationships of mothers with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63 (7), Special Issue: Future4All, 782.
- Hahn, L., McConnell, D., Aunos, M., Feldman, M., & Pacheco, L. (2019). Perceived support and service needs of parents with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63 (7), Special Issue: Future4All, 784-785.
- Feldman, M.A. (2023, Jan.). Step-by-Step Parenting. Durham Best Practices Committee. Online
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Dec.). The Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing Child Neglect in At-risk Families. Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Nov.). The Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing Child Neglect in At-risk Families. University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Nov). Parent early detection and intervention of autism signs in infants at-risk. Victoria University Wellington, Wellington, NZ
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Nov.). The Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing Child Neglect in At-risk Families. Victoria University Wellington, Wellington, NZ
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Nov.). Supporting the rights of persons with ID to be involved in program development and research as participants and active contributors. Haifa University, Haifa, Israel
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Sep.). The Step-by-Step Parenting Program to prevent child neglect. Child Protection & Social Services, Akureyri, Iceland.
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Sep.). Parent early detection and intervention of autism signs in infants at-risk. Icelandic Association for Behavior Analysis, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Feldman, M.A. (2022, Sep.). The Step-by-Step Parenting Program to prevent child neglect. Child Protection & Social Services, , Reykjanesbær, Iceland.
- Feldman, M.A. (2021, Nov.) Empowering families: Parent early detection and intervention of autism signs in infants and young children. Faculty of Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, Malta
- Sheen, H., Vause, T., Neil, N., Anderson B. M., & Feldman, M. (2022, December). Functional analysis and treatment of hoarding in a youth with ASD. [Presentation]. Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis Conference, Toronto, ON.
- Shingleton-Smith, C., Koudys, J., Feldman, M., Azzano, A., O’Neill, P., & Randhawa, A. (2022, Sep.) General case telehealth parent training for infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder. In. M. Feldman, Chair, Training parents to do it all: Infant development, sleep, and the Picture Exchange Communication System. The Association for Behavior Analysis International, International conference, Dublin, Ireland
- Bernier, S. L., Thomson, K., Reaven, J., Feldman, M., Makela, T., Susko, M., & De Santis, J. (2022, May). Evaluating virtual training for increasing clinicians’ fidelity of implementation of the Facing Your Fears curriculum. Poster presented at Association for Behavior Analysis International 48th Annual Convention. Boston, USA
- Bernier, S. L., Thomson, K., Reaven, J., Feldman, M., Makela, T., Susko, M., & De Santis, J. (2022, April). Evaluating virtual training for increasing clinicians’ fidelity of implementation of the Facing Your Fears curriculum. Symposium presented at the Research Special Interest Group Meeting of the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities. Online.
- Shingleton-Smith, C., Feldman, M., Azzano, A., Koudys, J., O’Neill, P., & Randhawa, A. (2021, Feb.) General case parent-mediated telehealth intervention for young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder. The Association for Behavior Analysis International 15th Annual Autism Conference, online.
- Shingleton-Smith, C., Feldman, M., Azzano, A., Koudys, J., O’Neill, P., & Randhawa, A. (2021, Apr.). Early intervention research in the time of COVID: Possibilities through telehealth. Research Special Interest Group Research Day, Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities Annual Conference, online.
- Azzano, A., Ward, W., Feldman, M., & Vause, T. (2020, Dec.). Parent-mediated early intervention via telehealth for a young child at-risk for autism. In M. Feldman, Chair, Telehealth parent-mediated interventions for children at risk for ASD. ONTABA Annual Conference (online)
- Shingleton-Smith, C., Feldman, M., Azzano, A., Koudys, J., O’Neill, P., & Randhawa, A. (2020, Dec.). General-case parent-mediated intervention for young children at-risk for ASD via telehealth. In M. Feldman, Chair, Telehealth parent-mediated interventions for children at risk for ASD. ONTABA Annual Conference (online)
- Kalil, D., Bishop, C., Jaksic, H., Vause, T., Neil, N., Frijters, J., & Feldman, M. (2020, May) Functional behavior-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive compulsive behaviors in autism spectrum disorder: A mixed methods analysis of children 5 to 7 years later. Association for Behaviour Analysis International (ABAI) Annual Convention (online).
- Azzano, A., Ward, R., Vause, T.C., & Feldman, M.A. (2020, May). Parent-mediated targeted intervention via telehealth for a young child at-risk for autism spectrum disorder. In P. Sturmey, Chair, Symposium on Training Caregivers, Part I: Working with Young Children. Association for Behaviour Analysis International (ABAI) Annual Convention (online).
- Ignatova, E., Feldman, M., & Condillac, R. (2019, Aug.). Province-wide survey of the impact of legislated quality assurance measures on services for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and challenging behaviours. The World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Glasgow, Scotland
- Azzano, A., Feldman, M., Ward, R., Vause, T. (2019, May). Parent-mediated targeted intervention for infants at-risk for autism spectrum disorder. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
- Vause, T.C., Yates, H., Neil, N.M. Frijters, J., Jackiewicz, G., & Feldman, M.A. (2019, May). A blended approach of cognitive-behavior therapy and applied behavior analysis for obsessive compulsive behavior. Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
- Guertin, E., Vause, T.C., Frijters, J., & Feldman, M.A. (2019, May). A behavior analytic conceptual framework for the assessment and treatment of obsessive compulsive behaviors. Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
- Jaksic, H., Bishop, C.D., Kalil, D., Vause, T.C., Neil, N.M., Frijters, J., Feldman, M.A., (2019, May). Cognitive behavioural therapy to treat obsessive-compulsive behaviours in children with autism: a 5-7 year follow-up. Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
- Feldman, M. (2022, Aug.). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Kinetic Connections, LLC, WV. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, Aug.). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Vance Family Services, WV. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, Jul.). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Bethany Christian Services of West Virginia; National Youth Advocate Program Inc., WV; Open Horizons Family Services, WV; Sunrise Human Services, PA. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, Jul.). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Home Base, Inc., WV. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, Jul.). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. KVC Behavioral HealthCare West Virginia, Inc. and The Well Tree, LLC, WV. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, Jun.). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Children First LLC and Families Forward, WV. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, May). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Second Chances WV LLC, WV. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, Apr.). Step-by-Step Parenting Program: Preventing child neglect through competence-based assessment & intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Coalfield Family Services, WV. Online
- Feldman, M. (2022, Feb., Mar.). Step-by-step parenting program: Preventing child neglect through behaviourally-based intervention for parents with learning difficulties. Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa. Online
