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Steven C. Beering Hall of Education 100 N. University Street West Lafayette Indiana 47907-2098 BRNG 5154work
Work Email: nicho323@purdue.eduINTERNET
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Beverly Nichols
Clinical Assistant Professor
Special EducationEducational Studies
- Postdoctoral Fellow — University of Nebraska Medical Center (2024)
- Ph.D. — Disability Disciplines specialization in ABA, Utah State University (2023)
- M.S. — Applied Behavior Analysis, California State University, Northridge (2018)
- B.A. — Sociology, California State University, Channel Islands (2011)
Teaching Experience
- Utah State University
- Co-Instructor: SPED 5012- Applied Behavior Analysis I: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
- Part of an undergraduate special education teacher preparation program.
- Teaching Assistant: SPED 5010- Applied Behavior Analysis I: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (Fall 2019, Fall 2020)
- Part of an undergraduate special education teacher preparation program.
- California State University, Northridge
- Teaching Assistant: PSY 555- Assessment in Applied Behavior Analysis (Spring 2018) & PSY 557- Behavior Change Procedures and Support Systems (Spring 2018)
- Part of the M.S. ABA program.
Clinical Experience
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Autism Care for Toddlers Clinics (ACT & ACTION; 2023-2024)
- Autism Support Services: Education Research, and Training (ASSERT; 2019-2023)
- Granite School District (as a consultant, 2020)
Research interests include early intervention skill acquisition and providing training on ABA interventions, supervision practices, etc.
Selected Publications
- Mattson, S. L., Higbee, T. S., Nichols, B., Aguilar, J., & Campbell, V. E. (2024). Effects of an activity schedule intervention package on cooperative vocal exchanges during learning centers. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00939-9
- Lindgren, N. A., Higbee, T. S., Osos, J. A., Nichols, B., & Campbell, V. E. (2023). Comparing the effectiveness of discrete trial training delivered via telehealth and in-person on skill acquisition. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-023-00855-4
- Mattson, S. L., Higbee, T. S., Campbell, V. E., Lindgren, N. A., Osos, J. A., & Nichols, B. (2023) Using generic picture cues to promote verbal initiations during play. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(4). 816-830. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1014
- Slocum, T. A., Joslyn, P. R., Nichols, B., & Pinkelman, S. E. (2022). Revisiting an Analysis of Threats to Internal Validity in Multiple Baseline Designs. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00351-0
- Slocum, T. A., Pinkelman, S. E., Joslyn, P. R., & Nichols, B. (2022). Threats to internal validity in multiple-baseline design variations. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00326-1
- Mattson, S. L., Higbee, T. S., Aguilar, J., Nichols, B., Campbell, V. E., Nix, L. D., Reinert, K. S., Peck, S., & Lewis, K. (2020). Creating and sharing digital ABA instructional activities: A practical tutorial. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13(4), 772–798. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-020-00440-z
