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Cathleen C. Piazza is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the disciplines of Psychology, Medicine, and Neuroscience, with a stronger focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Clinical Psychology as key subfields. The research also covers Developmental and Educational Psychology, along with Public Health and Occupational Health.

Their work centers around several main topics, including:

  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Infant Health and Development

Cathleen C. Piazza has contributed to numerous publications with a focus on applied behavioral analysis and related behavioral interventions, particularly involving children with autism spectrum disorder and feeding challenges.

Recent notable papers include:

  • "A randomized clinical trial of a virtual-training program for teaching applied-behavior-analysis skills to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder," 2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • "Treating food selectivity as resistance to change in children with autism spectrum disorder," 2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • "Using telehealth to provide outpatient follow-up to children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder," 2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • "An evaluation of a renewal-mitigation procedure for inappropriate mealtime behavior," 2021, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • "A comparison of function- and nonfunction-based extinction treatments for inappropriate mealtime behavior," 2021, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Their frequent coauthors demonstrate ongoing collaborative relationships within the field, notably including Kathryn M. Peterson, Vivian F. Ibañez, Sarah Haney, Caitlin A. Kirkwood, and Wayne W. Fisher.

Cathleen C. Piazza has multiple publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Behavioral Interventions
  • Pediatric Clinics of North America
  • Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
  • Behavioral Development

Best Publications

  • A COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES FOR IDENTIFYING REINFORCERS FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE AND PROFOUND DISABILITIES

    Wayne Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Lynn G. Bowman;Louis P. Hagopian

  • Integrating caregiver report with a systematic choice assessment to enhance reinforcer identification

    Wayne W. Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Lynn G. Bowman;Adrianna Amari

  • FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT EXTINCTION AND PUNISHMENT

    Wayne W. Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Michael F. Cataldo;Robert Harrell

  • An evaluation of the effects of matched stimuli on behaviors maintained by automatic reinforcement.

    Cathleen C. Piazza;John D. Adelinis;Gregory P. Hanley;Han Leong Goh

  • Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis.

    Wayne W. Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Henry S. Roane

  • Functional analysis of inappropriate mealtime behaviors

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Kimberly A. Brown;Bridget A. Shore

  • Using a choice assessment to predict reinforcer effectiveness.

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Louis P. Hagopian;Lynn G. Bowman

  • ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AND PREFERENCE FOR PUNISHMENT AND EXTINCTION COMPONENTS OF FUNCTION‐BASED INTERVENTIONS

    Gregory P. Hanley;Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Kristen A. Maglieri

  • Treatment of pica through multiple analyses of its reinforcing functions.

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Gregory P. Hanley;Linda A. LeBlanc

  • ON THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT AND ESCAPE EXTINCTION IN THE TREATMENT OF FOOD REFUSAL

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Meeta R. Patel;Charles S. Gulotta;Bart M. Sevin

  • Evaluation of client preference for function-based treatment packages.

    Gregory P. Hanley;Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Stephanie A. Contrucci

  • Assessment and behavioral treatment of feeding and sleeping disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders.

    Tiffany Kodak;Cathleen C. Piazza

  • FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF CIGARETTE PICA

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Gregory P. Hanley;Wayne W. Fisher

  • On the relative reinforcing effects of choice and differential consequences.

    Wayne W. Fisher;Rachel H. Thompson;Cathleen C. Piazza;Kimberly Crosland

  • An evaluation of simultaneous and sequential presentation of preferred and nonpreferred food to treat food selectivity.

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Meeta R. Patel;Christine M. Santana;Han Leong Goh

  • Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior and demand fading in the treatment of escape-maintained destructive behavior.

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Doug R. Moes;Wayne W. Fisher

  • An evaluation of two differential reinforcement procedures with escape extinction to treat food refusal.

    Meeta R. Patel;Cathleen C. Piazza;Cheryl J. Martinez;Valerie M. Volkert

  • THE USE OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF ESCAPE-MAINTAINED DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

    Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Gregory P. Hanley;Matthew L. Remick

  • On the relation of mands and the function of destructive behavior

    Lynn G. Bowman;Wayne W. Fisher;Rachel H. Thompson;Cathleen C. Piazza

  • NONCONTINGENT PRESENTATION OF ATTENTION AND ALTERNATIVE STIMULI IN THE TREATMENT OF ATTENTION-MAINTAINED DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

    Gregory P. Hanley;Cathleen C. Piazza;Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher

Frequent Co-Authors

Wayne W. Fisher
Wayne W. Fisher Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gregory P. Hanley
Gregory P. Hanley Western New England University
Louis P. Hagopian
Louis P. Hagopian Kennedy Krieger Institute
Rachel H. Thompson
Rachel H. Thompson Western New England University
Tiffany Kodak
Tiffany Kodak Marquette University
Michael F. Cataldo
Michael F. Cataldo Kennedy Krieger Institute
Sung Woo Kahng
Sung Woo Kahng Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mary Lou Kelley
Mary Lou Kelley Louisiana State University
Dorothea C. Lerman
Dorothea C. Lerman University of Houston - Clear Lake
Iser G. DeLeon
Iser G. DeLeon University of Florida

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