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Jennifer R. Zarcone is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans several fields within psychology and neuroscience, primarily focusing on behavioral and psychological studies as well as developmental and clinical aspects.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Within these broader fields, Jennifer's research engages with several subfields, notably:

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Occupational Therapy

Their research topics cover a range of behavioral and clinical concerns, including:

  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

Jennifer R. Zarcone's publication record shows contributions to multiple journals, with repeat publications in certain venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Behavior Analysis Research and Practice
  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
  • Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Jennifer R. Zarcone are:

  • Initial outcomes of an augmented competing stimulus assessment, 2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Contingent Electric Shock as a Treatment for Challenging Behavior for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Support for the IASSIDD Policy Statement Opposing Its Use, 2020, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
  • Assessment and treatment of public disrobing using noncontingent reinforcement and competing stimuli., 2020, Behavior Analysis Research and Practice
  • The Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Social Impact of Repetitive Behavior Scale in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • Social Impact of Repetitive Behavior Scale, 2020, PsycTESTS Dataset

Frequent co-authors in Jennifer's research include:

  • Griffin W. Rooker
  • Noor Javed
  • Rose E. A. Nevill
  • Peter E. Langdon
  • Ivan Brown

Best Publications

  • THE FUNCTIONS OF SELF‐INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR: AN EXPERIMENTAL‐EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

    Brian A. Iwata;Gary M. Pace;Michael F. Dorsey;Jennifer R. Zarcone

  • The role of attention in the treatment of attention-maintained self-injurious behavior: noncontingent reinforcement and differential reinforcement of other behavior.

    Timothy R. Vollmer;Brian A. Iwata;Jennifer R. Zarcone;Richard G. Smith

  • The experimental (functional) analysis of behavior disorders: Methodology, applications, and limitations.

    Brian A. Iwata;Timothy R. Vollmer;Jennifer R. Zarcone

  • Obese children show hyperactivation to food pictures in brain networks linked to motivation, reward and cognitive control

    A. S. Bruce;L. M. Holsen;R. J. Chambers;L. E. Martin

  • Neural mechanisms associated with food motivation in obese and healthy weight adults.

    Laura E. Martin;Laura M. Holsen;Rebecca J. Chambers;Amanda S. Bruce

  • Reliability analysis of the Motivation Assessment Scale: a failure to replicate.

    Jennifer R. Zarcone;Teresa A. Rodgers;Brian A. Iwata;David A. Rourke

  • A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of valproate for aggression in youth with pervasive developmental disorders.

    Jessica A. Hellings;Marilyn Weckbaugh;Elizabeth J. Nickel;Sharon E. Cain

  • Neural mechanisms underlying hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome.

    Laura M. Holsen;Jennifer R. Zarcone;William M. Brooks;Merlin G. Butler

  • A sequential, test-control methodology for conducting functional analyses of self-injurious behavior

    Brian A. Iwata;Beth A. Duncan;Jennifer R. Zarcone;Dorothea C. Lerman

  • Neural mechanisms underlying food motivation in children and adolescents.

    Laura M. Holsen;Jennifer R. Zarcone;Travis I. Thompson;William M. Brooks

  • Experimental Analysis and Treatment of Multiply Controlled Self-Injury.

    Richard G. Smith;Brian A. Iwata;Timothy R. Vollmer;Jennifer R. Zarcone

  • Weight gain in a controlled study of risperidone in children, adolescents and adults with mental retardation and autism.

    Jessica A. Hellings;Jennifer R. Zarcone;Kurt Crandall;Dennis Wallace

  • Positive Behavior Support and Applied Behavior Analysis: A Familial Alliance

    Glen Dunlap;Edward G. Carr;Robert H. Horner;Jennifer R. Zarcone

  • DELINEATING SUBTYPES OF SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR MAINTAINED BY AUTOMATIC REINFORCEMENT

    Louis P. Hagopian;Louis P. Hagopian;Griffin W. Rooker;Griffin W. Rooker;Jennifer R. Zarcone;Jennifer R. Zarcone

  • PYRAMIDAL STAFF TRAINING IN THE EXTENSION OF TREATMENT FOR SEVERE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS

    Bridget A. Shore;Brian A. Iwata;Timothy R. Vollmer;Dorothea C. Lerman

  • Maladaptive behaviors and risk factors among the genetic subtypes of prader-willi syndrome

    Sigan L. Hartley;William E. MacLean;Merlin G. Butler;Jennifer Zarcone

  • Effects of risperidone on aberrant behavior of persons with developmental disabilities: I. A double-blind crossover study using multiple measures.

    Jennifer R. Zarcone;Jessica A. Hellings;Kurt Crandall;R. Matthew Reese

  • ANALYSIS OF THE REINFORCEMENT AND EXTINCTION COMPONENTS IN DRO CONTINGENCIES WITH SELF-INJURY

    Jodi L. Mazaleski;Brian A. Iwata;Timothy R. Vollmer;Jennifer R. Zarcone

  • Importance of Reward and Prefrontal Circuitry in Hunger and Satiety: Prader-Willi Syndrome vs. Simple Obesity

    Laura M Holsen;Laura M Holsen;Cary R. Savage;Laura E. Martin;Amanda S. Bruce

  • MOMENTUM AND EXTINCTION EFFECTS ON SELF‐INJURIOUS ESCAPE BEHAVIOR AND NONCOMPLIANCE

    Jennifer R. Zarcone;Brian A. Iwata;Jodi L. Mazaleski;Richard G. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian A. Iwata
Brian A. Iwata University of Florida
Timothy R. Vollmer
Timothy R. Vollmer University of Florida
Dorothea C. Lerman
Dorothea C. Lerman University of Houston - Clear Lake
Travis Thompson
Travis Thompson University of Minnesota
Louis P. Hagopian
Louis P. Hagopian Kennedy Krieger Institute
Cary R. Savage
Cary R. Savage University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Wayne W. Fisher
Wayne W. Fisher Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Janet Marquis
Janet Marquis University of Kansas
Glen Dunlap
Glen Dunlap University of South Florida
Edwin H. Cook
Edwin H. Cook University of Illinois at Chicago

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