World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
64
Citations
14522
World Ranking
2990
National Ranking
1713

Overview

Timothy R. Vollmer is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans psychology, medicine, and neuroscience, with a substantial focus on developmental and educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's primary research topics include behavioral and psychological studies, autism spectrum disorder research, child nutrition and feeding issues, multiple sclerosis research studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and peripheral neuropathies and disorders.

Among recent significant publications are:

  • High-Efficacy Therapies for Treatment-Naïve Individuals with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, 2022, CNS Drugs
  • Multiple Sclerosis Phenotypes as a Continuum, 2021, Neurology Clinical Practice
  • On the definition of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior, 2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020, The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development
  • Training behavior analysts to conduct functional analyses using a remote group behavioral skills training package, 2021, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

The researcher frequently collaborates with several scholars, notably Stefan Sillau, Kavita Nair, Enríque Alvarez, Kerri P. Peters, and Samuel L. Morris, each of whom has coauthored multiple works with them.

Their work has appeared most often in venues such as:

  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Neurology
  • Behavior Analysis in Practice
  • Behavior Analysis Research and Practice
  • Perspectives on Behavior Science

Best Publications

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

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

  • Evaluation of a brief stimulus preference assessment.

    Henry S. Roane;Timothy R. Vollmer;Joel E. Ringdahl;Bethany A. Marcus

  • 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

  • Stereotypy I: A review of behavioral assessment and treatment

    John T. Rapp;Timothy R. Vollmer

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

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

  • PROGRESSING FROM BRIEF ASSESSMENTS TO EXTENDED EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES IN THE EVALUATION OF ABERRANT BEHAVIOR

    Timothy R. Vollmer;Bethany A. Marcus;Joel E. Ringdahl;Henry S. Roane

  • Treatment of Self-Injury and Hand Mouthing Following Inconclusive Functional Analyses.

    Timothy R. Vollmer;Bethany A. Marcus;Linda LeBlanc

  • Effects of treatment integrity failures during differential reinforcement of alternative behavior: a translational model.

    Claire St Peter Pipkin;Timothy R Vollmer;Kimberly N Sloman

  • Questions about behavioral function (QABF): a behavioral checklist for functional assessment of aberrant behavior.

    Theodosia R Paclawskyj;Johnny L Matson;Karena S Rush;Yemonja Smalls

  • The concept of automatic reinforcement: Implications for behavioral research in developmental disabilities

    Timothy R. Vollmer

  • Differential reinforcement as treatment for behavior disorders: procedural and functional variations.

    Timothy R. Vollmer;Brian A. Iwata

  • Establishing operations and reinforcement effects.

    Timothy R. Vollmer;Brian A. Iwata

  • NONCONTINGENT ESCAPE AS TREATMENT FOR SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR MAINTAINED BY NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

    Timothy R. Vollmer;Bethany A. Marcus;Joel E. Ringdahl

  • EVALUATING TREATMENT CHALLENGES WITH DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIOR

    Timothy R. Vollmer;Henry S. Roane;Joel E. Ringdahl;Bethany A. Marcus

  • Competition between positive and negative reinforcement in the treatment of escape behavior

    Joseph S. Lalli;Timothy R. Vollmer;Timothy R. Vollmer;Patrick R. Progar;Carrie Wright

  • AN ANALOGUE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT: THE ROLE OF STIMULUS PREFERENCE

    Joel E. Ringdahl;Timothy R. Vollmer;Bethany A. Marcus;Henry S. Roane

  • COMBINING NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT AND DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES AS TREATMENT FOR ABERRANT BEHAVIOR

    Bethany A. Marcus;Timothy R. Vollmer

  • An investigation of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction.

    Elizabeth S. Athens;Timothy R. Vollmer

  • Evaluating self-control and impulsivity in children with severe behavior disorders.

    Timothy R. Vollmer;John C. Borrero;Joseph S. Lalli;Dency Daniel

  • Assessment of the convergent validity of the Questions About Behavioral Function scale with analogue functional analysis and the Motivation Assessment Scale.

    T. R. Paclawskyj;J. L. Matson;K. S. Rush;Y. Smalls

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian A. Iwata
Brian A. Iwata University of Florida
Jennifer R. Zarcone
Jennifer R. Zarcone Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dorothea C. Lerman
Dorothea C. Lerman University of Houston - Clear Lake
Johnny L. Matson
Johnny L. Matson Louisiana State University
Jesse Dallery
Jesse Dallery University of Florida
Nancy A. Neef
Nancy A. Neef The Ohio State University
Craig H. Kennedy
Craig H. Kennedy University of Connecticut
Louis P. Hagopian
Louis P. Hagopian Kennedy Krieger Institute
Glen Dunlap
Glen Dunlap University of South Florida
Gregory P. Hanley
Gregory P. Hanley Western New England University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing a degree in psychology opens the door to a diverse range of specializations and career opportunities. One fundamental decision is choosing between a PhD in psychology vs PsyD. The PhD path typically focuses on research and academia, while the PsyD is more practice-oriented, preparing graduates for clinical work.

For those interested in supporting young people, exploring jobs in school psychology can lead to meaningful careers working in educational settings to promote student well-being and success.

There are also emerging fields within psychology, such as spiritual psychology career opportunities. Professionals in this area help individuals integrate mental and spiritual health, working in both clinical and holistic environments.

Additionally, students passionate about sports and performance may want to consider the what is the employment outlook for a sports psychologist. This field is steadily growing, with professionals in demand for coaching, rehabilitation, and athletic performance support.

Exploring these pathways will help prospective students find the right fit based on their interests and career goals.

Best Scientists Citing Timothy R. Vollmer

Trending Scientists