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Beliefs Analysis: Research and Practice is a multidisciplinary journal committed to increasing the communication between the subdisciplines within behavior analysis and psychology, and bringing upwards-to-date information on current developments within the field.

It publishes original research, reviews of the discipline, theoretical and conceptual work, practical research, translational research, program descriptions, enquiry in organizations and the community, clinical work, and curricular developments.

Areas of involvement include, just are not limited to, clinical beliefs analysis, applied and translational behavior assay, beliefs therapy, behavioral consultation, organizational behavior management, and human functioning technology.

Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice presents current experimental and translational research, and applications of behavioral analysis, in ways that can improve human being behavior in all its contexts: beyond the developmental continuum in organizational, customs, residential, clinical, and whatsoever other settings in which the fruits of beliefs analysis can make a positive contribution.

The journal likewise provides a focused view of behavioral consultation and therapy for the general behavioral intervention community. Additionally, the journal highlights the importance of conducting clinical research from a strong theoretical base. Boosted topic areas of interest include contextual research, third-wave inquiry, and clinical articles.

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Brown, 50. Due south. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000

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Balsam, Yard. F., Martell, C. R., Jones. M. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cerebral beliefs therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In Thousand. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds.), Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Do and supervision (2nd ed., pp. 287–314). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/ten.1037/0000119-012

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Editorial Board

Editor

Joel E. Ringdahl
University of Georgia, United states of america

Acquaintance editors

Jonathan C. Bakery, PhD, BCBA-D
Western Michigan University, U.s.a.

Nathan A. Call, PhD, BCBA-D
Emory Academy Schoolhouse of Medicine and Marcus Autism Center, United States

James Moore, PhD, BCBA-D
Canopy Children's Solutions, United States

Kelly Schieltz, PhD
University of Iowa, United states of america

Maria Yard. Valdovinos, PhD, BCBA-D
Drake University, Us

Consulting editors

Keith D. Allen, PhD, BCBA-D
Munroe-Meyer Found for Genetics and Rehabilitation, United States

Cynthia 1000. Anderson, PhD, BCBA-D
May Institute, United States

Scott P. Ardoin, PhD, BCBA-D
Academy of Georgia, United states

Jennifer Austin, PhD
University of South Wales, United Kingdom

Judah Axe, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA
Simmons University, United states

Kevin Michael Ayres, PhD, BCBA-D
The Academy of Georgia, U.s.a.

Jordan Belisle, PhD, BCBA, LBA
Missouri State University, United States

Carrie S.W. Borrero, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
Kennedy Krieger Institute, United states of america

Matthew T. Brodhead, PhD
Michigan State University, United states of america

Rachel R. Cagliani, PhD, BCBA-D
University of Georgia, U.s.a.

Joseph D. Cautilli, PhD
Behavior Assay and Therapy Partners, U.s.a.

Andrew R. Craig, PhD
SUNY Upstate Medical University, United States

Neil Deochand, PhD
University of Cincinnati, United states

Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, PhD, BCBA-D
University of Kansas, United states

Jeanne K. Donaldson, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
Louisiana State Academy, United States

Claudia L. Dozier, Ph.D. BCBA-D, LBA-KS
Academy of Kansas, United States

Terry Southward. Falcomata, PhD
University of Texas at Austin, The states

Daniel Thousand. Fienup, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Teachers College Columbia University, The states

John Guercio, PhD, BCBA-D
Benchmark Human Services, United States

Louis Hagopian, PhD
Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University Schoolhouse of Medicine, United States

Thomas Due south. Higbee, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Utah Land University,United States

Joshua Jessel
Queens College,City University of New York,United states

Michael E. Kelley, PhD, BCBA-D, LP
University of Scranton, The states

Joseph M. Lambert, PhD, BCBA-D
Vanderbilt University, United states of america

Robert LaRue, PhD
Rutgers University, Usa

Dorothea C. Lerman, PhD
Academy of Houston–Clear Lake, United States

Jennifer McComas, PhD
University of Minnesota, United States

Heather Chiliad. McGee, PhD
Western Michigan Academy, United States

Raymond Grand. Miltenberger, PhD
University of South Florida, United States

Daniel R. Mitteer, PhD, BCBA-D
Children's Specialized Hospital and Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Didactics, and Services, United States

Matthew Normand, Ph.D., BCBA-D
University of the Pacific, Us

Yaniz Padilla Dalmau, PhD, BCBA-D
Seattle Children'southward Hospital, The states

Christopher A. Podlesnik, PhD, BCBA-D
Auburn University, United states

Mark P. Reilly, PhD
Central Michigan University, United states

Griffin Wesley Rooker, PhD, BCBA
Johns Hopkins University Schoolhouse of Medicine, The states

Valdeep Saini, PhD
Brock University, Canada

Mindy Scheithauer, PhD, BCBA-D
Emory University School of Medicine and Marcus Autism Center, Usa

Thousand. Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, BCBA-D
May Institute, United states of america

Claire St. Peter, PhD
Westward Virginia Academy, United States

William East. Sullivan, PhD
SUNY Upstate Medical University, United States

Jason Vladescu, PhD
Caldwell University, United States

Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA
Endicott College, The states

Benjamin Northward. Witts, PhD, BCBA-D, IBA
St. Cloud State University, U.s.

Kara Wunderlich, PhD, BCBA-D
Rollins College, United States

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