Ronald Lee, PhD, LABA, BCBA-D

Role(s)

Director, Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis
Assistant Professor, School Psychology Department

Degrees

PhD in Psychology, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
MPhil in Psychology, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
MA in Psychology, Queens College, CUNY
BA in Psychology and Sociology, Queens College, CUNY

Teaching

Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis
Behavioral Interventions
Radical Behaviorism for Practitioners
Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Research and Practice Interests

Applied behavior analysis
The experimental analysis of behavior
Operant and respondent conditioning
Learning theory
Developmental disorders and autism
Behavioral therapy
Response variability
Conditioned reinforcement
Staff training
Curriculum development
Translational research

Professional Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (Massachusetts)
Licensed Behavior Analyst (New York State)
Board Certified Behavior Analyst – Doctoral Level

Publications and Presentations

Lee, R., McComas, J., & Jawor, J. (2002). The effects of differential and lag reinforcement schedules on varied verbal responding by individuals with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 35, 391-402.

Sturmey, P., Lee, R., Reyer, H., & Robek, A. (2003). Assessing preference for staff: Some pilot data. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 31, 103-107.

Sturmey, P., Reyer, H., Lee, R., & Robek, A. (2003). Substance-related disorders in persons with mental retardation. NADD Press.

Sturmey, P., Reyer, H., Lee, R., & Robek, A. (2005). Applied behavior analysis in N. Cain, G. Holt, P. Davidson, N. Bouras (Eds). Traning Handbook of Mental Disorders in Individuals with Intellectual Disability. NADD Press.

Lee, R. & Sturmey, P. (2006). The effects of Lag-1 schedules and preferred materials on variable responding in students with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36,421-428.

Lee, R., Sturmey, P., & Fields, L. (2007). Schedule-induced and operant mechanisms that influence response variability: A review and implications for future research. The Psychological Record, 57, 429-455.

Lee, R. & Sturmey, P. (2014). The effects of script-fading and a Lag-1 schedule on varied social responding in children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8, 440-448.

Bukala, M., Hu, M., Lee, R., Ward-Horner, J., & Fienup, D. M. (2015). The effects of work schedules on performance and preference in students with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48, 215-220.

Podcasts or videos

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U3sN5XEqjA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVpIKCPa5k

Current Professional Leadership and/or Concurrent Work Experience

Private practice, Behavior Analysis consultation and supervision.

Prior Professional Leadership and/or Work Experience

Senior Clinical Director, May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (Randolph, MA)
Clinical Director, Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC) Day School (Whitestone, NY)

Professional Affiliations

Association for Behavior Analysis International
Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy
Massachusetts Association for Applied Behavior Analysis