1. Derived Responding
We are testing different training procedures to develop novel (generative) verbal and nonverbal behavior in children. Current and recent topics  investigated include: Stimulus categorization, analogical reasoning, abstract stimulus control, compound stimulus control, derived intraverbals, and derived textual control.

2. Teaching Procedures
We are evaluating different methodologies to teach basic verbal operants and listener behavior. Current topics being investigated include: prompting procedures, location bias, video modeling, and control by motivating operations.

3. Behavioral Stereotypy
These studies are conducted in collaboration with Dr. Bill Ahearn and Kathy Clark at the New England Center for Children. We are testing different parameters of the Response Interruption and Redirection procedure (RIRD) to reduce vocal and motor stereotypy. Current topics being investigated include: the effects of different topographies of redirection, and the role of matched stimulation on the effectiveness of RIRD. 

4. Applied Animal Behavior
We have started to explore some commonly used behavior analytic techniques to assess and train domesticated animals. Currently, we are testing different forms of preference assessements with dogs.  

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33. Carr, J. E., & Miguel, C. F. (in press). The analysis of verbal behavior and its therapeutic applications. In G. J. Madden (Ed.), APA Handbook of Behavior Analysis. Volume 2. Washington D. C.: American Psychological Association.

32. *Sprinkle, E. C., & Miguel, C. F. (in press). The effects of listener and speaker training on emergent relations in children with autism. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior.

31. *Coon, J. T. & Miguel, C. F. (in press). The role of increases exposure to transfer of stimulus control procedures on the acquisition of intraverbal behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
 
30. Virues-Ortega, J., & Miguel, C. F. (in press). Analisis funcional de la conducta verbal. In R. G. Miltenberger, Modificacion de conducta: Principios y procedimientos (Extended 4th ed., J. Virues-Ortega & C. Nogales-Gonzalez, trans.). Madrid, Spain: Piramide.

29. *Love, J., Miguel, C. F., *Fernand, J., & *LaBrie, J. (in press). The effects of matched stimulation and response interruption and redirection on vocal stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

28. *VanStelle, S. E., *Vicars, S. M, *Harr, V. H., Miguel, C. F., Austin, J., Koerber, J., & Kazbour, R. (in press). The publication history of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management: An objective review and analysis 1998-2009. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 

27. *Finn, H., Miguel, C. F., & Ahearn, W. H. (in press). The emergence of untrained mands and tacts in children diagnosed with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

26. Carr, J. E., Miguel, C. F., & Sidener, T. M. (2012). A translational evaluation of the interpolated reinforcement procedure with young children. Behavior Interventions, 27, 45-55.

25. *Keintz, K. S., Miguel, C. F., *Kao, B., & *Finn, H. E. (2011). Using conditional discrimination training to produce emergent relations between coins and their values in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 909-913.

24. Miguel, C. F. (2011). Editorial: Where should we go from here. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 27, 1-2.

23. *Mahoney, A. M., Miguel, C. F., Ahearn, W. H., & Bell, J. (2011). The role of common motor responses in stimulus categorization by preschool children. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 95, 237-262.

22. *Ribeiro, D. M., Elias, N. C., Goyos, C., & Miguel, C. F. (2010). The effects of listener training on the emergence of tact and mand signs in individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 26, 65-72.

21. Miguel, C. F. (2010). Editorial. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 26, 1.

20. Groskreutz, N. C., Karsina, A. J., Miguel, C. F., & Groskreutz, M. P. (2010). Using conditional discrimination training with complex auditory-visual samples to produce    emergent relations in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 131-136.

19. Miguel, C. F., Clark, K., *Tereshko, L., & Ahearn, W. H. (2009). The effects of response interruption and redirection and sertraline on vocal stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 883-888.

18. Benvenuti, M. F. L., *de Souza, J. & Miguel, C. F. (2009). Avaliando a interação entre instruções e comportamento supersticioso em esquemas concorrentes. Interação em Psicologia, 13, 69-79. 

17. Miguel, C. F., *Yang, H., *Finn, H., & Ahearn, W. H. (2009). Establishing derived textual control in activity schedules with children diagnosed with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 703-709.

16. Miguel, C. F. (2009). Editorial: The Verbal Behavior Approach. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 25, 1-3. 

15. *Marcon-Dawson, A., *Vicars, S. M., & Miguel, C. F. (2009). Publication trends in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior: 1999-2008. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 25, 123-132.

14. McGee, H. M., Diener, L. H., & Miguel, C. F. (2009). An integrated approach for conducting a behavior systems analysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 29, 108-135.

13. Miguel, C. F., & Petursdottir, A. I. (2009). Naming and frames of coordination. In R. A. Rehfeldt, & Y. Barnes-Holmes (Eds.), Derived relational responding: Applications for learners with autism and other developmental disabilities (pp. 129-148). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger. 

12. Hubner, M. M., Austin, J. & Miguel, C. F. (2008). The effects of praising qualifying autoclitics on the frequency of reading. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 24, 55-62.

11. Miguel, C. F., Petursdottir, A. I., Carr, J. E., & Michael, J. (2008). The role of naming in stimulus categorization by preschool children. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 89, 383-405.

10. Miguel, C. F., Petursdottir, A. I, & Carr, J. E. (2005). The effects of multiple-tact and receptive-discrimination training on the acquisition of intraverbal behavior. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 21, 27-41.

9. Hubner, M. M., Miguel, C. F., & Michael, J. (2005). Controle múltiplo no comportamento verbal: Humor brasileiro e operantes relacionados. Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento, 1, 9-20.

8. LeBlanc, L., Miguel, C. F., Cummings, A, Goldsmith, T., & Carr, J. E. (2003). The effects of three stimulus-equivalence conditions on emergent U.S. geography relations in children diagnosed with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 18, 279-289.

7. Santos, J. G. W., Franco, R. N. A., & Miguel, C. F. (2003). Seleção de pessoal: Considerações sobre a perspectiva behaviorista radical. Psicologia Reflexão e crítica, 16, 235-243.

6. Miguel, C. F., & Garbi, G. (2003). Assertividade no trabalho descrevendo e corrigindo o comportamento dos outros. Em M. Z. Brandão & F. C. Conte (Eds.), Falo ou não falo: Aprendendo a expressar sentimentos e comunicar idéias (pp. 125-136). Londrina, PR. Ed. Mecenas.

5. Miguel, C. F., Carr, J. E., & Michael, J. (2002). The effects of a stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure on the vocal behavior of children diagnosed with autism. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 18, 3-13.

4. Braga-Kenyon, P. Kenyon, S. E., & Miguel, C. F. (2002). Análise do comportamento applicada: Um modelo para a educação especial. Em W. Camargos (Ed.), Transtornos invasivos do desenvolvimento Terceiro milenio. (pp. 148-154. Brasilia, DF. CORDE.

3. Miguel, C. F., Braga-Kenyon, P., & Kenyon, S. E. (2002). Uma introdução ao sistema de comunicação através da troca de figuras (PECS). Em W. Camargos (Ed.), Transtornos invasivos do desenvolvimento Terceiro milenio. (pp. 177-183). Brasilia, DF. CORDE.

2. Miguel, C. F. (2000). O conceito de operação estabelecedora na análise do comportamento. Psicologia:Teoria e Pesquisa, 16, 259-268.

1. Miguel, C. F. (1997). Uma introdução ao gerenciamento comportamental de organizações. Em M. Delitti (Ed.), Sobre comportamento e cognição Vol. 2 (pp. 277-287). São Paulo, Arbytes.