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Andrew W. Gardner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
B.A. in Liberal Arts & Psychology with minor in Anthropology - Utah State University, 1996
M.S. in School Psychology – Utah State University, 2001
Ph.D. in School Psychology – University of Iowa, 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow – The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, 2005 – 2006

P.O. Box 15106
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5036
Phone: 928-523-3865
Fax: 928-523-6777

andrew.gardner@nau.edu
Professional Interests:

My research interests include: the assessment and treatment of problem behavior (mild to severe) in children with and without disabilities, functional analysis methodology, care provider quality of attention, choice options and non-compliance, Latino/Hispanic families’ acceptability of behavioral treatments, bio-behavioral treatments for medical conditions, Autism spectrum disorders, and functional communication training.
• Gardner, A.W., Wacker, D.P., & Boelter, E.W. An evaluation of the interaction between quality of attention and negative reinforcement with children displaying escape-maintained problem behavior. (Accepted pending revisions – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis)
• Boelter, E.W., Wacker, D.P., Call, N.A., Ringdahl, J.E., Kopelman, T. & Gardner, A.W. (2007). Antecedent effects on disruptive behavior and accurate responding in young children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 321 – 326.
• Davis III, T.E., Kurtz, P.F., Gardner, A.W. & Carman, N.B. (2006). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for specific phobias with a child demonstrating severe problem behavior and developmental delays. (In press – Research in Developmental Disabilities).
• Chavda, U., Kao, R., Saldatou, A., Gardner, A., Knudson, P., Su, H., Eberly, S. S. & Van Dyke, D. C. (2003). Important Issues in the Care and Evaluation of Bilingual/Multilingual Children. International Pediatrics, Vol 18, No. 1, 8-13.
• Harding, J. W., Wacker, D. P., Berg, W. K., Barretto, A., Winborn, L., & Gardner, A. W. (2001). Analysis of Response Class Hierarchies with Attention-Maintained Problem Behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 61-64.
 
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses:

Psychology 101 – Introduction to Psychology
Psychology 320 – Principles of Learning
Psychology 620 – Psychology of Learning 
 

 

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