Assistant Professor
College Hall
Department
Applied Behavior Analysis
Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Professor Karsina has spent 30 years of working with children and adults with ASD and developmental disabilities.
Classes Taught
- Applied Behavior Analysis: Behavior Assessment
- Applied Behavior Analysis: Ethical Practice in ABA
- Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles and Concepts I
- Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles and Concepts II
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Behavior Analysis, Western New England College
Master of Science, Applied Behavior Analysis, Northeastern University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Philosophy, University of Chicago
Publications
Karsina, A, Thompson, R, H, Rodriguez, N, M, Vanselow, N, R. (2012). Effects of Differential Reinforcement and Rules with Feedback on Preference for Choice and Verbal Reports. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 28, 31-57.
Vanselow, N, R, Thompson, R, H, Karsina, A. (2011).; Data-based decision making: The impact of data variability, training, and context. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 767-780.
Karsina, A, Thompson, R, H, Rodriguez, N, M. (2011). The effects of a history of differential reinforcement on preference for choice. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 95, 189-202.
Groskreutz, N, C, Karsina, A, Miguel, C, F, Groskreutz, M, P, (2010). Using complex auditory-visual samples to increase learning efficiency within match-to-sample trials. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 131-136.
Editing Credits
Professor Karsina has served as a guest reviewer for The Behavior Analyst, Behavioral Interventions, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Presentations
Karsina, A, J. (2023, April). The Many Roles of Feedback in BCBA™ Supervision (and Our Lives) [Invited talk]. BABAT Social, Weston, MA, USA.
Karsina, A, J. (2023, March). Is Applied Behavior Analysis Good? [Webinar]. Regis College, Weston MA, USA.
Karsina, A, J. (2021, February). Implications of the new ethical code [Webinar]. New England Center for Children, Southborough, MA, USA.