David Richman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Degree: Ph.D., University of Iowa 1997

Area: School Psychology, minor in Applied Behavior Analysis

Office: MP 307 x (410) 455-2417
Lab: SH 411 x (410) 455-8186
E-mail: drichman@umbc.edu
Fax: (410) 455-1055

Website: not provided by instructor

Research Interests

Dr. Richman's research has concentrated on advances in assessment, early intervention, and treatment of pediatric behavior disorders via bridging animal models of operant conditioning to human behavior problems. Currently, he is studying how environmental consequences contribute to the emergence of stereotypic (e.g., rocking, hand flapping) and self-injurious (e.g., head banging, head hitting) behavior in very young children with developmental disabilities and genetic disorders that place them at high risk for development of chronic aberrant behavior. Dr. Richman is beginning a two-year early intervention study for self-injurious behavior funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Selected Publications

Richman, D., Wacker., D., Cooper-Brown, L., Kayser, K., Crosland, K., Stephens, T., & Asmus, J. (2001). Stimulus characteristics within directives: Effects on accuracy of task completion. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 289-312.

Richman, D., Lindauer, S., Crosland, K., Mckercher, T, & Morse, P. (2001). Functional analysis and treatment of breath holding maintained by nonsocial reinforcement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 531-534.

Richman, D., Wacker, D., & Winborn, L. (2001). Response efficiency during functional communication training: Effects of effort on response allocation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 73-76.

Richman, D. & Wacker, D. (2001). The role of ineffective directives in the development of early childhood noncompliance. The Behavior Analyst Today, 2, 115-126. Retrieved from http://www.behavior-analyst-online.org

Richman, D., and Lindauer, S. (2002). Identifying Operant Functions for Tics in Children with Mental Retardation. Behavioral Interventions, 17, 179-190.

Hagopian, L. P., Rush, K. S., Richman, D. M., Kurtz, P. F., Contrucci, S. A., & Crosland, K. (2002). The development and application of individualized levels systems for the treatment of severe problem behavior. Behavior Therapy, 33, 65-86.

Reese, M, Richman, D., Zarcone, J, & Zarcone, T. (2003). Individualizing functional assessment for children with autism: The contributions of perseverative behavior and sensory disturbances to disruptive behavior. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disorders.

To learn more about Dr. David Richman, please see his curriculum vita.