Amanda Zangrillo, PsyD, BCBA-D - Department Director - MMI Severe Behavior Program, Associate Professor
MMI Severe Behavior Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Full Member
Research Nebraska
Research Interests:
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Severe Challenging Behavior, Treatment Relapse, Caregiver Training Programs for ASD
Current Research Summary:
My primary research interests include evaluating novel and innovative approaches to the assessment and treatment of severe destructive behaviors in youth with autism spectrum disorder and related comorbidities. In addition, I aim to evaluation factors affecting treatment adherence and training programs to optimize caregiver training programs related to treatment fidelity and durability.
Publications
Highlighted Publications:
Brown, K. R.*, Zangrillo, A. N., Gaynor, R. (2020). Effects of caregiver implemented group contingencies on siblings’ destructive behavior. Behavioral Development, 25(1), 30–39. https://doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000093
Zangrillo, A. N., Simmons, C. A. *, Fisher, W. W., & Owen, T. O. (2020). Use of a paired-stimulus demand analysis to evaluate demands for inclusion in Functional Analyses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(2), 665-667. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.651
Owen, T. O., Fisher, W. W., Akers, J. A., Sullivan, W. E., Falcomata, T. S., Greer, B. D., … & Zangrillo, A. N. (2020). Treating destructive behavior reinforced by increased caregiver compliance with the participant’s mands. The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Published in early view. doi.org/10.1002/jaba.674
Fuhrman, A. M., Greer, B. D., Zangrillo, A. N., & Fisher, W. W. (2018) Evaluating competing activities to enhance functional communication training during reinforcement schedule thinning. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 931-942. doi.org/10.1002/jaba.486
Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. D., Mitteer, D. R., Fuhrman, A. M., Romani, P. W., & Zangrillo, A. N. (2018). Further evaluation of differential exposure to establishing operations during functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51(2), 360-373.
Zangrillo, A. N., Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. G., Owen, T. O., & DeSouza, A. A. (2016). Treatment of escape-maintained challenging behavior using chained schedules: An evaluation of the effects of thinning positive plus negative reinforcement during functional communication training. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 62, 147-156. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2016.1176308
Zangrillo, A. N., Warzak, W. J., Volkert, V. V., Valleley, R. J., Shriver, M. D., Rodriguez, N. M.,…Allen, K. D. (2016). The Munroe-Meyer approach: Continuous integration of didactic instruction, research, and clinical practice. The Behavior Analyst. doi: 10.1007/s40614-016-0062-9
Fisher, W. W., Greer, B. G., Romani, P. R., Zangrillo, A. N., & Owen, T. O., & (2016). Comparisons of synthesized and individual reinforcement contingencies during functional analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 1-21. doi: 10.1002/jaba.314