Karen A. Toussaint

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Toussaint, K.A., McGee, G.G. (2017). Incidental teaching: Happy progress. Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder. 171--185. Springer.
• Tiger, J.H., Toussaint, K.A., Kliebert, M.L. (2009). Rituals and stereotypies. Applied behavior analysis for children with autism spectrum disorders. 145--155. Springer.

Journal Article

• Laddaga Gavidia, V., Bergmann, S., Toussaint, K.A. (2022). The Use of Instructive Feedback to Promote Emergent Verbal Responses: A Replication. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 38 95-120.
• Bergmann, S., Toussaint, K.A., Niland, H., Sansing, E.M., Armshaw, G., Baltazar, M. (2021). Adapting Direct Services for Telehealth: A Practical Tutorial. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 14 1010-1046. Springer.
• Northgrave, J., Vladescu, J.C., DeBar, R.M., Toussaint, K.A., Schnell, L.K. (2019). Reinforcer Choice on Skill Acquisition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Systematic Replication. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 12 401–406. Springer International Publishing.
• Toussaint, K.A., Scheithauer, M.C., Tiger, J.H., Saunders, K.J. (2017). Teaching identity matching of braille characters to beginning braille readers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 50 (2) 278--289. Wiley Online Library.
• Doan, D., Toussaint, K.A. (2017). A Parent-Oriented Approach to Rapid Toilet Training.. Other. 9 (2) 473--486. ERIC.
• Toussaint, K.A., Kodak, T., Vladescu, J.C. (2016). An evaluation of choice on instructional efficacy and individual preferences among children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 49 (1) 170--175. Wiley Online Library.
• Callahan, K.J., Hughes, H.L., Mehta, S., Toussaint, K.A., Nichols, S.M., Ma, P.S., Kutlu, M., Wang, H. (2016). Social Validity of Evidence-Based Practices and Emerging Interventions in Autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 1088357616632446. SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA.
• Kodak, T., Clements, A., Paden, A.R., LeBlanc, B., Mintz, J., Toussaint, K.A. (2015). Examination of the relation between an assessment of skills and performance on auditory--visual conditional discriminations for children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 48 (1) 52--70. Wiley Online Library.
• Fisher, W.W., Pawich, T.L., Dickes, N., Paden, A.R., Toussaint, K.A. (2014). Increasing the saliency of behavior--consequence relations for children with autism who exhibit persistent errors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 47 (4) 738--748. Wiley Online Library.
• Toussaint, K.A., Tiger, J.H. (2012). Reducing covert self-injurious behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement through a variable momentary DRO procedure. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 45 (1) 179--184. Wiley Online Library.
• Kliebert, M.L., Tiger, J.H., Toussaint, K.A. (2011). An approach to identifying the conditions under which response interruption will reduce automatically reinforced problem behavior. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 4 (1) 17--26. Springer.
• Toussaint, K.A., Tiger, J.H. (2010). Teaching early braille literacy skills within a stimulus equivalence paradigm to children with degenerative visual impairments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 43 (2) 181--194. Wiley Online Library.
• Tiger, J.H., Fisher, W.W., Toussaint, K.A., Kodak, T. (2009). Progressing from initially ambiguous functional analyses: Three case examples. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 30 (5) 910--926. Elsevier.
• Toussaint, K.A. (2009). Teaching Level-1 Braille Reading Skills within a Stimulus Equivalence Paradigm to Children with Progressive Visual Impairments.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

• Bergmann, S. (Co-Principal), Toussaint, K.A. (Co-Principal), "Department of Behavior Analysis Training and Research: Autism Intervention Laboratory Classroom," sponsored by UNT Kristin Farmer Autism Center, University of North Texas, $103200 Funded. (2019).

Grant - Research

• Bergmann, S., Schafer, E.C. (Co-Principal), Vaidya, M. (Co-Principal), Toussaint, K.A. (Co-Principal), Mathews, L. (Co-Principal), "Evaluating Hearing Screening Procedures for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparing Conventional Methods to an iPad® Device and Exploring the Utility of Behavioral Supports," sponsored by UNT Research Seed Grant (RSG), University of North Texas, $9000 Funded. (2021).

Grant - Service

• Callahan, K. (Principal), Nichols, S. (Co-Principal), Toussaint, K.A. (Co-Principal), "Focused ABA Services for 28 Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder," sponsored by Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), State, $167400 Funded. (2015 - 2019).
• Callahan, K. (Principal), Nichols, S. (Co-Principal), Toussaint, K.A. (Co-Principal), "Focused ABA Services for 28 Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder," sponsored by Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), State, Funded. (2015 - 2019).