Shahla S. Ala'i-Rosales

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book

• Alai-Rosales, S., Heinklel-Wolfe, P. (2022). Responsible and Responsive Parenting in Autism: Between Now and Dreams. NY, NY, Different Roads to Learning.
• LeBlanc, L., Sellers, T., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (2020). Building and Sustaining Meaningful and Effective Relationships as a Supervisor and Mentor. Cornwall on Hudson, NY, Sloan Publishing.

Book Chapter

• Pritchett, M., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Cihon, T.M., Re Cruz, A. (2022). From Fuller to Fawcett: A Human Rights History of Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis. Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis: From Laboratory to Clinic and Classroom. https://shop.elsevier.com/books/research-ethics-in-behavior-analysis/cox/978-0-323-90969-3
• Pritchett, M., Pritchett, M., April, L., Isabel, C., Syed, N. (2022). Be Humble, Learn and Care: Culturally Responsive Evidence-based Practice. In Leaf, J. (Ed) Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis Intervention for Autism.. TX, Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-96478-8_9
• Alai-Rosales, S., Re Cruz, A. (2021). Finding Spirit: Teaching in Nepantla. Metacontingencies: Behavior Analysis of Compassion, Social Justice, & Being Human.. Taylor Francis Publishing.
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Morrison, K., Leaf, R. (2019). Barbara C. Etzel, A Conscientious Problem Solver. Clinical Judgement.
• 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.
• Crimmens, D., Alai-Rosales, S. & Gerhardt, P.. (2013). Current Status and Future Directions. Social Skills and Adaptive Behavior in Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Brookes Publishing.
• Ala'i-Rosales. S., Cermak, S. & Guðmundsdóttir, K.. (2013). Sunny Starts: DANCE Instruction for Parents and Toddlers with ASD. Teaching social skills to people with autism: Best practices in individualizing interventions. Bethesda, MD, Woodbine House. http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2013-37461-002
• Guðmundsdóttir, K. and Ala'i-Rosales, S.. (2008). Behavioral Measures of Play. Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum, IX, (Research in Social Sciences IX, Conference Proceedings).
• Alai-Rosales, S.A., Thorisdottir, S. Etzel, B.C.. (2003). Behavioral teacher training programs. A Small Matter of Proof: The Legacy of Donald M. Baer. https://www.amazon.com/Small-Matter-Proof-Legacy-Donald/dp/1878978438/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535644560&sr=1-1&keywords=A+Small+Matter+of+Proof%3A+The+Legacy+of+Donald+M.+Baer

Conference Proceeding

• Gena, A., Galanis, P., Alai-Rosales, S., & Michalopoulou, E.. (2013). Systemic Behavior Analytic Applications for the Treatment of Children with ASD: Pilot Results Depicting Naturalistic Parent-Child Interaction. Pluralism in Psychiatry. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angeliki_Gena/publication/286060895_Systemic_Behavior_Analytic_Applications_for_the_Treatment_of_Children_with_ASD_Pilot_Results_Depicting_Naturalistic_Parent-Child_Interaction/links/566d50a708ae62b05f0b0d0e/Systemic-Behavior-Analytic-Applications-for-the-Treatment-of-Children-with-ASD-Pilot-Results-Depicting-Naturalistic-Parent-Child-Interaction.pdf#page=89

Journal Article

• Stordahl, S., Cihon, J., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Rosales-Ruiz, J. (2023). Increasing Socially Significant Behaviors for Children with Autism Using Synchronous Reinforcement. Education Sciences. 13 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education
• Gatzunis, K.S., Weiss, M., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Fahmie, T.A., Syed, N.Y. (2023). Using Behavioral Skills Training to Teach Functional Assessment Interviewing, Cultural Responsiveness, and Empathic and Compassionate Care to Students of Applied Behavior Analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Association For Behavior Analysis International.
• Carnett, A., Neely, L., Chen, M., Cantrell, K., Santos, E., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (2022). How Might Indices of Happiness Inform Early Intervention Research and Decision Making?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36213520/
• Pritchett, M., Alai-Rosales, S., Re Cruz, A., Cihon, T. (2021). Social justice is the spirt and aim of an applied silence of human behavior: An examination and reflection on the variables related to moving from colonial to participatory research practices. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00591-7
• Mcgee, G., Morrier, M., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (2020). Contributions of University Lab-Schools to Behavior Analysis: Walden as an Autism Research, Training, and Demonstration Laboratory. European Journal of Behavior Analysis.
• Roll-Pettersson, L., Dillenburger, K., Keenan, M., Alai-Rosales, S., Sigurdardottir, Z. (2020). Higher education, behaviour analysis, and autism: Time for coalescence. European Journal of Behavior Analysis.
• Roll-Pettersson, L., Gena, A., Eldevik, S., Moderato, P., Sigurdardottir, Z., Dillenburger, K., Keenan, M., Alai-Rosales, S. (2020). Higher Education and behavior analysis in Europe: Creating a unified approach for the training of autism professionals. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. Routledge.
• Miller, K.L., Re Cruz, A., Alai-Rosales, S. (2019). Inherent Tensions and Possibilities: Behavior Analysis and Cultural Responsiveness. Behavior and Social Issues. 5 1-21. Springer International Publishing. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42822-019-00010-1#citeas
• Guðmundsdóttir, K., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Sigurðardóttir, Z. (2018). Extending caregiver training via telecommunication for rural children with autism. Rural Special Education Quarterly.
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Cihon, J., Currier, T.D., Ferguson, J.L., Leaf, J.B., Leaf, R., McEachin, J., Weinkauf, S.M. (2018). The Big Four: Functional Assessment Research Informs Preventative Behavior Analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40617-018-00291-9
• Guðmundsdóttir, K., Sigurdardottir, Z.G., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (2017). Evaluation of caregiver training via telecommunication for rural Icelandic children with autism. 22 (1) 215-229.
• Roll-Pettersson, L., Olsson, I., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (2016). Bridging the research to practice gap: A case study approach to understanding EIBI supports and barriers in Swedish preschools. 9 317-336.
• Ozerk, K., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Eikseth, S. (2016). Introduction to Special Issue on Autism Spectrum Disorders. 9 239-242. https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/issue/view/19
• Sellers, T., Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., McDonald, R. (2016). Taking Full Responsibility: The Ethics of Supervision in Behavior Analytic Practice. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 9 (4) 299-308.
• Justin B. Leaf1 • Ronald Leaf1 • John McEachin1 • Mitchell Taubman1 • Shahla Ala'i-Rosales2 • Robert K. Ross3 • Tristram Smith4 • Mary Jane Weiss5,6. (2015). Applied Behavior Analysis is a Science and, therefore, Progressive. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
• Käck , A., Roll-Pettersson, L. Alai-Rosales, S., Høium, K. Männikkö-Barbutiu, S. Fors, U.. (2014). Intercultural Blended Design Considerations: A Case Study of a Nordic-Baltic Course in Autism Intervention. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning. 17 (1) http://www.eurodl.org/?p=current&article=612
• Gena, A., Galanis, P., & Alai-Rosales, S.,. (2014). Self-management from a behavior analytic standpoint: Theoretical advancements and applications in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Hellenic Journal of Cognitive Behavior Research and Therapy.
• Weinkauf, S., Zueg, N., Anderson, C. & Ala'i-Rosales, S.. (2011). Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Staff Training Package for Behavioral Interventions for Children With Autism. 5 864-871.
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Roll-Pettersson, L., Pinkelman, S., Cihon, T.M. (2010). Emerging opportunities in higher education: Applied behavior analysis and autism.. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 11 207-216. Taylor & Francis.
• Roll-Petterson, L. & Ala'i-Rosales. S., Keenan, M. & Dillenburger, K.. (2010). Teaching and Learning Technologies in Higher Education: Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 11 (2) 247-259.
• Blell, Z., Ala'i-Rosales. S., & Rosales-Ruiz, J.. (2010). The Effects of a Supportive Communication Training Workshop on the Verbal Behavior of Behavior Analysts. Behavior and Social Issues. 19 144-166.
• Ala'i-Rosales. S & Zueg, N.. (2010). Three Important Things to Consider when Starting Intervention for a Child Newly Diagnosed with Autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 3 (2) 54-55.
• Roll-Petterson, L. & Ala'i-Rosales. S.. (2009). Using blended and guided technologies in a university course for scientist-practitioners: Teaching applied behavior analysis to autism professionals. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. 13 (2) 113-142.
• Ala'i-Rosales. S, Zueg, N. Baynam, T.. (2008). The development of interests in children with autism: A method to establish baselines for analysis and evaluation. Behavioral Development Bulletin. 14 (1) 2-16. http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-55585-002
• Ellis, E., Alai-Rosales, S., Glenn, S., Rosales-Ruiz, J & Greenspoon, J.. (2006). The effects of graduated exposure, modeling, and contingent social attention on tolerance to skin care products with two children with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 27 (6) 585-598. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891422205000752
• Ala'i-Rosales, S. & Gundmundsdottir, K.. (2002). Ethical Issues in Behavior Analysis.
• Shook, J., Ala'i-Rosales, S. & Glenn, S.. (2002). Training and certifying behavior analysts to work with children with autism. Behavior Modification. 26 (1) 27-48. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0145445502026001003
• Glenn, S. & Ala'i-Rosales, S.. (2001). UNT Department of Behavior Analysis: A Program Description. The Behavior Analyst Today. 26 27-48. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275725120_University_of_North_Texas_Master_of_science_in_behavior_analysis

Newsletter

• Alai-Rosales, S.. (2004). Research to practice: Incorporating published research into your child's intervention program. https://researchautism.org/research-to-practice-incorporating-published-research-into-your-childs-intervention-program/

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

• Rosales-Ruiz, J. (Co-Principal), Alai-Rosales, S. (Principal), "ESATP UNT ABA DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING COLLABORATION," sponsored by Easter Seal of North Texas, Regional, $171280.00 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (Co-Principal), "Scientist-Practitioner Model: Focus on Autism, A Collaborative Course for Behavior Analysts-in-training," sponsored by Technical expertise and training assistance to the Stockholm Institute of Education, University of Stockholm, Sweden, International, $14560 Funded. (2006 - 2016).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (Co-Principal), "UNT-ESATP Autism Project, Research Scientist III Faculty position," sponsored by Easter Seals North Texas, Local, $85288 Funded. (2012 - 2013).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (Co-Principal), "Easter Seals North Texas Autism Treatment Program," sponsored by A collaborative project between UNT and Easter Seals, Texas, Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Local, $1250000 Funded. (2009 - 2011).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (Co-Principal), "Easter Seals North Texas Autism Treatment Program," sponsored by A collaborative project between UNT and Easter Seals, Texas, Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Local, $225049 Funded. (2008 - 2009).

Grant - Research

• Mpofu, E. (Principal), Barrio, B.L. (Co-Principal), Mohanty, S. (Co-Principal), Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (Co-Principal), "Discovering capabilities for community living of older adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder," sponsored by Agency for Community Living -US Health and Human Services -NIDILRR, Federal, $600000 Funded. (2024 - 2027).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., "ESATP UNT ABA DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING COLLABORATION," sponsored by Easter Seals North Texas, Private, $171280 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., "ESATP UNT ABA DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING COLLABORATION," sponsored by Easter Seals North Texas, Private, $85634 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., "ESATP UNT ABA DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING COLLABORATION," sponsored by Easter Seals North Texas, Private, $102922 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
• Ennis-Cole, D. (Co-Principal), Ala i-Rosales, S. (Co-Principal), "Autism Spectrum Research Cluster Proposal," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, Funded. (2008 - 2009).
• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (Principal), "ESATP UNT ABA Development and Training Collaboration," sponsored by Easter Seals, NFP, Funded. (2017 - 2020).

Grant - Service

• Ala'i-Rosales, S.S. (Principal), "ESATP UNT ABA Development and Training Collaboration," sponsored by Easter Seals, NFP, Funded. (2016 - 2017).