William Dube, Ph.D.

Academic Role: Associate Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Psychiatry

Other Affiliation(s):
   Program in Neuroscience
   Shriver Center

Research Interests

Much of Dr. Dube's research investigates new methods for teaching individuals with developmental disabilities like mental retardation and autism. The studies examine basic issues in stimulus control, discrimination learning, and attention. Some studies also explore the use of microcomputers as interactive teaching machines for programmed instruction with individuals who have moderate to severe mental retardation.

Ongoing Projects

• Quantitative Analyses of Behavioral Allocation and Choice in Mental Retardation

Recent Projects

• Stimulus Overselectivity and Restricted Stimulus Control
• Behavioral Choice, Momentum, and Flexibility in Mental Retardation

Recent Publications

McIlvane, W. J., Dube, W. V., Lionello-DeNolf , K. M., Serna, R. W., Barros, R. S., & Galvão, O. F. (in press). Some current dimensions of translational behavior analysis: From laboratory research to intervention for persons with autism spectrum disorders. In J. Mulick & E. Mayville (Eds.). Behavioral foundations of effective autism treatment. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.

Parry-Cruwys, D. E., Neal, C. M., Ahearn, W. H., Wheeler, E. E., Premchander, R., Loeb, M. B., & Dube, W. V. (in press). Resistance to disruption in a classroom setting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Dube, W. V. (2009). Stimulus overselectivity in discrimination learning. In Reed, P. (Ed.) Behavioural theories and interventions for autism, (pp. 23-46). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Dube, W. V., Ahearn, W. H., Lionello-DeNolf, K. M., & McIlvane, W. J. (2009). Behavioral momentum: Translational research in intellectual and developmental disabilities. Behavior Analyst Today, 10, 238-253.

Klein, J. L., MacDonald, R. F. P., Vaillancourt, G., Ahearn, W. H., & Dube, W. V. (2009). Teaching discrimination of adult gaze direction to preschool children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3, 42-49.

Deutsch, C. K., Dube, W. V., McIlvane, W. J. (2008). Attention deficits, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and intellectual disabilities.Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 14, 285-292.

Ahearn, W. H., MacDonald, R. P. F., Graff, R. B., & Dube, W. V. (2007). Behavior analytic teaching procedures: Basic principles, empirically derived practices. In P. Sturmey, & A. Fitzer (Eds.), Autism spectrum disorders: Applied behavior analysis, evidence and practice. (pp. 31-83). Austin, TX: PRO-ED

Smaby, K., MacDonald, R. P. F., Ahearn, W. H., & Dube, W. V. (2007). Assessment protocol for identifying preferred social consequences. Behavioral Interventions, 22, 311-318.

Tomanari, G. Y., Balsamo, L. M., Fowler, T. R., Lombard, K. M., Farren, K. M., & Dube, W. V. (2007). Manual and ocular observing behavior in human subjects. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 8, 29-40.

Walpole, C. W., Roscoe, E. M., & Dube, W. V. (2007). Use of a differential observing response to expand restricted stimulus control. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 707-712.

Barros, R. S., Lionello-DeNolf, K. M., Dube, W. V., & McIlvane, W. J. (2006). Equivalence class formation via identity matching to sample and simple discrimination with class-specific consequences. Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis, 2, 79-92.

Dickson, C. A., Deutsch, C. K., Wang, S. S., & Dube, W. V. (2006). Matching-to-sample assessment of stimulus overselectivity in students with intellectual disabilities. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 111, 447-453.

Dickson, C. A., Wang, S. S., Lombard, K. M., & Dube, W. V. (2006). Overselective stimulus control in residential school students with intellectual disabilities. Research and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 27, 618-631. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2005.07.004

Dube, W. V., Balsamo, L. M., Fowler, T. R., Dickson, C. A., Lombard, K. M., & Tomanari, G. Y. (2006). Observing behavior topography in delayed matching to multiple samples. The Psychological Record, 56, 233-244.

Dube, W. V. & McIlvane, W. J. (2006). Behavior-analytic experimental strategies and motivational processes in persons with mental retardation. In H. Switzky, L. Hickson, & R. Schalock (Eds.), International review of research in mental retardation, Vol. 31: Mental retardation, personality, and motivational systems (pp. 261-288). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

MacDonald, R. P. F., Anderson, J., Dube, W. V., Geckeler, A., Green, G., Holcomb W. L., Mansfield, R. C., & Sanchez, J. (2006). Behavioral assessment of joint attention: A methodological report. Research and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 27, 138-150.

Tomanari, G. Y., Sidman, M., Rubio, A. R., & Dube, W. V. (2006). Equivalence classes with requirements for short response latencies. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 85, 349-369.

Galvão, O. F., Barros, R. S., Santos, J. R., Brino, A. L. F., Brandão, S., Lavratti, C. M., Dube, W. V., & McIlvane, W. J. (2005). Extent and limits of the matching concept in Cebus apella: A matter of experimental control? The Psychological Record, 55, 219-232.

Dube, W. V., MacDonald, R. P. F., Mansfield, R. C., Holcomb W. L., & Ahearn W. H., (2004). Toward a behavioral analysis of joint attention, The Behavior Analyst, 27, 197-207.

Ahearn, W. H., Clark, K. M., Gardenier, N. C., Chung, B. I., & Dube, W. V. (2003). Persistence of stereotypy: Examining the effects of external reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 439-447.http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/articles/2003/jaba-36-04-0439.pdf

Dube, W. V., McIlvane, W. J., Mazzitelli, K., & McNamara, B. (2003). Reinforcer rate effects and behavioral momentum in individuals with developmental disabilities. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 108, 134-143.

Dube, W. V., Lombard, K. M., Farren, K. M., Flusser, D. S., Balsamo, L. M., Fowler, T. R., & Tomanari, G. Y. (2003). Stimulus overselectivity and observing behavior in individuals with mental retardation. In S. Soraci  & K. Murata-Soraci (Eds.), Visual Information Processing (pp. 109-123). Westport, CT: Praeger.

McIlvane, W. J. & Dube, W. V. (2003). Stimulus control topography coherence theory: Foundations and extensions. The Behavior Analyst, 26, 195-213.

Academic Background

Education

B.M., Music Education, Boston Conservatory of Music, 1972
M.A., Applied Behavior Analysis, Northeastern University, 1985
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Northeastern University, 1987

Current Appointments

Senior Scientist, Psychological Sciences Division, Shriver Center
Shriver Behavioral Technology Group

Board of Editors: The Psychological Record, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Professional Advisory Boards: New England Center for Children, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Association for Science in Autism Treatment

Office: 13E870
Phone: 508-856-4124
E-mail: William.Dube@umassmed.edu

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