Measuring the Dissemination Impact of Culturo-Behavioral Science

Gelino, Brett W.; Critchfield, Thomas S.; Reed, Derek D.

doi:10.1007/s42822-022-00120-3

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“…Some sources of mentions (e.g., social media) can be authored by just about anyone, whereas others (e.g., news articles, Wikipedia pages, and patents) are more likely to come from individuals with specialized professional expertise. Because these mentions do not originate in the scholarly literature, they have been called a measure of dissemination impact (Critchfield & Dixon, 2022; Critchfield et al, 2022; Gelino et al, 2023; Trueger et al, 2015). Studies show little correlation between citation counts and altmetric mentions, suggesting that they are in fact qualitatively different measures (e.g., Costas et al, 2015; Tattersall & Carroll, 2018).…”

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“…A unifying theme in behavior analysis, then, is that practices are shaped by data. Yet there is at least one facet of behavior analysis that has remained relatively detached from systematic effectiveness evidence: the discipline's quest for societal acceptance and influence (e.g., Critchfield et al, 2017; Gelino et al, 2023). It is widely assumed within the discipline that behavior analysts create solutions that, once demonstrated as effective, could be widely disseminated through public policy , which means systematic, large‐scale actions taken by societal institutions (Gerston, 2014).…”

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A peek into the room where it happens: Quantifying ABA's influence on public policy discussions

Critchfield

2024

J of App Behav Analysis

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To maximize its influence, applied behavior analysis must both create solutions and shape public policy to implement those solutions at scale. From the perspective of data‐driven decision making, it is illogical to talk about seeking public policy influence without consulting evidence showing when influence has been achieved. One relevant form of evidence is the attention that behavioral solutions receive in published discussions about policy issues, and here I show how much of this attention has been earned by articles published in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. I also propose using the same kind of data to support finer grained analyses focusing on specific behavior problems, specific types of interventions, and the research programs of individual investigators. Although this is far from a complete account of the influence of applied behavior analysis on policy, it is better to have data than none if the goal is to transform the quest for influence on policy from a matter of speculation and casual discussion into an evidence‐based practice.

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