Allen J. Karsina head shot

Assistant Professor

College Hall
Department Applied Behavior Analysis

Mailing Address

Regis College box 10

235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493

About

Professor Karsina has spent 30 years of working with children and adults with ASD and developmental disabilities.

Classes Taught

  • Applied Behavior Analysis: Behavior Assessment
  • Applied Behavior Analysis: Ethical Practice in ABA
  • Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles and Concepts I
  • Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles and Concepts II

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Behavior Analysis, Western New England College

Master of Science, Applied Behavior Analysis, Northeastern University

Bachelor of Arts, Political Philosophy, University of Chicago

Karsina, A, Thompson, R, H, Rodriguez, N, M, Vanselow, N, R. (2012). Effects of Differential Reinforcement and Rules with Feedback on Preference for Choice and Verbal Reports. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 28, 31-57.

Vanselow, N, R, Thompson, R, H, Karsina, A. (2011).; Data-based decision making: The impact of data variability, training, and context. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 767-780.

Karsina, A, Thompson, R, H, Rodriguez, N, M. (2011). The effects of a history of differential reinforcement on preference for choice. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 95, 189-202.

Groskreutz, N, C, Karsina, A, Miguel, C, F, Groskreutz, M, P, (2010). Using complex auditory-visual samples to increase learning efficiency within match-to-sample trials. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 131-136.

Editing Credits

Professor Karsina has served as a guest reviewer for The Behavior Analyst, Behavioral Interventions, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Karsina, A, J. (2023, April). The Many Roles of Feedback in BCBA™ Supervision (and Our Lives) [Invited talk]. BABAT Social, Weston, MA, USA.

Karsina, A, J. (2023, March). Is Applied Behavior Analysis Good? [Webinar]. Regis College, Weston MA, USA.

Karsina, A, J. (2021, February). Implications of the new ethical code [Webinar]. New England Center for Children, Southborough, MA, USA.