Jason C Vladescu Author

David J. Cox, Ph.D., M.S.B., BCBA-D is the VP of Data Science at RethinkFirst and Faculty of Behavior Analysis at Endicott College. He completed an NIH Sponsored Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Computational Behavioral Economics at Johns Hopkins University, a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Data Science through the Insight Data Science Program, a Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis at the University of Florida, an M.S. in Bioethics at Union Graduate College, and a B.S. in Psychology at Arizona State University. David’s early career involved work with children, adolescents, and adults with a range of diagnoses spanning Autism Spectrum Disorders, developmental disabilities, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, obesity, and substance abuse/misuse. After 14 years working with these populations, he pivoted his career into data science and artificial intelligence. He has published 50+ peer-reviewed articles and three books spanning his research interests of quantitative and computational analyses of choice, verbal behavior, behavioral health, and ethical behavior. His current research uses machine learning and quantitative modeling to study the behavioral mechanisms of human choice and decision-making in healthcare contexts. Jason C. Vladescu, Ph.D., BCBA-D, NSCP, LBA (NY), is a Founding Partner at The Capstone Center and Full Professor in the Department of Applied Behavior Analysis at Caldwell University. Jason completed his pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute. He has published 80+ peer-reviewed articles and book chapters spanning his research interests in skill acquisition for individuals with ASD/autistic individuals, verbal behavior, staff & caregiver training, safe infant sleep, and other mainstream applications of behavior analysis. Jason is a current or former Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis in Practice and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. He currently or previously served on the editorial board for Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Behavioral Interventions, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, The Psychological Record, School Psychology, Behavioral Development, and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. He is on the Association for Behavior Analysis International Science Board and was the 2020 recipient of the APA (Division 25) B. F. Skinner New Applied Researcher Award.