Curriculum Vitae

Professional History

Date Position
2018- Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 70803, USA.
Department of Psychology, School Psychology
2016-2018 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Department of Psychology
2015-2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Outpatient Neurobehavioral Unit
2014-2015 Predoctoral Intern, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Behavioral Pediatrics and Integrated Care
2013-2014 Behavior Analyst, School Psychologist, Devereux Foundation Center for Autism Research and Educational Services (CARES), Wayne, PA.

Education

Date

Institution

2010-2015 PhD, School Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Thesis title: Technology for Establishing Deictic Repertoires in Autism
Advisors: Dr. Catherine Fiorello, PhD, NCSP, ABPP and Dr. Matthew Tincani, PhD, BCBA-D
2009-2010 EdS, School Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.
Advisor: Dr. Barbara Bole-Williams, PhD, NCSP
2007-2009 MA/CAGS, School Psychology/Behavior Analysis, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.
Advisors: Dr. Mary Lou Kerwin, PhD, BCBA-D and Dr. Roberta Dihoff, PhD
2003-2007 BA, Psychology: Child Behavior Science, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Certifications

Date Certification
2019- Licensed Behavior Analyst - LBA (L-384)
2010- Nationally Certified School Psychologist (39676)
2009- Board Certified Behavior Analyst–Doctoral (1-09-5305)

Editorial Positions

Date Publication
2020- School Psychology Review
2019- Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
2018-2019  Perspectives on Behavior Science

Publications

2020 & In Press

Hannula, C., Jimenez-Gomez, C., Wu, W., Brewer, A. T., Kodak, T., Gilroy, S. P., ... & Podlesnik, C. A. (In Press). "Quantifying errors of bias and discriminability in conditional-discrimination perforfmance in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder." Learning and Motivation.

Kuroda, T., Gilroy, S. P., Cançado, C. R., & Podlesnik, C. A. (In Press). "Effects of punishing target response during extinction on resurgence and renewal in zebrafish (Danio rerio)." Behavioural Processes.

Leader, G., O’Reilly, M., Gilroy, S. P., Chen, J. L., Ferrari, C., & Mannion, A. (In Press). "Comorbid Feeding and Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Challenging Behavior, Sensory Issues, Adaptive Functioning and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Developmental Neurorehabilitation.

Gilroy, S. P., Kaplan, B. A., & Reed, D. D. (2020). "Interpretation(s) of elasticity in operant demand." Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 114(1), 106-115.

Leader, G., Tuohy, E., Chen, J. L., Mannion, A., & Gilroy, S. P. (2020). "Feeding problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, challenging behavior and sensory issues in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1401-1410.

2019

Gilroy, S. P., Kaplan, B. A., Reed, D. D., Hantula, D. A., & Hursh, S. R. (2019). "An exact solution for unit elasticity in the exponential model of operant demand". Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 27(6), 588.

Gilroy, S. P., Kaplan, B. A., Bullock, C. E., & Waits, J. A. (2019). "Current Use and Development of FOSS In Behavior analysis: Modern Behavioral Engineering." In Introduction to programming for Behavior Analysts – Volume 2. ABPMC.

Gilroy, S. P., Ford, H. L., Boyd, R. J., O’Connor, J. T., & Kurtz, P. F. (2019). "An Evaluation of Operant Behavioural Economics in Functional Communication Training for Severe Problem Behaviour." Developmental neurorehabilitation, 22(8), 553-564.

Kirkpatrick, B., Gilroy, S. P., & Leader, G. (2019). "Qualitative study on parents’ perspectives of the familial impact of living with a child with autism spectrum disorder who experiences insomnia." Sleep Medicine, 62, 59-68.

Gilroy, S. P., & Kaplan, B. A. (2019). "Furthering open science in behavior analysis: An introduction and tutorial for using GitHub in research." Perspectives on behavior science, 42(3), 565-581.

Gilroy, S. P., & Kaplan, B. A. (2020). "Modeling Treatment-Related Decision-Making Using Applied Behavioral Economics: Caregiver Perspectives in Temporally-Extended Behavioral Treatments." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1-12.

Kaplan, B. A., Gilroy, S. P., Reed, D. D., Koffarnus, M. N., & Hursh, S. R. (2019). "The R package beezdemand: Behavioral economic easy demand." Perspectives on Behavior Science, 42(1), 163-180.

2018

Gilroy, S. P., Leader, G., & McCleery, J. P. (2018). "A pilot community‐based randomized comparison of speech generating devices and the picture exchange communication system for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder." Autism Research, 11(12), 1701-1711.

Gilroy, S. P., Kaplan, B. A., Reed, D. D., Koffarnus, M. N., & Hantula, D. A. (2018). "The demand curve analyzer: Behavioral economic software for applied research." Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 110(3), 553-568.

Gilroy, S. P., Kaplan, B. A., & Leader, G. (2018). "A systematic review of applied behavioral economics in assessments and treatments for individuals with developmental disabilities." Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 5(3), 247-259.

Mathews, T. L., Vatland, C., Lugo, A. M., Koenig, E. A., & Gilroy, S. P. (2018). "Training Peer Models to Promote Social Skills: Considerations for Practice." Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 33(3), 160-170.

Gilroy, S. P., & Hantula, D. A. (2018). "Discounting model selection with area‐based measures: A case for numerical integration." Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 109(2), 433-449.

2017

Gilroy, S. P., & Hantula, D. A. (2018). "Discounting model selection with area‐based measures: A case for numerical integration." Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 109(2), 433-449.

Gilroy, S. P., McCleery, J. P., & Leader, G. (2017). "Systematic review of methods for teaching social and communicative behavior with high-tech augmentative and alternative communication modalities." Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 4(4), 307-320.

Gilroy, S. P., Franck, C. T., & Hantula, D. A. (2017). "The discounting model selector: Statistical software for delay discounting applications." Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 107(3), 388-401.