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Cooperant Learning | Assessing Social Validity in Functional Analysis | Michael Kranak & Isaac Melanson
Cooperant Learning Podcast | Assessing Social Validity in Functional Analysis | Michael Kranak & Isaac Melanson
CEUs: Sparks Behavioral Services, LLC (ACE #OP-21-0004) is an ACE-approved provider of continuing education units for behavior analysts. You can earn continuing education units (CEUs) for listening to this episode by visiting cooperantlearning.com!
Summary
In this episode our guests navigate the research on social validity and functional analysis in behavior analytic research while discussing their paper "A concise review of social validity assessments during functional analyses of challenging behavior."
Research:
Stephens MJ, Wessel MA, Melanson IJ, Kranak MP. A concise review of social validity assessments during functional analyses of challenging behavior. J Appl Behav Anal. 2025 Oct Autumn (Fall);58(4):896-905. doi: 10.1002/jaba.70031. Epub 2025 Oct 1. PMID: 41032242; PMCID: PMC12654957.
Guests
Michael Kranak, PhD, BCBA-D is an Associate Professor and the Director of Research for the Center for Autism at Oakland University. His research interests primarily include relapse of problem behavior, supervision best practices, and protection of the profession of behavior analysis. Dr. Kranak has accrued nearly $2 million in extramural funding to support his research and clinical endeavors, including from the NIH. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, working out, cooking, golfing; and is an avid Pittsburgh sports fan.
Dr. Isaac Melanson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level (BCBA-D). His research and clinical work focus on the assessment, treatment, and prevention of challenging behavior, the evaluation of safe and valid functional assessment methods, and the study of preference and choice patterns among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Listen now:
🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/7jEtOKZjbww4TCL9YfOMZF?si=490b8beed95c406b
🍎 Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cooperant-learning-podcast/id1817490272
▶️ YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@cooperantlearning
🌐 Website → https://www.cooperantlearning.com
Connect with us:
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cooperantbx/
🎵 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperantlearning
📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/people/Cooperant-Learning/61564380433792/?_rdr
#bcba #bcaba #registeredbehaviortechnician #rbt #appliedbehavioranalysis #behaviorscience #aba #behavioranalysis #schedulesofreinforcement #bcbasofinstagram #bcbasoftiktok
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By Cooperant LearningCooperant Learning Podcast | Assessing Social Validity in Functional Analysis | Michael Kranak & Isaac Melanson
CEUs: Sparks Behavioral Services, LLC (ACE #OP-21-0004) is an ACE-approved provider of continuing education units for behavior analysts. You can earn continuing education units (CEUs) for listening to this episode by visiting cooperantlearning.com!
Summary
In this episode our guests navigate the research on social validity and functional analysis in behavior analytic research while discussing their paper "A concise review of social validity assessments during functional analyses of challenging behavior."
Research:
Stephens MJ, Wessel MA, Melanson IJ, Kranak MP. A concise review of social validity assessments during functional analyses of challenging behavior. J Appl Behav Anal. 2025 Oct Autumn (Fall);58(4):896-905. doi: 10.1002/jaba.70031. Epub 2025 Oct 1. PMID: 41032242; PMCID: PMC12654957.
Guests
Michael Kranak, PhD, BCBA-D is an Associate Professor and the Director of Research for the Center for Autism at Oakland University. His research interests primarily include relapse of problem behavior, supervision best practices, and protection of the profession of behavior analysis. Dr. Kranak has accrued nearly $2 million in extramural funding to support his research and clinical endeavors, including from the NIH. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, working out, cooking, golfing; and is an avid Pittsburgh sports fan.
Dr. Isaac Melanson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level (BCBA-D). His research and clinical work focus on the assessment, treatment, and prevention of challenging behavior, the evaluation of safe and valid functional assessment methods, and the study of preference and choice patterns among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Listen now:
🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/7jEtOKZjbww4TCL9YfOMZF?si=490b8beed95c406b
🍎 Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cooperant-learning-podcast/id1817490272
▶️ YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@cooperantlearning
🌐 Website → https://www.cooperantlearning.com
Connect with us:
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cooperantbx/
🎵 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperantlearning
📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/people/Cooperant-Learning/61564380433792/?_rdr
#bcba #bcaba #registeredbehaviortechnician #rbt #appliedbehavioranalysis #behaviorscience #aba #behavioranalysis #schedulesofreinforcement #bcbasofinstagram #bcbasoftiktok