Faculty and Staff Profiles

• Ph. D. Applied Behavior Analysis/Special Education - The Ohio State University - 2011
• M. A. Applied Behavior Analysis - The Pennsylvania State University - 2006
• B. A. Psychology - Lewis and Clark College - 2003

• Assistant Professor, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership - University of Memphis - 2011 - Present
• Intensive Behavior Consultant,   - Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit #13 - 2006-2008
• Behavior Consultant,   - Department of Human Services Oregon - 2006-2010
• Behavior Consultant,   - Help Services, Inc. - 2006-2008
• Behavior Analysis Assistant,   - Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15 - 2002-2004
• Senior Therapist,   - For the Kids Learning Center - 2002-2004
• Senior Therapist,   - The Greenwood School - 2000-2004

• Edward J. Ray Travel Award - The Ohio State University - 2011
• Thomas and Evelyn Stephens Scholarship - The Ohio State University - 2010
• McNeil-Siegrist Scholarship - The Ohio State University - 2009
• Trainee fellowship - The Ohio State University - 2008-2011
• Graduate Student Scholarship - The Pennsylvania State University - 2004
• Scholarship - Families for Effective Autism Treatment - 2002

• EDPR 7581 - Single-Subject Research and Design - The University of Memphis
• EDPR 8581 - Single-Subject Research and Design - The University of Memphis
• SPED 7516 - Advanced Principles and Concepts in ABA - The University of Memphis
• SPED 8516 - Advanced Principles and Concepts in ABA - The University of Memphis
• SPED 7514 - Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (G) - University of Memphis
• SPED 8514 - Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (G) - University of Memphis
• SPED 7517 - Assessment and Positive Behavior Support (G) - University of Memphis
• SPED 8517 - Assessment and Positive Behavior Support (G) - University of Memphis
• SPED 7518 - Evidence Based Practices (G) - University of Memphis
• SPED 8518 - Evidence Based Practices (G) - University of Memphis

• DEPARTMENT -   -  
• University of Memphis - ICL Graduate Committee Member - 2011-Present
• University of Memphis - SPED Instructor Search Committee Member - 2012
• COLLEGE -   -  
• University of Memphis - SPED Assistant Professor Search Committee Member -  
• The University of Memphis - SPED Instructor Search Committee Member - 2012
• University of Memphis - ICL Representative on the Dean's Research Travel Committee - 2012
• UNIVERSITY -   -  
• The Ohio State University - Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Student Representative - 2009-2010
• LOCAL/REGIONAL -   -  
• Autism Society for the Mid-South - Board Member - 2011-2014
• The Ohio State University Adult Reading Initiative - One of three primary developers - 2009-2010
• Buckeye Behavior Analysis Services - Team Member - 2009-2011
• Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis - Executive Council Member at Large - 2007-2009
• Abraxas Academy Behavioral Management Committee - Behavioral Review Committee - 2007-2009
• Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis - Executive Council Student Representative - 2005-2007
• STATE -   -  
• Tennessee Board of Regents Research Academy - TBR Research Fellow - 2011-Present
• NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL -   -  
• Association for Behavior Analysis International - ABAI Accreditation Site Visitor - 2012
• Association for Behavior Analysis International - Student Representative - 2010-2011
• The National Honor Society in Psychology - Penn State Harrisburg Chapter - Vice President - 2005-2006
• Behavioral Interventions - Reviewer - 2012, 2010
• Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis - Reviewer - 2012, 2011, 2008
• Journal of Autism Spectrum Disorders - Reviewer - 2012
• Tennessee Board of Regents Research Academy - TBR Research Fellow - 2011
• Autism Society for the Mid-South - Board Member - 2011-2012
• Association for Behavior Analysis International - Student Program Representative - 2010-2011
• School Psychology Review - Reviewer - 2010, 2008
• Buckeye Behavior Analysis Services - Team Member - 2009-2011
• Higher Education Consortium for Special Education - Student Representative - 2009-2010
• The Ohio State University Adult Reading Initiative - One of three primary developers - 2009-2010
• Journal of Behavioral Education - Reviewer - 2009
• Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis - Executive Council Member at Large - 2007-2009
• Abraxas Academy Behavioral Management Committee - Committee Member - 2007-2009
• The National Honor Society in Psychology - Psi Chi - Vice President - 2005-2006

• Meindl, J. N. (2012). Understanding preference shifts: A review and alternate explanation of within-trial contrast and state-dependent valuation. The Behavior Analyst, 35, 179-195.
  
  
• Meindl, J. N. (Accepted). Joint attention training in children with autism. In V. B. Patel, V. R. Preedy, and C. R. Martin (Eds.), The Comprehensive Guide to Autism, Springer

• Meindl, J. N. & Casey, L. G. (2012). Increasing the suppressive effect of delayed punishers: A review of basic and applied literature. Behavioral Interventions, 27, 129-150.

• Casey, L. G., Zanskas, S., Meindl, J. N., Cogdal, P., Parra, G. R., & Powell, K. (2012). Parental symptoms of posttraumatic stress following a child’s diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6, 1186-1193.

• Casey, L. B., Meindl, J. N., Frame, K., Elswick, S., Hayes, J., & Wyatt, J. (2012). Current trends in education: How single-subject research can help teachers keep up with the zeitgeist. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 85, 109-116.
  
  
• Meindl, J. N. & Cannella-Malone, H. I. (2011). Initiating and responding to joint attention in children with autism: A review of the literature. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35, 1441–1454.
  
  
• Perrin, C. J., Miller, N., Haberlin, A. T., Ivy, J. W., Meindl, J. N., & Neef, N. A. (accepted for publication). Measuring and reducing college students’ procrastination of studying. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
  
  
• Foxx, R. M., Meindl, J. N., Garito, J. S., & Ivy, J. W. (2008). The state of the art: The treatment of aggressive/destructive behavior since the 1989 NIH consensus conference. Psychology in Intellectual Disabilities, 33, 4–6.
  
  
• Foxx, R. M., & Meindl, J. (2007).The long-term successful treatment of the aggressive/destructive behaviors of a pre-adolescent with autism. Behavioral Interventions: Special Issue: The Treatment and Assessment of the Severe Behavior of Individuals with AU and Developmental Disabilities, 22, 83–97.
  
  
• Foxx, R. M. & Meindl, J. (2007). The long term successful treatment of the aggressive/destructive behaviors of a preadolescent with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 22, 83–97.
  
  

• REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
  
• Meindl, J. N., Miller, N., Ivy, J. W., & Neef, N. (2012, Oct). Promoting generalized responding within a flashcard instructional strategy. Presentation at the Conference of the Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis 15th Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Freeze, T., & Meindl, J. N. (2012, Oct). The effects of an unknown vs. known therapist on behavior. Poster presented at the Conference of the Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis 15th Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Casey, L. B., Meindl, J. N., & Miller, N. (2012, Sept). Current trends in autism: Working with individuals and families. Presentation at the Conference of the Tennessee chapter of the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (TN-NADD), Arlington, MS.
• Meindl, J. N. & *Freeze, T. (2012, July). Topics in autism: Joint attention and functional analyses. Presentation conducted at the meeting of the 2^nd Annual MidSouth Autism Conference, Southhaven, MS.
• Freeze, T., Meindl, J. N., White, C., & Brady, L. (2012, April). The effects of an unknown vs. known therapist on behavior. Presentation conducted at the meeting of the West Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis, Arlington, TN.
• Miller, N., Meindl, J.N., Ivy, J. W., Garner, J., & Neef, N. A. (2012, May). Teaching behavioral concepts to college students: A comparison of flashcards containing examples versus definitions. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 38^th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
• Ivy, J. W., Neef, N. A., Meindl, J. N., & Miller, N. (2012, May). A preliminary examination of motivating operation and reinforcer class interaction. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 38^th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
• Justice, W. V., Casey, L. B., Meindl, J. N., & McKessy, W. (2012, May). Investigating sensory-oriented theories of the effects of environmental discriminative stimuli on people with autism. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 38^th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
• Casey, L. B., Meindl, J. N., & Smith. C. (2012, May). Parental symptoms of posttraumatic stress following a child’s diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: Prevalence and practical implications. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 38^th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
• Frame, K. N. Casey, L. B., & Meindl, J. N. (2012, May). Teaching by the numbers: How to use data in the classroom. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 38^th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
• Meindl, J. N. & Casey, L. B. (2012, May). Within-trial contrast: Conditioning effects on preceding and subsequent stimuli. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 38^th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
• Meindl, J. N. & Casey, L. B. (2011, Oct). Within-trial contrast: Conditioning effects on preceding and subsequent stimuli. Poster presented at the Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
  
• Foxx, R. M., Heward, W. L., & Neef, N. A. (2011, May). Professional development series: Understanding the publication process. In J. N. Meindl (chair). Panel discussion to be conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 37^th Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
• Meindl, J. N., Ivy, J. W., Miller, N., & Neef, N. A. (2011, May). Promoting generalized responding when using SAFMEDS as an instructional tool. In J. W. Ivy (chair) Behavioral research in the college classroom: An examination of active student responding techniques. Symposium to be conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 37^th Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
• Miller, N., Meindl, J. N., Ivy, J., & Neef, N. (2011, May). Promoting generalized responding through multiple exemplars when using SAFMEDS as an instructional tool. Poster presented at the PAES Graduate Student Poster 1^st Annual Symposium, Columbus, OH.
• Perrin, C. J., Haberlin, A. T., Meindl, J. N., Ivy, J. W., Miller, N., Graham, K. J., & Neef, N. A. (2011, May). Measuring and reducing undergraduate student's procrastination of studying. Symposium to be conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 37^th Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
• Miller, N., Meindl, J. N., Ivy, J., & Neef, N. (2010, November). Promoting generalized responding through multiple exemplars when using SAFMEDS as an instructional tool. Poster presented at the meeting of the Ohio Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Columbus, OH.
• Perrin, C. J., Ivy, J., Meindl, J. N., Haberlin, A. T., Neef, N. A., & Miller, N. (2010, May).  Supporting student learning: Recent research in college instruction. In J. N. Meindl (chair), Measuring and reducing college students’ procrastination of studying. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 36^th Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
• Bailey, L. R., & Meindl, J. N. (2009, May). Construction and implementation of a time-out area in a public school setting. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 35^th Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
• Meindl, J. N. & Bailey, L. R. (2008). Aggression and self-injury: Snapshots of a successful intervention. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 34^th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Foxx, R. M., Meindl. J. N., Ivy, J. W., & Garito, J. (2007, May). In R. M. Foxx (Chair), The development of a behavioral treatment team within a large special educational organization: Lessons learned. Panel discussion conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 33^th Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
• Foxx, R. M., & Meindl. J. N. (2007). The treatment of severe aggression in an adolescent with autism. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 33^th Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
• Foxx, R. M., Garito, J., Ivy, J. W., & Meindl, J. N. (2006). In R. M. Foxx (Chair), The treatment of aggressive/destructive behavior: The state of the art. Panel Discussion conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International 32^nd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.
• Foxx, R. M., & Meindl, J. N. (2006). Treating severe aggression in an adolescent with autism. Poster presented at the meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention, Hershey, PA.
• Foxx, R. M., Garito, J., Meindl, J. N., & Ivy, J. W. (2006). Treating severe behavior problems. Workshop Presented at the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention, Hershey, PA.
• NON-REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
  
• Neef, N. A. & Meindl, J. N. (March, 2011). Contributing to a behavior analysis of teaching while teaching behavior analysis. Presentation to the Behavior Analysis Student and Alumni Association, The University of North Texas, Denton, TX. non-refereed
  
• Meindl. J. N. & Ivy, J. W. (2010). Stimulus equivalence 101. Guest Lecturer to Graduate level students, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. non-refereed
• Meindl. J. N. (2010). Teaching strategies for students with emotional disorders, behavioral disorders, and/or ADHD: Effective classroom management. Guest Lecturer to Graduate and Undergraduate level students, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. non-refereed
• Meindl. J. N. (2010). Preparing for the general examination. Guest Lecturer for Graduate Studies Committee, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. non-refereed
• Meindl. J. N. & Ivy, J. W. (2009). Adults with reading deficits. Guest Lecturer to Undergraduate level students, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. non-refereed
• Meindl. J. N. (2009). Augmentative and alternative communication. Guest Lecturer to Undergraduate level students, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. non-refereed
• Meindl. J. N. (2007). Treating a highly aggressive child with multiple disabilities. Guest Lecturer for Graduate level Behavior Modification Class, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA. non-refereed
• Meindl, J. N., Ivy, J. W., & Garito, J. (2007). Using applied behavior analysis in multiple disabilities and life skills classrooms. Act 80 presentation to Teachers and Educational Professionals at the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit # 13, Lancaster, PA. non-refereed
  
• Meindl, J. N., Ivy, J. W., & Garito, J. (2007). The measurement of behavior: Documenting change. Act 80 presentation to School Psychologists and Special Education Consultants at the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit # 13, Lancaster, PA. non-refereed
• Meindl. J. N. (2007). Implementing a behavioral approach within a non-behavioral setting. Guest Lecturer for Graduate level Behavior Management Class, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA. non-refereed
• Meindl. J. N. (2006). The treatment of aggressive behavior. Guest lecturer for Graduate level Behavior Modification Class, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA. non-refereed
• Meindl, J. N. (2004). Introductory workshop on applied behavior analysis. Workshop Presented for Families for Effective Autism Treatment, Eugene, OR. non-refereed
• Meindl, J. N. (2004). Introductory workshop on verbal behavior. Workshop Presented for Families for Effective Autism Treatment, Hillsboro, OR. non-refereed
• Meindl, J. N. (2003). Introductory workshop on applied behavior analysis. Workshop Presented for Families for Effective Autism Treatment, Portland, OR. non-refereed