Eileen Roscoe

Eileen Roscoe serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Psychology Department at Western New England University while holding a primary role as Director of Behavior Analytic Research at the New England Center for Children (NECC). She joined NECC in 2002 as Assistant Director of the Staff Intensive Unit before transitioning to the Research Department in 2005.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.S. from the University of Florida
• M.S. from the University of Florida
• Ph.D. from the University of Florida

Dr. Roscoe's research program centers on evidence-based interventions for individuals with autism, with particular emphasis on:

• Functional Analysis Refinements: Developing remote staff training protocols using enhanced instructions and video modeling to overcome resource barriers
• Individualized Reinforcer Identification: Creating socially valid preference assessments for leisure, vocational, and social interaction contexts
• Practical Treatment Innovations: Engineering reinforcement parameters to treat socially maintained behavior when extinction is impractical, and developing competing stimulus protocols for automatically reinforced behaviors
• Cross-Application Extensions: Translating core principles to sleep enhancement, medical procedure cooperation, fitness tracking competitions, and schedule thinning

Her scholarly recognition includes:

• B. F. Skinner Foundation New Researcher Award (2009) from APA Division 25

Dr. Roscoe maintains significant editorial leadership as current board member for both the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) and Behavioral Interventions, following her tenure as JABA Associate Editor (2010-2013). She has secured federal research funding through collaborations with prominent behavior analysts including Bill Dube, Bill McIlvane, and Willie DeLeon. Her teaching portfolio at WNEU features graduate courses strictly aligned with BACB task lists, utilizing active learning through small-group problem solving. At NECC, she directs a translational research program training clinicians in functional assessment and treatment implementation while mentoring emerging researchers through JABA's editorial mentorship program.