Jeffrey H. Tiger, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Faculty Advisor
E-mail: tiger@uwm.edu
Dr. Tiger received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and completed a post doctoral fellowship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Tiger then served as an assistant professor at Louisiana State University from 2007 to 2011 before joining the faculty of UWM in 2011. His research involves clinical, educational, and translational projects focused on the assessment and treatment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Dr. Tiger currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and as president of the Mid-American Associate for Behavior Analysis. He received the B.F. Skinner New Researcher award from Division 25 of the American Psychological Association in 2012.
Kyle Caldwell
1st Year Doctoral Student
E-mail: caldwe54@uwm.edu
Kyle joined the Tiger Lab in the Fall of 2016. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of North Texas while working with Dr. Karen Toussaint. He is currently developing his thesis project to teach individuals with severe problem behavior to independently recruit preferred activities to mediate delays to reinforcement.
Melissa (Krabbe) Drifke
5th Year Doctoral Student
E-mail: makrabbe@uwm.edu
Melissa completed her bachelors degree in Psychology at Marquette University in May of 2012 and joined the Tiger Lab in the Fall of 2012. She completed her Masters degree in 2014 and successfully passed her examination to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Wisconsin Licensed Behavior Analyst. She is currently developing her dissertation. Melissa’s thesis was recently accepted for publication in Learning and Motivation and she is developing her dissertation to examine the learning histories that promote preference for and against choice-making opportunities.
Publications:
Drifke, M. A., & Tiger, J. H. (in press). A component analysis and generalization assessment of using behavioral skills training to teach three-step prompting to parents of children with escape-maintained problem behavior. Learning and Motivation.
Recent Presentations:
Krabbe, M. A., & Tiger, J. H. (2016, May). A comparison of delay-to-reinforcement procedures following functional communication training. In M. A. Krabbe (Chair) Advances in Function-Based Treatment of Problem Behavior: Multiple Schedules, Delay Fading, and Demand Assessments. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Krabbe, M. A., & Tiger, J. H. (2015, May). Developing eye contact in a child with autism using a graduated prompting procedure. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.
Caitlin Fulton
1st Year Masters Student
E-mail: cjfulton@uwm.edu
Caitlin completed her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nebraska in Omaha and worked at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, working with Drs. Wayne Fisher, Cathleen Piazza, Henry Roane, and Tiffany Kodak, among others. Caitlin is currently developing her thesis examining the role of preference in selecting alternative reinforcers to delivery during delay periods following functional communication training.
Recent Presentations:
Larson, D. I., Fulton, C. J., & Tiger, J. H. (2016, October). Transitioning from simple-general to framed-specific mands during functional communication training. Poster presented at the meeting of the Mid-America Association for Behavior Analysis, Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Maggie Gifford
1st Year Masters Student
E-mail: gifford3@uwm.edu
Maggie completed her Bachelor’s degree at Drake University in Iowa where she worked with Dr. Maria Valdavinos. She is particularly interested in parent and teacher training for behavioral interventions and is in the early stages of developing her thesis project.
Kim Gussy-Fragakis
1st Year Masters Student
E-mail: gussyfr2@uwm.edu
Kim worked as an undergraduate research assistant in the Tiger Lab before formally enrolling in the Master’s program in 2016. She is developing her Master’s thesis comparing the efficacy of praise as a reinforcer with and without therapist eye contact.
Andrew Jost
2nd Year Master’s Student
E-mail: ajost@uwm.edu
Andrew completed his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he worked with Drs. Kevin Klatt and Carla Lagorio. He is currently a BCaBA and is scheduled to complete his practicum training at the end of the 2016 academic year. He will sit for his BCBA and pursue clinical positions after his graduation.
Dani Larson
1st Year Masters Student
E-mail: dilarson@uwm.edu
Dani completed her undergraduate degree from St. Olaf college and began working with children with autism after her graduation. Dani joined the Master’s program at UWM in 2016.
Recent Presentations:
Larson, D. I., Fulton, C. J., & Tiger, J. H. (2016, October). Transitioning from simple-general to framed-specific mands during functional communication training. Poster presented at the meeting of the Mid-America Association for Behavior Analysis, Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Madelynn Lillie
2nd Year Master’s Student
E-mail: malillie@uwm.edu
Maddy completed her Bachelor’s degree at UW-Milwaukee and worked with Dr. Tiger as a research assistant prior to enrolling in the Master’s program. Maddy’s Masters thesis will examine the generative development of braille literacy skills with sighted college students.
Recent Presentations:
Lillie, M. A., Krabbe, M. A., & Tiger, J. H. (2016, October). A comparison of delay-to-reinforcement procedures following functional communication training. Poster presented at the meeting of the Mid-America Association for Behavior Analysis, Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Lillie, M. A., & Tiger, J. H. (2016, May). Evaluation of a variable-momentary differential reinforcement of other behavior schedule in the treatment of attention-maintained problem behavior. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.