Professional
Workshops

O’Neill, J. (2019, May). Practical applications of behavioral science in police academies. Presented at the annual conference of the Law Enforcement Training Directors of New York State. Binghamton, NY.

O’Neill, J. & Butler, C. (2018, October). Principles of training, performance, and learning. Workshop presented at the Association of Force Science Conference, Chicago, IL.

O’Neill, J. & Hinton, T. (2018, October). We can do better: Using research to drive use of force training. Presented at the International Managers of Police Academy and College Training (IMPACT) track of the 125th Conference and Exposition of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Orlando, FL.

O’Neill, J. & O’Neill, D. A. (2018, April). Police Academy Training, Performance, and Learning. North East Regional Training Meeting of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), Syracuse, NY.

O’Neill, D. A. & O’Neill, J. (2018, January). Exertion and shooting study: An overview. Kansas City Police Department, Kansas City, MO.

O’Neill, J. (2017, December). Police academy training: A multi-site analysis of performance and learning. Force Science Institute, Chicago, IL.

O’Neill, J., O’Neill, D. A., & Weed, K. (2017, August). Continuing our analysis of police academy skills training, acquisition, and retention. Undisclosed research site.

O’Neill, J., O’Neill, D. A., & Spence, W. (2017, June). An analysis of police academy skills training, acquisition, and retention. Undisclosed research site.

O’Neill, D. A. & O’Neill, J. (2017, March). The force encounter. Workshop presented at Eagan Police Department, Eagan, MN.

O’Neill, D. A. & O’Neill, J. (2016, October). The human factors involved in the use-of-force. Workshop presented at Eagan Police Department, Eagan, MN.

Seefeldt, D. A. & O’Neill, J. (2016, March). The human factors involved in the use-of-force. Workshop presented at Use-of-Force Day at the Citizen’s Academy at Eagan Police Department, Eagan, MN.

O’Neill, J. & Henson, L. (2014). Working with People who have Disabilities. Workshop presented at Evaluation and Developmental Center, Carbondale, IL.

Rehfeldt, R. A., O’Neill, J., & Aguirre, A. (2013). Introduction to ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy). Workshop presented at Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND), Carbondale, IL.

Rehfeldt, R. A., Aguirre, A., & O’Neill, J. (2013). Introduction to applications of behavior analysis: school consultation and foster care. Workshop presented at Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND), Carbondale, IL.

O’Neill, J., Buono, F., McKeel, A., (2012). Behavior Analysis. Workshop presented at Hoyleton Ministries, St. Louis, MO.

O’Neill, J., Buono, F., McKeel, A., (2012). Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis. Workshop presented at Hoyleton Ministries, St. Louis, MO.

Invited Talks

O’Neill, J. (2020, February). The Ethical use of Aversive Stimulation for Severe Treatment-Refractory Problem Behaviors. Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.

O'Neill, D. A., Gross, A., O’Neill, J., Slowiak, J. (2018, September). Gaining expertise in new fields of behavioral application: branching out or out on a limb? Minnesota Northland Association for Behavior Analysis, Bloomington, MN.

O’Neill, D. A. (2018, March). Researching at the speed of life: Psychological science in law enforcement. Midwestern Conference on Professional Psychology, Owatonna, MN.

O’Neill, J.  & O’Neill, D. A. (2017, September). Applications of behavior analysis in law enforcement. Minnesota Northland Association for Behavior Analysis, Bloomington, MN.

O’Neill, J. (2017, February). Applied psychology in law enforcement. Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.

Panel Discussions

Blenkush, N., O’Neill, J., & O’Neill, D. A. (2020, March). The ethical application of positive punishment procedures to treat severe treatment-refractory problem behaviors. Connecticut
Association for Behavior Analysis. New Haven, CT.

Gordon, S., Daigle, J. J., & O’Neill, J. (2015). Treating private events as behaviors: Does acceptance and commitment therapy have a place in traditional behavior analysis? Panel discussion presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

Weil, T. M., Greenway, D. E., & O’Neill, J. (2014). Taking perspective: A discussion of research on deictic framing and future implications. Panel discussion presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

Greenway, D. E., Weil, T. M., & O’Neill, J. (2013). Take a walk in our shoes: A discussion on what behavioral psychologists have to say about perspective taking. Panel discussion presented at the 39th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN.

O’Neill, J. & Blenkush, N. (2020, May). Positive punishment of severe problem behaviors: a review of 191 clinical cases. In N. Blenkush (Chair), Positive Punishment of Severe Problem Behaviors. Symposium presented at the 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC.

Fitter, E. A., O’Neill, J., & Blenkush, N. (2020, May). Positive punishment to treat self-injurious behaviors of an individual with Arnold Chiari malformation. In N. Blenkush (Chair), Positive Punishment of Severe Problem Behaviors. Symposium presented at the 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC.

Palmer, D., O’Neill, J., & Blenkush, N. (2020, May). Positive punishment of severe problem behaviors associated with anti-social personality disorder. In N. Blenkush (Chair), Positive Punishment of Severe Problem Behaviors. Symposium presented at the 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC.

O’Neill, J., & O’Neill, D. A. (2019, May). Functional behavior assessment of the unintentional discharge of firearms in law enforcement. In J. O’Neill (Chair), Firearms Safety Training: Implications from Unintentional Discharges. Symposium presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

O’Neill, D. A. & O’Neill, J., (2019, May). Further analysis of the unintentional discharge of firearms in law enforcement. In J. O’Neill (Chair), Firearms Safety Training: Implications from Unintentional Discharges. Symposium presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

O’Neill, J., O’Neill, D. A., Weed, K., Novak, E., Spence, W. & Lewinski, W. J. (2018, May). Police academy training: the effect of video modeling. In J. O’Neill (Chair), Police Academy Training and Applied Behavior Analysis. Symposium presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.

O’Neill, J., O’Neill, D. A., Weed, K., Novak, E., Spence, W. & Lewinski, W. J. (2018, May). Police academy training: the effect of performance feedback. In J. O’Neill (Chair), Police Academy Training and Applied Behavior Analysis. Symposium presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.

O’Neill, J., O’Neill, D. A., Weed, K., Hartman, M., Spence, W. & Lewinski, W. J. (2017, September). A multi-site analysis of police academy training: skill acquisition and retention. Paper presented at the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, San Diego, CA.

O’Neill, J., O'Neill, D. A., Weed, K., Hartman, M., Spence, W. & Lewinski, W. J. (2017, May). Law enforcement training: a multi-site analysis of skill performance and learning. In J. O’Neill (Chair), Law enforcement, policing, and military applications. Symposium presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.

Seefeldt, D. A., O’Neill, J., & Lewinski, W. J. (2017, May). A behavior analysis of unintentional discharges in law enforcement. In J. O’Neill (Chair), Law enforcement, policing, and military applications. Symposium presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.

O’Neill, J., Swenson, S. A., Stark, E., Pirsig, S., Butcher, C., O’Neill, D. A., Spence, W., & Lewinski, W. J.  (2016, September). Public perceptions of protective vests worn in law enforcement. Paper presented at the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Austin, TX.

O’Neill, J., Seefeldt, D. A., Butcher, C. Pirsig, S. & Lewinski, W. J. (2016, September). Toward a taxonomy of the unintentional discharge of firearms in law enforcement. Paper presented at the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Austin, TX.

*Also presented as poster at the 7th Annual International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, FL.

Seefeldt, D. A., & Baker, J. C. (2016, May). Evaluation of equivalence relations: Models of assessment and best practice for older adults. In C. Drossel (Chair), Behavioral approaches to evaluate and address memory deficits in older adults. Symposium at the 42nd annual conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL

Anbro, S. J., Rehfeldt, R. A., & O’Neill, J. (2015, May). An evaluation of the efficacy of interteaching in an undergraduate classroom. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

Baker, J. C., & Seefeldt, D. A. (2015, May). Psychotropic medications and neurocognitive disorder: The impact of medication on behavior assessment and treatment among older adults. In J. Chok (Chair), Collaboration of Psychiatry and Applied Behavior Analysis: Systematic Evaluation of Treatment Packages, Medication Packages, and Emotional States. Symposium at the 41st annual conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

Larrabee, D., Seefeldt, D. A., & Baker, J. C. (2015, May). Effects of programmed discriminative stimuli used in a functional analysis on language disruptions of elderly adults with neurocognitive disorder. In D. A. Seefeldt (Chair), Stimulus control and older adults: Basic and applied research on the impact of stimuli. Symposium at the 41st annual conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

Munoz, B., Baker, J. C., Chamberlain, A., Seefeldt, D. A., & Fairchild, K. (2015, May). Evaluating transfer of stimulus control methods for verbal behavior interventions with older adults. In D. A. Seefeldt (Chair), Stimulus control and older adults: Basic and applied research on the impact of stimuli. Symposium at the 41st annual conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

Larrabee, D., Seefeldt, D. A., Baker, J., Ritchie, H., Hendrickson, A., & Anbro, S. (2014, October). Effects of programmed discriminative stimuli used in a functional analysis on language disruptions of elderly adults with dementia. Poster presented at the 15th annual conference of Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, St. Louis, MO.

O’Neill, J., Daar, J. H., & Dixon, M. R. (2014, October). Flash preference of the common eastern firefly (P. pyralis). Poster presented at Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, St. Louis, MO.

O’Neill, J.  (2014, June). A profile of perspective-taking in older adults. In T. M. Weil (Chair), Perspective taking: A conceptual analysis and applications. Symposium presented at the annual Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 12, Minneapolis, MN.

O’Neill, J., Whiteford, K. M., Anbro, A. J., & Rehfeldt, R. A. (2014, May). The effects of lag reinforcement schedules on the drawing behavior of typically developing children. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

O’Neill, J., Blowers, A. P., McPherson, S. K., & Rehfeldt, R. A. (2014, May). Selection-based instruction and the emergence of topography-based responses to interview questions: a dismantling strategy. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

O’Neill, J., Rehfeldt, R. A., Muñoz, B. E., Ninness, C., & Mellor, J., (2014, May). Comparison of the stimulus equivalence paradigm and traditional study: Learning skinner’s taxonomy of verbal behavior. In K. F. Reeve (Chair), Teaching social, academic, and music concepts with stimulus equivalence-based instruction. Symposium presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

*Also presented at Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee, WI.

Seefeldt, D. A., Baker, J. C., & Fairchild, K. (2014, May). Improving recall using spaced retrieval stimulus sets for an older adult with cognitive impairment. In J. C. Baker (Chair), Behavior analytic approaches to preference, language, and memory among older adults with dementia. Symposium conducted at the 40th annual conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

O’Neill, J., Blowers, A. P., & Rehfeldt, R. A. (2013, October). Selection-based instruction and the emergence of topography-based responses to interview questions. Poster presented at Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee, WI.

Seefeldt, D. A., Baker, J. C., & Fairchild, K. (2013, October). Improving recall using spaced retrieval stimulus sets for an older adult with cognitive impairment. Poster presented at the 14th annual conference of the Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee, WI.

Baker, J., Fairchild, K., Mellor, J., Hood, S., & Seefeldt, D. A. (2013, May). Development and treatment utility of a behavioral assessment for aphasia. In J. C. Baker (Chair), Applications of Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior to older adults. Symposium conducted at the 39th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN.

Baker, J. C., Seefeldt, D. A., Hathaway, K., Fairchild, K., Hood, S., Beattie, S., & Ringdahl, J. (2013, May). The effects of reinforcement and extinction on responding in older adults with cognitive impairment. In J. C. Baker (Chair), Reinforcement among older adults with dementia: identification, assessment, and skill development. Symposium conducted at the 39th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN.

Fairchild, K., Baker, J. C., Beattie, S., Hathaway, K., Oleson, C., Pingolt, R., & Seefeldt, D. A. (2012, October). Assessing the function and treatment efficacy of elopement in an elderly adult. Poster presented at the 13th annual conference of Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, Minneapolis, MN.

O’Neill, J. & Weil, T. M. (2012, June). Training deictic relational responding in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. In J. O’Neill (Chair), Perspective-taking: Training deictic relational responding in various populations. Symposium presented at the annual Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference 10, Washington, D.C.

*Also presented at Florida Association for Behavior Analysis conference, Jacksonville, FL and Community Applications of Behavior Analysis conference, Tampa, FL.

Buchanan, J.A., Fiksdal, B, Seefeldt, D. A., & Houlihan, D. (2012, March). Promising cognitive rehabilitation techniques for persons with dementia. Invited paper presentation at the when it’s not Alzheimer’s. Poster presented at Exploring Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias conference, Mankato, MN.

Seefeldt, D. A., Buchanan, J.A., & Houlihan, D. (2011, October). An application of a high-p, low-p procedure in an effort to improve recall memory in elderly patients with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Poster presented at the 12th annual conference of the Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, Bloomingdale, IL.

*Also presented at 6th annual Midwestern Conference in Professional Psychology, Owatonna, MN.

O’Neill, J., Fauerbach, S., & Weil, T. M. (2011, November). Age discrimination training to decrease inappropriate sexual behavior. Poster presented at Community Applications of Behavior Analysis conference, Tampa, FL.

Rodriquez, J., Fox, L., & O’Neill, J. (2011, September). Evaluating the use of Task Clarification, Self-Monitoring, and Performance Feedback. In R. Miltenberger (Chair), Recent research in staff training and management. Symposium presented at Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, Daytona Beach, Florida.

Jilek, D., Seefeldt, D. A., Fett, D., Bruggeman, K., & Skillman, G. D. (2009, April). Cell-phones, text messaging, social networks and IPODs/MP3’s:  Staying connected and avoidance in technology-mediated social interaction. Poster presented at the Midwest Psychological Association Research Conference in Chicago, IL.

Fett, D., Bruggeman, K., Jilek, D., Seefeldt, D. A., & Skillman, G. D. (2009, March). Gender differences in technology-mediated social interaction. Poster presented at the IdeaFest Research Forum in Vermillion, SD.