Tom Critchfield
Professor
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 431
Office Hours
varies by semester
Office Phone
Email
- About
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Biography
I studied English Literature and Educational Psychology before earning a PhD in Experimental Psychology. I have since worked at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Auburn University, and ISU.
Current Courses
PSY 231.006 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.007 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.008 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.009 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.010 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 392.001 Senior Seminar
PSY 392.002 Senior Seminar
PSY 290.011 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 231.006 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.007 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.008 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.009 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.010 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.011 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.012 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 391.011 Scholarship Of Teaching & Learning Apprenticeship
PSY 392.002 Senior Seminar
PSY 290.011 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 291.011 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
Teaching Interests & Areas
I usually teach courses related to Learning and Research Methods.
Research Interests & Areas
General topics in behavior analysis and learning.
Post-Doc Human Behavioral Pharmacology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Ph D Psychology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
James Johnson Award for Outstanding Faculty
Psi Chi
2023
Fellow
Association for Behavior Analysis International
2013
Outstanding College Researcher
ISU College of Arts & Sciences
2011
Don Hake Award for Distinguished Contributions to translational research
American Psychological Association - Division 25
2010
Fellow
American Psychological Association
2009
Distinguished Teacher
Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2007
Distinguished Teacher
Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2003
Distinguished Teacher
Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2000
Special Citation for Dedication to and Support of Student Researchers
Alabama Psychological Association
1999
Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Auburn University Graduate Student Association
1998
Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Auburn University Graduate Student Association
1997
Outstanding Teacher
Auburn University Panehellenic Council
1997
Outstanding Faculty
Auburn University Chapter of Psi Chi
1996
Outstanding faculty
Auburn University Chapter of Psi Chi
1994
Outstanding Faculty
Auburn University Chapter of Psi Chi
1992
Grants and Contracts
Developing a Psychology of Learning Teaching Laboratory
Thomas Critchfield
CTLT. November 2015 - May 2016
Book, Chapter
Punishment
Critchfield, T.
(2016), Sage Encyclopedia of Psychology
Origins of clinical innovations: Why practice needs science and how science reaches practic
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K.
(2015), 1-23, Bridging the gap between science and autism service delivery, Springer
Finding faculty who fit at a large mid-level public university: General and institution-specific consideration
Critchfield, T., & S, J.
(2014), 170-176, Preparing the new psychology professoriate: Helping graduate students become competent teachers (2nd. ed.), Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Journal Article
An emotional appeal for the development of empirical research on narrative
Critchfield, T.
(2018)
Efficiency is everything: Promoting efficient practice by harnessing derived stimulus relations
Critchfield, T.
Behavior Analysis in Practice, 11, 206-210, (2018)
Emotional overtones of behavior analysis terms in English and five other languages
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K.
Behavior Analysis in Practice, (2018)
The Dead Man Test: A preliminary experimental analysis
Critchfield, T., & Shue, E.
Behavior Analysis in Practice, (2018)
What Sidman did: Historical and contemporary significance of research on derived stimulus relations
Critchfield, T., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Dougher, M.
Perspectives on Behavior Science, (2018)
Does hearing about cancer influence stimulus control? An exploratory study of verbal modulation of stimulus generalization
Critchfield, T., & Reed, D.
(2016), doi: 0.1007/s40616-016-0055-5
In Skinner's early footsteps: Analyzing verbal behavior in large public corpora
Critchfield, T., Becirevic, A., & Reed, D.
(2016), 10.1007/s40732-016-0197-9
Modeling the detection of early-evolving melanoma symptoms: Role of cancer information and delay discounting
Critchfield, T., & Howard, N.
(2016), 10.1007/s40732-016-0190-3
On the social acceptability of behavior analysis terms: Crowdsourced comparisons of lay and technical language
Becirevic, A., Critchfield, T., & Reed, D.
(2016), 10.1007/s40614-016-0067-4
Passable generalization gradients in about two minutes
Critchfield, T.
(2016)
Requiem for the Dead Man Test?
Critchfield, T.
(2016), 10.1007/s40614-016-0082-5
A matching law analysis of risk tolerance and gain-loss framing in football play selection
Critchfield, T., & T, S.
Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 15, 112-121, (2015), doi.org/10.1037/bar0000011
Generality of behavior theory: A multifaceted “engineering test.”
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K.
PsycCRITIQUES, 60 (49), Article 6, (2015), doi.org/10.1037/a0039949
Historically low bill production in the United States Congress: Snapshot of a reinforcement-contingency system in transition
Critchfield, T., D, R., & P, J.
The Psychological Record, 15, 161-176, (2015)
In dreams begin responsibility: Why and how to measure the quality of graduate training in Applied Behavior Analysis
Critchfield, T.
8, 122-133, (2015), 10.1007/s40617-015-0090-z
Modeling the effects of melanoma education on detection of subtle symptoms: A gradient shift analysis
Miller, J., Reed, D., & Critchfield, T.
The Psychological Record, 65, 323-335, (2015)
PBIS may not count as classical Applied Behavior Analysis: So what?
Critchfield, T.
8, 99-100, (2015)
What counts as high-quality practitioner training in Applied Behavior Analysis?
Critchfield, T.
8, 3-6, (2015)
Critchfield, T.S., & Jordan, J.S. (2014). Prospective cognition in education and enculturation
Critchfield, T., & S, J.
Cognitive Psychology and Education, 13, 139-146, (2014)
Explanatory flexibility of the matching law: Complex situational bias effects in football play selection
Critchfield, T., & T, S.
The Psychological Record, 64, 371-380, (2014)
Isolation from the mainstream: Recipe for an impoverished science
Critchfield, T., & Farmer-Dougan, V.
15, 6-13, (2014)
Online equivalence-based instruction about statistical inference using written explanation instead of match-to-sample training.
Critchfield, T.
Journal of applied behavior analysis, 47 (3), 606-11, (2014), 10.1002/jaba.150
Prospective instructional design: Establishing conditions for emergent learning
Critchfield, T., & T, T.
13, 201-217, (2014)
Skeptic’s Corner – Punishment: Destructive force or valuable social “adhesive”?
Critchfield, T.
7, 36-44, (2014)
Ten rules for discussing behavior analysis
Critchfield, T.
7, 141-142, (2014)
Presentations
Translational behavioral health psychology: Modeling the detection of melanoma symptom evolution
Thomas Critchfield
Minneapolis, MN, October, 2012
Translational research at Illinois State University
Thomas Critchfield
OnlineApril, 2012
Translational behavioral health psychology: Modeling the detection of melanoma symptom evolution.
Thomas Critchfield
Austin, TX, March, 2012