Currriculum Vitae - PILOT
Currriculum Vitae
(28 June 2016)
NAME Bruce A. Thyer
PRIMARY POSITION Professor
College of Social Work
296 Champions Way
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2570
(850) 645-4792-voice
BThyer@fsu.edu
Date of Appointment: 1 July 2002
SECONDARY POSITIONS Adjunct Professor
School of Social Work
Tulane University, 127 Elk Place
New Orleans, LA 70112-2627
Extraordinary Professor (2016– 2018)
Research Focus Area Optentia
North-West University
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Overseas Academic Advisor (2016 - )
Department of Applied Social Sciences
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Hong Kong PolyTechnical University
GOOGLE SCHOLAR URL:
According to Google-Scholar, as of 9 August 2016 my h-Index was 43. My i10-index was 198. My ResearcherID # is A-2324-2009
EDUCATION
Degree Year Institution Disciplines
Ph.D. 1982 University of Michigan Social Work and Psychology
M.A. 1979 University of Michigan Psychology
M.S.W. 1978 University of Georgia Social Work
B.Sc. 1976 University of Maryland Psychology
A.A. 1973 Edison Community College Psychology
(now Florida SouthWestern
State College)
CURRENT CLINICAL LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Florida License # 11586)
Approved Supervisor for Registered Social Work Interns
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Georgia License #1660)
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst – Doctoral (Certificant 1-10-6738)
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Position Department Institution Appointed
External Examiner for Applied Social Hong Kong Polytechnic 2010-2012
Doctoral Thesis Sciences University, Hong Kong
Professor Social Welfare Yonsei University, Seoul 2007 - 2009
(non-tenure track) Republic of Korea
Visiting Professor School of Human University of Huddersfield 1998 - 2000
(non-resident) & Human Sciences United Kingdom
Visiting Professor Social Welfare Yonsei University, Seoul July, 2007
Republic of Korea
External Examiner for Social Work Chinese University of Hong Kong 2007
Doctoral Thesis Hong Kong
Adjunct Professor Social Work University of Georgia 2002- 2005
Distinguished Research
Professor (tenured) Social Work University of Georgia 1997-2002
Visiting Professor School of Queens’ University of Belfast 2000-2002
(non-resident) Social Work Northern Ireland, U.K.
Professor (tenured) Social Work University of Georgia 1990-1997
Adjunct Professor Psychology University of Georgia 1992-2002
Associate Clinical Professor Psychiatry Medical College of Georgia 1988-2002
Associate Professor Social Work University of Georgia 1987-1990
Adjunct Faculty Psychology Piedmont College 1989-1990
Associate Professor Social Work Florida State University 1986-1987
Assistant Professor Social Work Florida State University 1984-1986
Lecturer Psychology University of Michigan 1984
Lecturer Psychiatry University of Michigan 1983-1984
School of Medicine
Lecturer Social Work University of Michigan 1983
Field Instructor Social Work University of Michigan 1983-1984
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
Dean, School of Social Work Social Work Florida State University 2002 - 2004
Director, Center for Social Social Work University of Georgia 2001 - 2002
Services Research
Director, Ph.D. Program Social Work University of Georgia 2000 - 2002
Director, MSW Admissions Social Work University of Georgia 1996-1998
Associate Director Social Work Florida State University 1984-1987
of Field Instruction
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Florida License #1619) Current
(Qualified Supervisor of Registered Social Work Interns)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Georgia License #1660) Current
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Certificant 1-10-6738) Current
Certified Social Worker (Michigan Certification #014976) 1979 - 2002
Academy of Certified Social Workers 1983 – 1998, 2008 - 2009
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Private Practice (part-time), LCSW, BCBA-D, Tallahassee, FL Present
(clinical work, supervision of Registered Social Work Interns, &
persons working towards their BCABA or BCBA credential, consultation)
Private Practice (part-time), Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Athens, GA 1995 - 2002
Private Practice (part-time), Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Tallahassee, FL 1986 - 1987
Senior Clinical Social Worker, Anxiety Disorders Program 1983 - 1984
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI
Evaluation, diagnosis, individual, group and family treatment of anxious
outpatients; intensive therapy of anxious inpatients; supervision of student interns
(social work, psychology) and of psychiatric residents rotating through the Anxiety
Disorders Program; community outreach activities such as lectures and television
interviews; co-taught core seminars for psychiatric residents
Behavioral Consultant (part-time), Group Home Care 1981 - 1982
Washtenaw Community Mental Health Services Ann Arbor, MI
Developed behavioral programming aspects of halfway house
facility for chronically mentally ill patients recently discharged from
Ypsilanti Regional Psychiatric Hospital
Social Worker, Phobia Clinic Neuropyschiatric Institute 1979 - 1982
University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI
Evaluation, diagnosis and individual therapy of anxious patients receiving outpatient services
Junior Assistant Health Services Officer, Maternal and Child Health Branch 1978
Bureau of Community Health Services, U.S. Public Health Services
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Rockville, MD
Temporary (4 month, full time) administrative appointment, reviewed federal grant applications in the field of maternal and child health
Psychiatric Care Technician, Department of Psychiatry 1977
Athens General Hospital, Athens, GA
Care and treatment of patients on a general short-term psychiatric ward; individual
and group work experience
Neuropsychiatric Procedures Specialist, Medical Volunteer Program 1976
Edgewood Arsenal, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Clinical care and research assistance in classified projects pertaining to chemical
and biological defense systems; Secret U.S. government security clearance
Social Work/Psychology Specialist, U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Kuwae, Japan 1974 - 1975
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation counselor with active duty military personnel;
individual, group and halfway house experience; unit drug abuse educational duties
Cottage Parent, Sunland Training Center, Fort Myers, FL 1972 - 1973
Residential treatment of adolescents & adults with developmental disabilities
MILITARY SERVICE
U.S. Army, Neuropsychiatric Procedures Specialist (91F, Specialist 4th class) 1973 - 1976
National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal,
Cold War Certificate of Recognition
COMMUNITY/GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE
Member, Advisory Board 2014 - 2015
The Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
Member, Board of Directors, 2011 - 2014
The Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
Member, Board of Directors, The Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee, Inc. 2005 - 2010
Member, Behavior Analysis Services Program Steering Committee 2005 - 2008
Florida Department of Children and Family Services
Member, State of Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, 2001 - 2002
Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists.
Appointed by Georgia Governor Roy Barnes.
Member, Northeast Georgia Regional Board of Mental Health, 1998 - 2001
Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse. Appointed by Madison
County Board of Commissioners. Elected Chair of Mental Health
Committee (August, 1999-August 2000)
Member, Examination Committee, American Association 1987-1990
Of State Social Work Boards
Item Writer, Association of Social Work Boards, Clinical Examination, 2009-2010
Advanced Generalist Examination
External Reviewer, University of Toronto 2009
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Curriculum Reviewer, School of Social Work 2012
University of Southern California
SELECTED CURRENT & PAST PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Campbell Collaboration, Social Welfare Editorial Board Member 2009-Present
Association for Behavior Analysis International 1978 – Present
Association of Professional Behavior Analysts 2010 - Present
• Executive Committee Member (2011 - 2113)
• Advisory Board Member (2015 – present)
Florida Association of Behavior Analysis 2012 - Present
Society for Social Work and Research 1993 - Present
• Executive Committee Member-at-Large, 1993-1998
• Chair, Awards Committee, 1996-1998
• Member, Convention Coordinating Committee, 1996-1999
• Member, Awards Committee, 1999-2000
• Executive Committee, Elected Secretary/Treasurer, 2000 – 2002
• Appointed Inaugural Fellow, 2014
American Psychological Association 1983 - Present
Division 25-Behavior Analysis
• Elected Fellow, 1994
• Secretary/Treasurer - 1990-1993
• Elected Member-at-Large - 2001-2003, 2011 – 2014
• Elected to APA Council of Representatives for Division 25, 2008
Division 12-Clinical 1984 - 2012
• Elected Fellow, 1995
Site Visitor Accreditation Training, 1999
• Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program Accreditation Site Visitor, 2003 Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
• Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Program Accreditation Site Visitor 2004, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Board of Educational Affairs, Continuing Education Committee (CEC) 2011 - 2013
• CEC Advisory Committee (2014-2016)
American Psychological Society 2013 – Present
• Elected Fellow, 2013
National Association of Social Workers 1978 - 2008
Council on Social Work Education 1980 - 2009
• Member APM Corresponding Committee, 1986
• Member, CSWE Board of Directors, Elected July 2001 – 2004
Quality in Social Work Education Committee
Member - Recognition & Awards Committee
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work 2000 – 2002
• Elected to GADE Steering Committee, 2000 – 2002
• Chair, GADE Publications Task Force, 2000 - 2002
SELECTED CONTRACTS and GRANTS
Funding Source and Project* Year Awarded
*Note: Contracts and grants with the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Florida Department of Health, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Big Bend Community-based Care, Johnson and Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Leon County were obtained via my administrative role as Dean of the School of Social Work.
Child Welfare Evidence-based Practices 2016
$5000. Technical Report prepared for the Florida Department of
Children and Families, funded by the Florida Institute for
Child Welfare, College of Social Work, Florida State University
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Clearwater, FL 2010
$3000.00, Independent Contractor evaluating the draft document
titled Community-based Juvenile Justice
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council 2005
$50,000, partners with Human Systems and Outcomes, Inc.
White Paper Development on Treatments for Children &
Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders
Big Bend Community-based Care, Supervised Visitation Program 2004
$60,000, Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2004
Johnson Lawsuit Monitoring and Actuary Study
$192,000, Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2004
State Psychiatrist Research and Implementation
$492,566, Principal Investigator
Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Pharmaceuticals) 2004
Educational grant in Support of the Florida Algorithm Project
$10,000, Co-Principal Investigator
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 2004
Educational Grant in Support of the Florida Algorithm Project
$25,000, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families
Feasibility Study for the Use of the Kiosk Consumer Interface
in the Delivery of Economic Services to Families
$449,000, Co-Principal Investigator 2004
City of Tallahassee, Community Human Service Partnership
Youth Outreach Funding, $85,000, Co-Principal Investigator 2004
Florida Department of Children and Families
Temporary Aid to Needy Families, $419,578, Co-Principal Investigator 2004
Leon County, FL, Community Human Service Partnership 2003
Youth Outreach Program. $20,000, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
Temporary Aid to Needy Families. $244,445, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice 2003
Project ‘Stay in School’. $200,000, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
DCF District 4 Child Welfare Survey Research, Leadership Training
and Comprehensive Assessment Report. $47,250, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
Web-based Training Modules for Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act Privacy Training, $15,120, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
Self-Directed Care for the Chronically Mentally Ill, $768,463
Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
Self-Directed Care for the Chronically Mentally Ill, $302,650,
Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
Temporary Aid to Needy Families, $193,445, Co-Principal Investigator
Community Human Service Partnership (Tallahassee, Leon County, United Way) 2003
Youth Outreach Funding. $125,000, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
Psychiatrist Research and Implementation. $528,960, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families 2003
DCF Training and Best Practices $78,750, Co-Principal Investigator
Leon County Youth Outreach Funding, $20,000, Co-Principal Investigator 2003
Florida Department of Children and Families 2002
District 11 Child Welfare. $315,000, Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families
Mental Health District 8 Systems Redesign. $160,000, Co-Principal Investigator 2002
Florida Department of Children and Families 2002
Self-Directed Care Pilot Project, $291,032 Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families, 2002
Self-Directed Care Pilot Project, $203,565 Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Program 2002
$2000 Proposal for Conflict Resolution Training. Principal Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families. $15,000. Developmental 2002
Disabilities/Mental Illness Dual Diagnosis Training. Co-Principal Investigator
Gwinnet/Rockdale/Newton Community Service Board, 2001
State of Georgia. $99,000 to conduct a program evaluation of
Comprehensive Children’s Mental Health Services/Peach State
Wraparound Initiative. Principal Investigator
Gwinnet/Rockdale/Newton Community Service Board, 2001
State of Georgia. $40,052 to conduct a Cost Effectiveness Study
and a Clinical Measures Training Program. Principal Investigator
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work 2001
$5000.00 grant to support the compilation and editing of a
new edition of the GADE Directory of Doctoral Social Work
Programs. Principal Investigator
Northeast Georgia Regional Service Board for 1999
Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
Needs Assessment for Children & Adolescents Receiving
Mental Health Services, $9956, Principal Investigator
National Institute of Mental Health Faculty Scholar Award 1988 - 1990
Clinical Training in Severe Mental Disorders of Children & Youth,
$128,000. Principal Investigator
GRANT REVIEWER
National Research Foundation of Korea 2016
Grant Reviewer, Global Research Network Program
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 2016
Canada
Research Grants Council, Hong Kong 2012 - 2016
Standing Review Board Member
U.S. Department of Education
National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research
• Field Initiated Projects (84.133G, May) 2011
Agency for Health Research and Quality
• AHRQ RFA HS-10-004, Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ 2010 Comparative Effectiveness Research Products (On-Site Reviewer, April)
Research Grants Council, Hong Kong 2010
External Reviewer
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2006 - 2011
• Campus Suicide Prevention Grants (Field, April, 2011)
• State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Applications (Field Reviewer)
• Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas (Field)
• Campus Suicide Prevention Grants (Field)
• Comprehensive Children’s Mental Health Services (On-Site Reviewer,
March, 2009, Rockville, MD)
• Assertive Adolescent and Family Treatment (Field, June 2009)
• TCE-Local Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (Field, June 2009)
• Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems
for Persons who are Homeless (Field, July 2009)
Israeli Science Foundation, External Grant Reviewer 2004
ACADEMIC CONSULTING
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Applied Social Sciences 2016 - 2018
Departmental Review Panel
Tulane University, School of Social Work 2014
External reviewer for resource allocation
University of Southern California, School of Social Work 2011-2012
External reviewer for graduate curriculum
Yonsei University Graduate School of Social Work (External Reviewer) 2011
University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Social Welfare 2011
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, DSW Program Development 2011
George Mason University, Department of Social Work Ph.D. Program Development 2011
University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 2009
External Program Reviewer
University of Connecticut, School of Social Work
External Reviewer of Ph.D. Program
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Applied Social Sciences 2012
External Examiner, Ph.D. thesis of Janet Leung
HONORS & AWARDS
U.S. Public Health Service, Commissioned Officer Student Training & Extern Program 1978
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Predoctoral Fellowship 1978 - 1980
University of Georgia University Affiliated Program Faculty Fellow Award 1988 - 1996
($2500-$7500 each year)
Elected Fellow, American Psychological Association 1995 1994
Clara Louise Meyers Lectureship Award 1998
School of Social Work, University of Missouri-Columbia
Meritorious Service Award, Society for Social Work and Research 1999, 2002
Pro Humanitate Literary Award, Center for Child Welfare Policy 2005
North American Research Center for Child Welfare
(Medal and cash prize)
Council on Social Work Education, Mentor Recognition Award 2010
From the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education
Elected Fellow, of the Social Work Academy 2012
of the National Academies of Practice
Pro Humanitate Human Service Professional Development and Training 2012
Literary Award, Center for Child Welfare Policy
North American Research Center for Child Welfare
(Medal and cash prize)
Fulbright Specialists Program Grant, "Social Work Education: Embracing 2013
Diversity and Accountability", conducted at King's University College
University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, 4-15 March 2013
Elected Fellow, Association for Psychological Science 2013
(Associated with receipt of a ‘Prestigious Award” from Florida State University)
Elected Fellow, Society for Social Work and Research 2014
Elected Fellow, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare 2015
RECENT COURSES TAUGHT
Florida State University
Social Work 5432 – Evaluation of Social Work Practice (MSW, on-line) Summer, 2016
Social Work 4403 – Introduction to Social Work Research (BSW) Spring 2016
Social Work 5432 – Evaluation of Social Work Practice (MSW, live) Spring 2016
Social Work 5432 – Evaluation of Social Work Practice (MSW, on-line) Spring 2016
Social Work 6495 – Systematic Reviews (Ph.D. course) Spring 2016
Social Work 4403 – Introduction to Social Work Research (BSW) Fall, 2015
Social Work 5435 – Program Evaluation (MSW) Fall, 2015
Social Work 5435 – Program Evaluation (On-line, MSW) Fall, 2015
Social Work 4403 – Introduction to Social Work Research (BSW) Summer, 2015
Social Work 5432 – Evaluation of Social Work Practice (online MSW course) Summer, 2015
Social Work 4403 – Introduction to Social Work Research (2 BSW sections) Spring, 2015
Social Work 5432 – Evaluation of Social Work Practice (online MSW course) Spring, 2015
Social Work 6495 – Systematic Reviews (Ph.D. course) Spring, 2015
Social Work 4403 – Introduction to Social Work Research (2 BSW sections) Fall, 2014
Social Work 5435 – Social Program Evaluation (online MSW course) Fall, 2014
Social Work 4403 – Introduction to Social Work Research (BSW) Summer, 2014
Social Work 4403 – Introduction to Social Work Research (2 BSW sections) Spring, 2014
Social Work 6495 – Systematic Reviews (Ph.D. course) Spring, 2014
Social Work 5335- Theories and Models of Social Work Practice (MSW) Spring, 2014
Social Work 5335 – Theories and Models of Social Work Practice (MSW) Fall, 2013
Social Work 5432- Evaluation of Social Work Practice (MSW) Fall, 2013
Social Work 5435 – Social Program Evaluation (online MSW course) Fall, 2013
Tulane University
Social Work 9941 – Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Services Spring, 2016
Outcome Research (hybrid DSW course)
Social Work 9994 – Advanced Clinical Project Development (hybrid DSW course) Fall, 2015
Social Work 9941 – Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Services Spring, 2015
Outcome Research (hybrid DSW course)
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED AS MAJOR PROFESSOR
Florida State University
1) Karen Sowers-Hoag, Ph.D. in Social Work, 1986, Dean and Professor of Social Work at the University of Tennessee.
2) Melvin Williams, Ph.D. in Social Work, 1987, Former Associate Professor and Director of the BSW Program, School of Social Work, Clark/ Atlanta University.
3) Jann Cox, Ph.D. in Social Work, 2007.
4) Debra Gresham, Ph.D. in Social Work, 2007, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Thomas University, Thomasville, GA.
5) Monica Pignotti, Ph.D. in Social Work, 2009.
6) Rene McCoy, Ph.D. in Social Work, 2010
7) Joan Carlson, Ph.D., in Social Work, 2012, Assistant Professor, University of Indiana
School of Social Work.
8) David Albright, Ph.D. in Social Work, 2012, Associate Professor, University of Alabama School of Social Work
9) Nicole Cesnales, Ph.D. in Social Work, 2012, Assistant Professor, State University of New York-Brockport, School of Social Work.
10) Kyejin Kim, Ph.D. in Social Work, 2015, Assistant Professor, Wright State University, Department of Social Work.
University of Georgia
1) Dorothy Carrillo, Ph.D., Social Work, 1993, former assistant professor and Director of UGA Programs at the Gwinnett Center, Gwinnett, GA )retired).
2) Richard Sutphen, Ph.D., Social Work, 1993, associate professor of social work and former Director of the Ph.D. program, University of Kentucky.
3) Elizabeth Randell, Ph.D., Social Work, 1994, Professor of social work; Director, MSW Program, East Tennessee State University.
4) Patrick S. Bordnick, Ph.D., Social Work, 1995, associate professor of social work, University of Houston.
5) M. Elizabeth Vonk, Ph.D., Social Work, 1996, Professor of social work, University of Georgia.
6) Jan Ligon, Ph.D., Social Work, 1997, associate professor of social work, Georgia State University.
7) Danny Dixon, Ph.D., Social Work, 1997, associate professor of sociology at Georgia Southern University.
8) Gerald Polk, Ph.D., Social Work, 1997, evaluation and research consultant in private practice in Atlanta, GA.
9) Edwin A. Risler, Ph.D., Social Work, 1998, Professor of social work, University of Georgia (retired).
10) Rufus Larkin, Ph.D., Social Work, 1998, former associate professor of social work, University of Georgia.
11) Rev. Thomas Artelt, Ph.D., Social Work, 2005, Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Social Work, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
Editor-in-Chief Research on Social Work Practice 1990 - Present
(Sage Publications, Inc.)
Co-Editor Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal 2014 - Present
(Springer Publications)
Co-Editor Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work 2017-2019
(Taylor & Francis Publications)
Member China Journal of Social Work 2014 - Present
International Advisory Board
Steering Group Campbell Collaboration 2008-2012
Member
Founding Editor PsycSCAN: Behavior Analysis and Therapy 1995 - 2000
(a publication of the American Psychological Association)
Previous Editorial Board Service:
Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, Behavior and Social Issues, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Best Practices in Mental Health, Traumatology, Journal of Social Service Research, Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, Clinical Psychology Review
Behavior Analysis in Practice , Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, Asian Journal of Counselling, Behavioral Interventions, Journal of Behavior Therapy &Experimental Psychiatry,
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Behavioral Education, The Behavior Analyst , Scandinavian
Journal of Behaviour Therapy, Journal of Social Work Education , Journal of Sociology and Social
Welfare, Social Work Education, British Journal of Social Work. Children in Schools
Guest Editor Psychiatric Clinics of North America 1985
of Special Issue: Journal of Social Service Research 1987
The Behavior Therapist 1987
Behavior Modification 1989
Arete 2001
Guest Reviewer Archives of General Psychiatry 2008
Book Series "Surviving Graduate School" series published by Sage
Editor Volumes included:
Surviving Graduate School Part Time (1997) by Von Pittman
The Women's Guide to Surviving Graduate School (1997)
by Barbara Rittner & Patricia Trudeau
Completing Graduate School Long Distance (1998)
by Darrel Hammon & Steven Abiston
Finding an Academic Job (1998)
by Karen Sowers-Hoag & Dianne F. Harrison
The African American Student's Guide to Surviving Graduate School (1998)
by Alicia Isaac
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
1981
1. Thyer, B. A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1981). Concurrent validity of the Rational Behavior Inventory. Psychological Reports 49, 255-258.
2. Thyer, B. A., & Bronson, D. (1981). Behavioral training in social work education: An update and a program description. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 12, 47-51.
3. Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., Himle, D., & Bray, H. (1981). Normative data on the Rational Behavior Inventory. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 41, 757-760.
4. Thyer, B. A. (1981). Prolonged in-vivo exposure therapy with a 70-year-old woman. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 12, 69-71.
5. Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., Himle, D., McCann, B., Caldwell, S., & Wickert, M. (1981). In-vivo distraction-coping training in the treatment of test anxiety. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37, 754-764.
6. Thyer, B. A. (1981). Behavioral social work: A bibliography. International Journal of Behavioural Social Work and Abstracts, 1, 229-251.
1982
7. Himle, D., Thyer, B. A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1982). Relationship between irrational beliefs and anxiety. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 6, 219-223.
8. Papsdorf, J. D., Himle, D., McCann, B., & Thyer, B. A. (1982). Anagram solution time and the effects of distraction, sex differences and test anxiety. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 55, 215-222.
9. Thyer, B. A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1982). Discriminant and concurrent validity of two commonly used measures of test anxiety. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 42, 1197-1204.
1983
10. Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., & Kilgore, S. A. (1983). Relationships between irrational thinking and psychiatric symptomatology. Journal of Psychology, 113, 31-34.
11. Curtis, G. C., & Thyer, B. A. (1983). Fainting on exposure to phobic stimuli. American Journal of Psychiatry, 140, 771-774.
12. Thyer, B. A. (1983). Treating anxiety disorders with exposure therapy. Social Casework, 64, 77-82.
13. Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., & Kramer, M. K. (1983). Phobic anxiety and irrational belief systems. Journal of Psychology, 114, 145-149.
14. Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., & Neal, L. (1983). Cognitive belief systems and their persistence: Test-retest reliability of the Rational Behavior Inventory. Psychological Reports, 53, 915-918.
15. Thyer, B. A., & Curtis, G. C. (1983). The repeated pretest-posttest single-subject experiment: A new design for empirical clinical practice. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 14, 311-315.
1984
16. Thyer, B. A., Irvine, S., & Santa, C. (1984). Contingency management of exercise by chronic schizophrenics. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 58, 419-425.
17. Thyer, B. A., Curtis, G. C., & Fechner, S. (1984). Fear of criticism is not specific to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 22, 77-80.
18. Thyer, B. A. (1984). Will the 'cult of the laboratory' hinder the spread of applied behavior analysis? Psychological Reports, 54, 900-902.
19. Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., Davis, R., & Vallecorsa, S. (1984). Autonomic correlates of the Subjective Anxiety Scale. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 15, 3-7.
20. Himle, D. P., Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., & Caldwell, S. (1984). In-vivo distraction-coping training in the treatment of test anxiety: A one-year follow-up study. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 40, 458-462.
21. Tomlin, P., Thyer, B. A., Curtis, G. C., Nesse, R. M., Cameron, O. G., & Wright, P. (1984). Standardization of the Fear Survey Schedule based upon patients with a DSM-III anxiety disorder. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 15, 123-126.
22. Thyer, B. A. (1984). A reorientation of clinical psychology? Look before you leap. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 40, 865-867.
23. Thyer, B. A., Papsdorf, J. D., & Wright, P. (1984). Physiological and psychological effects of acute intentional hyperventilation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 22, 587-590.
24. Thyer, B. A., & Curtis, G. C. (1984). The effects of ethanol intoxication on phobic anxiety. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 22, 599-610.
25. Rothman, J., & Thyer, B. A. (1984). Behavioral social work in community and organizational settings. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 11, 294-326.
1985
26. Thyer, B. A. (1985). The treatment of phobias in their natural contexts. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 9(1), 73-83.
27. Thyer, B. A., Nesse, R. M., Cameron, O. G., & Curtis, G. C. (1985). Agoraphobia: A test of the separation anxiety hypothesis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 23, 75-78.
28. Thyer, B. A., Parrish, R. T., Curtis, G. C., Nesse, R. M., & Cameron, O. G. (1985). Ages of onset of DSM-III anxiety disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 26, 113-122.
29. Thyer, B. A., Himle, J., & Curtis, G. C. (1985). Blood-injury-illness phobia: A review. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 41, 451-459.
30. Thyer, B. A., Himle, J., Curtis, G. C., Cameron, O. G., & Nesse, R. M. (1985). A comparison of panic disorder and agoraphobia with panic attacks. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 26, 208-214.
31. Thyer, B. A., & Curtis, G. C. (1985). On the diphasic nature of vasovagal fainting associated with blood-injury-illness phobia. Pavlovian Journal of Biological Science, 20, 84-87. Journal since renamed to Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science.
32. Himle, D. P., Hnat, S., Thyer, B. A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1985). Factor structure of the Rational Behavior Inventory. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 41, 368-371.
33. Nesse, R. M., Curtis, G. C., Thyer, B. A., McCann, D. S., Huber-Smith, M., & Knopf, R. F. (1985). Endocrine and cardiovascular responses during phobic anxiety. Psychosomatic Medicine, 47, 320-332.
34. Koepke, J. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1985). Behavioral treatment of failure to thrive in a two-year-old infant. Child Welfare, 64, 511-516.
35. Thyer, B. A. (1985). Textbooks in behavioral social work: A bibliography. The Behavior Therapist, 8, 161-162.
36. Thyer, B. A., Tomlin, P., Curtis, G. C., Cameron, O. G., & Nesse, R. M. (1985). Diagnostic and gender differences in the expressed fears of anxious patients. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 16, 111-115.
37. Thyer, B. A., & Himle, J. (1985). Temporal relationship between panic attack onset and phobic avoidance in agoraphobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 23, 607-608.
38. Wright, B., Thyer, B. A., & DiNitto, D. (1985). Health and social welfare needs of the elderly: A preliminary study. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 12, 431-439.
39. Thyer, B. A. (1985). Audio-taped exposure therapy in a case of obsessional neurosis. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 16, 271-273.
40. Sowers-Hoag, K. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1985). Teaching social work practice: A review and analysis of empirical research. Journal of Social Work Education, 21(3), 5-15.
41. Hudson, W. W., Thyer, B. A., & Stocks, J. T. (1985). Assessing the importance of experimental outcomes. Journal of Social Service Research, 8, 87-98.
42. Hilliker, G., & Thyer, B. A. (1985). Confidence intervals for statistical inference in single-subject research: A BASIC program. Behavioral Engineering, 9, 88-93.
1986
43. Thyer, B. A. (1986). Agoraphobia: A superstitious conditioning perspective. Psychological Reports, 58, 95-100.
44. Thyer, B. A., Nesse, R. M., Curtis, G. C., & Cameron, O. G. (1986). Panic disorder: A test of the separation anxiety hypothesis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 24, 209-211.
45. Thyer, B. A., & Sowers-Hoag, K. M. (1986). The etiology of school phobia: A behavioral approach. School Social Work Journal, 10, 86-98.
46. Thyer, B. A., & Mathews, J. (1986). The effect of phobic anxiety on plasma beta-endorphin: A single-subject experiment. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 24, 237-241.
47. Thyer, B. A., Himle, J., & Santa, C. (1986). Applied behavior analysis in social and community action: A bibliography. Behavior Analysis and Social Action, 5, 14-16.
48. Thyer, B. A., Parrish, R. T., Himle, J., Cameron, O. G., Curtis, G. C., & Nesse, R. M. (1986). Alcohol abuse among clinically anxious patients. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 24, 357-359.
49. Thyer, B. A., & Bentley, K. J. (1986). Academic affiliations of social work authors: A citation analysis of six major journals. Journal of Social Work Education, 22, 67-73.
50. Cameron, O. G., Thyer, B. A., Nesse, R. M., & Curtis, G. C. (1986). Symptom profiles of patients with DSM-III anxiety disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 143, 1132-1137.
51. Thyer, B. A., Sowers-Hoag, K. M., & Love, J. P. (1986). The influence of field instructor-student gender combinations on student perceptions of field instruction quality. Arete, 11(2), 25-30.
Reprinted in M. Raskin (Ed.). (1989). Empirical studies in field instruction. New York: Haworth Press.
52. Thyer, B. A., & Stocks, J. T. (1986). Exposure therapy in the treatment of a phobic blind person. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 80, 1001-1003.
1987
53. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Punishment-induced aggression: A possible mechanism of child abuse? Psychological Reports, 60, 129-130.
54. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Contingency analysis: Toward a unified theory for social work practice. Social Work, 32, 150-157.
55. Thyer, B. A., & Himle, J. (1987). Phobic anxiety and panic anxiety: How do they differ? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 1, 59-67.
56. Thyer, B. A., Geller, E. S., Williams, M., & Purcell, E. (1987). Community-based 'flashing' to increase safety belt use. Journal of Experimental Education, 55, 155-159.
57. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Behavioral social work: An overview. The Behavior Therapist, 10, 131-134.
Reprinted in The Behavioural Social Worker, 1989, 10(2), 27-35.
58. Cameron, O. G., Liepman, M. R., Curtis, G. C., & Thyer, B. A. (1987). Ethanol retards desensitization of simple phobias in non-alcoholics. British Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 845-849.
59. Sowers-Hoag, K. M., Thyer, B. A., & Bailey, J. S. (1987). Promoting safety belt use by young children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 20, 133-138.
Reprinted in A. E. Kazdin (Ed.). (1993). Behavior modification in applied settings (5th edition). Belmont, CA: Brookes/Cole.
60. Thyer, B. A., & Hudson, W. W. (1987). Progress in behavioral social work: An introduction. Journal of Social Service Research, 10(2/3/4), 1-6.
61. Sowers-Hoag, K. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1987). Burn-out among social work professionals: A behavioral approach to causal and interventive knowledge. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 14(3), 105-118.
62. Thyer, B. A., McNeece, C. A., & Miller, M. A. (1987). Alcohol abuse among agoraphobics: A community-based replication. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 4, 61-67.
63. Thyer, B. A., Westhuis, D., & Harrison, D. F. (1987). Irrational beliefs and phobic anxiety: A controlled clinical replication and a cautionary note. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 1, 249-257.
64. Thyer, B. A., & Geller, E. S. (1987). The 'buckle-up' dashboard sticker: An effective environmental intervention for safety belt promotion. Environment and Behavior, 19, 484-494.
Reprinted in R. F. Szafran (Ed.) (1994). Social science research (pp. 239-244). Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
65. Stocks, J. T., Thyer, B. A., & Kearsley, M. (1987). Using a token economy in a community-based residential program for disabled adults: An empirical evaluation leads to program modification. Behavioral Residential Treatment, 1, 173-185.
66. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Can behavior analysis rescue social work? Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 20, 207-211.
67. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Community-based self-help groups in the treatment of agoraphobia. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 14(3), 135-141.
68. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Comments on "Information Gain Through Integrated Research Approaches". Social Service Review, 61, 670-673.
69. Sowers-Hoag, K. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1987). Primary prevention in a school setting: Children and seat belt use. School Social Work Journal, 12(1), 1-4.
1988
70. Himle, J., Thyer, B. A., & Fischer, D. J. (1988). Prevalence of smoking among anxious outpatients. Phobia Practice and Research Journal, 1, 25-31.
71. Thyer, B. A. (1988). Social work as a behaviorist views it: A reply to Nagel. Social Work, 33, 371-372.
72. Harrison, D. F., & Thyer, B. A. (1988). Doctoral research on social work practice. Journal of Social Work Education, 24, 107-114.
73. Thyer, B. A., & Sowers-Hoag, K. M. (1988). Behavior therapy for separation anxiety disorder. Behavior Modification, 12, 205-233.
74. Thyer, B. A., & Maddox, M. K. (1988). Behavioral social work: Results of a national survey on graduate curricula. Psychological Reports, 63, 239-242.
75. Thyer, B. A. (1988). Teaching without testing: A preliminary report of an innovative technique for social work education. Innovative Higher Education, 13, 47-53.
76. Thyer, B. A., Himle, J., & Fischer, D. (1988). Is parental death a selective precursor to either panic disorder or agoraphobia? A test of the separation anxiety hypothesis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2, 333-338.
77. Thyer, B. A., Baum, M., & Reid, L. D. (1988). Exposure techniques in the reduction of fear: A comparative review of the procedure in animals and humans. Advances in Behaviour Research and Therapy, 10, 105-127.
78. Thyer, B. A., Williams, M., Love, J. P., & Sowers-Hoag, K. M. (1988). The M.S.W. supervisory requirement in field instruction: Does it make a difference? The Clinical Supervisor, 6(3/4), 249-256.
Reprinted in M. S. Raskin (Ed.). (1989). Empirical studies in field instruction. New York: Haworth Press.
79. Thyer, B. A. (1988). Remorse and guilt in obsessive compulsive disorder: Description and behavioral treatment. The Psychotherapy Patient, 5(1/2), 95-111.
Reprinted in E. M. Stern (Ed.). (1989). Psychotherapy and the remorseful patient. New York: Haworth Press.
1989
80. Williams, M., Thyer, B. A., Bailey, J. S., & Harrison, D. F. (1989). Promoting safety belt use with traffic signs and prompters. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 22, 71-76.
81. Thyer, B. A., Himle, J., & Miller-Gogoleski, M. A. (1989). The relationship of parental death to panic disorder: A community-based replication. Phobia Practice and Research Journal, 2, 29-36.
82. Westhuis, D. J., & Thyer, B. A. (1989). Development and validation of the Clinical Anxiety Scale: A rapid assessment instrument for empirical practice. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 49, 153-163.
Rapid Assessment Instrument reprinted in:
Corcoran, K. & Fischer, J. (1987). Measures for Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook (pp. 123-124). New York: Free Press.
Parrott, L. (1993). Helping the Struggling Adolescent: A Counseling Guide (pp. 59-60). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Fischer, J. & Corcoran, K. (Eds.). (1994). Measures for Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook (second edition, Volume 2, pp. 122-123). New York: Free Press.
Corcoran, K. & Fischer, J. (Eds.). (2000). Measures for clinical practice:
A sourcebook (third edition, volume 2, adults, pp. 177-178). New York: Free Press.
83. Thyer, B. A. (1989). First principles of practice research. British Journal of Social Work, 19, 309-323.
84. Thyer, B. A. (1989). Social work: Professional opportunities for behavior analysts. The Behavior Analyst, 12, 89-91.
85. Gallant, J. P., & Thyer, B. A. (1989). The bug-in-the-ear in clinical supervision: A review. The Clinical Supervisor, 7(2/3), 43-58.
86. Himle, J., & Thyer, B. A. (1989). Clinical social work and obsessive compulsive disorder: A single-subject investigation. Behavior Modification, 13, 459-470.
Reprinted under the title of "Psychologische behandlung von zwangsgedanken. Eine einzelfallstudie" in W. Fiegenbaum & J. C. Brengelmann (Eds.) (1990). Angststorungen. Diagnose und therapie (pp. 131-143). Munchen, Germany: Gerhard Rottger Verlag.
87. Underwood, L. A., Figueroa, R. G., Thyer, B. A., & Nzeocha, A. (1989). Interruption and DRI in the treatment of self-injurious behavior among mentally retarded and autistic self-restrainers. Behavior Modification, 13, 471-481.
88. Thyer, B. A., & Westhuis, D. (1989). Test-retest reliability of the Clinical Anxiety Scale. Phobia Practice and Research Journal, 2, 113-115.
89. Himle, J. A., Himle, D. P., & Thyer, B. A. (1989). Irrational beliefs and the anxiety disorders. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 7, 155-165.
1990
90. Thyer, B. A., Sutphen, R., & Sowers-Hoag, K. M. (1990). Using structured study questions as a teaching method in social work education: Initial validation studies. Innovative Higher Education, 14, 155-164.
91. Underwood, L., & Thyer, B. A. (1990). Social work practice with the mentally retarded: Reducing self-injurious behavior using nonaversive methods. Arete, 15, 14-23.
92. Daley, J. G., Sowers-Hoag, K. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1990). Are FACES-II 'Family Satisfaction' scores valid? The Journal of Family Therapy, 12, 77-81.
93. Coker, K., & Thyer, B. A. (1990). School and family-based treatment of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Families in Society, 71, 276-282.
Reprinted in F. Turner (Ed.) (1995). Differential diagnosis and treatment in social work (fourth edition, pp. 407-416). New York: Free Press.
94. Thyer, B. A., & Wodarski, J. S. (1990). Social learning theory: Towards a comprehensive conceptual framework for social work education. Social Service Review, 64, 144-152.
95. Robinson, R. M., Powers, J. M., Cleveland, P. H., & Thyer, B. A. (1990). Inpatient psychiatric treatment for depressed children and adolescents: Preliminary evaluations. The Psychiatric Hospital, 21, 107-112.
96. Gatz, Y., Patten, S., Thyer, B. A., & Parrish, R. T. (1990). Evaluating the effectiveness of a part-time off-campus MSW program. Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 5(2), 11-14.
97. Canady, K., & Thyer, B. A. (1990). Promoting voting behavior among low income black voters: An experimental investigation. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 17(4), 109-116.
98. Maeser, N., & Thyer, B. A. (1990). Teaching boys with severe mental retardation to serve themselves during family-style meals. Behavioral Residential Treatment, 5, 239-246.
99. Pruis, A., Lahey, B. B., Thyer, B. A., Christ, M. A. G., Loeber, R., & Loeber, M. (1990). Separation anxiety disorder and overanxious disorder: How do they differ? Phobia Practice and Research Journal, 3(2), 51-59.
1991
100. Thyer, B. A. (1991). Guidelines for evaluating outcome studies on social work practice. Research on Social Work Practice, 1, 76-91.
101. Thyer, B. A. (1991). Diagnosis and treatment of child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Behavior Modification, 15, 310-325.
102. Bramblett, R., Wodarski, J. S., & Thyer, B. A. (1991). Social work practice with antisocial children: A review of current issues. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 15, 169-182.
103. Thyer, B. A. (1991). The enduring intellectual legacy of B. F. Skinner: A citation count from 1966 - 1989. The Behavior Analyst, 14, 73-75.
104. Wodarski, J. S., Thyer, B. A., Iodice, J. D., & Pinkston, R. (1991). Graduate social work education: A review of empirical research. Journal of Social Service Research, 14(3/4), 23-44.
105. Gallant, J. P., Thyer, B. A, & Bailey, J. S. (1991). Using bug-in-the-ear feedback in clinical supervision: Preliminary evaluations. Research on Social Work Practice, 1, 175-187.
106. Thyer. B. A. (1991). Behavioral social work: It is not what you think. Arete, 16(2), 1-9.
107. Daley, J. D., Sowers-Hoag, K. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1991). Construct validity of the circumplex model of family functioning. Journal of Social Service Research, 15(1/2), 131-147.
1992
108. Thyer, B. A., & Thyer, K. B. (1992). Single system research designs in social work practice: A bibliography from 1965 - 1990. Research on Social Work Practice, 2, 99-116.
Reprinted in The Behavioural Social Work Review, 1994, 15(2), 5-12.
109. Threlkeld, M. E., & Thyer, B. A. (1992). Sexual and physical abuse histories among child and adolescent psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 5, 491-496.
109. Thyer, B. A., Jackson-White, G., Sutphen, R., & Carrillo, D. F. (1992). Structured study questions as a social work teaching method: A controlled experimental study. Inovative Higher Education, 16, 235-245.
110. Gerardot, R. J., Thyer, B. A., Mabe, P. A., & Posten, P. M. (1992). The effects of psychiatric hospitalization on behaviorally disordered children: A preliminary evaluation. The Psychiatric Hospital, 23, 65-68.
111. Harrison, D. F., Hudson, W. W., & Thyer, B. A. (1992). On a critical analysis of empirical clinical practice: A response to Witkin's revised views. Social Work, 37, 461-464.
112. Thyer, B. A., Holland, T. P., Wodarski, J. S., & Pruis, A. (1992). Productivity criteria for social work programs. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 17, 111-123.
113. Figueroa, R. G., Thyer, B. A., & Thyer, K. B. (1992). Extinction and DRO in the treatment of aggression in a boy with severe mental retardation. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 23, 133-140.
114. Donahue, B., & Thyer, B. A. (1992). Should the GRE be used as an admissions requirement by schools of social work? Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 6(2), 33-40.
1993
115. Thyer, B. A., Himle, J., & Schweitzer. P. (1993). The role of birth order in the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Anxiety Disorders Practice Journal, 1, 29-35.
116. Ligon, J. & Thyer, B. A. (1993). The effects of a Sunday liquor sales ban on DUI arrests. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 38(2), 33-40.
Reprinted in R. F. Szafran (Ed.) (1994). Social Science research (pp. 219-223). Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
117. Camp, B., & Thyer, B. A. (1993). Treatment of adolescent sex offenders: A review of empirical research. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 17, 191-206.
118. Thyer, B. A., & Robertson, M. (1993). An initial evaluation of the Georgia safety belt use law: A nul MUL? Environment and Behavior, 25, 506-513.
119. Carrillo, D. F., Gallant, J. P., & Thyer, B. A. (1993). Training M.S.W. students in interviewing skills: An empirical evaluation. Arete, 18(1), 12-19.
120. Thyer, B. A. (1993). Social work theory and practice research: The approach of logical positivism. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 4(1), 5-26.
121. Thyer, B. A. (1993). Walden "U": First report of a behaviorally-based college. Behavior and Social Issues, 2, 145-154.
122. Carrillo, D. F., Holzhalb, C., M., & Thyer, B. A. (1993). Assessing social work students' attitudes relative to cultural diversity: A review of selected measures. Journal of Social Work Education, 29, 263-268.
1994
123. Thyer, B. A., & Vodde, R. (1994). Is the ACSW examination valid? Clinical Social Work Journal, 22, 105-112.
124. Thyer, B. A., Boynton, K. E., Bennis, L. B., & Levine, D. L. (1994). Academic affiliations of social work journal article authors: A publication productivity analysis from 1984-1988. Journal of Social Service Research, 18(3/4), 153-167.
125. Boynton, K. E., & Thyer, B. A. (1994). Behavioral social work in the field of oncology. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 18, 189-197.
126. Thyer, B. A. (1994). Empiricists versus social constructionists: Cease fire or more fuel to the flames? Families in Society, 75, 308-312.
127. Randall, E. J., & Thyer, B. A. (1994). A preliminary test of the validity of the LCSW examination. Clinical Social Work Journal, 22, 223-227.
128. Thyer, B. A. (1994). Are theories for practice necessary? Journal of Social Work Education, 30, 147-151.
129. Carrillo, D. F. & Thyer, B. A. (1994). Advanced standing and two-year program M.S.W. students: An empirical investigation of foundation interviewing skills. Journal of Social Work Education, 30, 278-288.
130. Cheng, W. C., Schuckers, P. L., Hauser, G., Burch, J., Emmett, J. G., Walker, B., Law, E., Wakefield, D., Boyle, D., Lee, M., & Thyer, B. A. (1994). Psychosocial needs of family caregivers of terminally ill patients. Psychological Reports, 75, 1243-1250.
131. Randall, E. J., Josephson, A. M., Chowanec, G., & Thyer, B. A. (1994). The reported prevalence of physical and sexual abuse among a sample of children and adolescents at a public psychiatric hospital. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 7, 713-718.
132. Bordnick, P. S., Thyer, B. A., & Ritchie, B. (1994). Feather picking disorder and trichotillomania: An avian model of human psychopathology. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 25, 189-196.
133. Myers, L. L. & Thyer, B. A. (1994). Behavioural Therapy: Popular misconceptions. Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy, 23, 97-107.
Reprinted in: The Behavioural Social Work Review, 16(3), 18-30.
1995
134. Thyer, B. A. (1995). Effective psychosocial treatments for children: A selected review. Early Child Development and Care, 106, 137-147.
Reprinted in J. T. Pardeck & M. K. Markward (Eds.) (1997). Reassessing social work practice with children (pp. 79-89). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Gordon & Breech.
135. Thyer, B. A. (1995). The X Club and the Secret Ring: Lessons on how behavior analysis can take over psychology. The Behavior Analyst, 18, 23-31.
136. Thyer, B. A. (1995). Promoting an empiricist agenda within the human services: An ethical and humanistic imperative. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 26, 93-98.
137. Ligon, J., Thyer, B. A. & Dixon, D. (1995). Academic affiliations of those published in social work journals: A productivity analysis, 1989 - 1993. Journal of Social Work Education, 31, 369-376.
138. Himle, J., Bordnick, P. S. & Thyer, B. A. (1995). A comparison of trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment, 17, 251-260.
139. Vonk, M. E. & Thyer, B. A. (1995). Exposure therapy in the treatment of vaginal penetration phobia: A case study. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 29, 359-363.
140. Sutphen, R. D., Thyer, B. A., & Kurtz, P. D. (1995). Multisystemic treatment of high risk juvenile offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 39, 327-334.
141. Arthur, K. L., & Thyer, B. A. (1995). Otto von Bismarck and the origins of the welfare state. Social Development Issues, 17, 151-163.
1996
142. Johnson, P. A., Thyer, B. A., Daniels, M., Anderson, R., & Bordnick, P. S. (1996). Is the school social worker examination valid? Arete, 20(2), 1-5.
143. Thyer, B. A., Vonk, M. E. & Tandy, C. C. (1996). Are advanced standing and two-year MSW program students equivalently prepared? An empirical investigation. Arete, 20(2), 42-46.
144. Thyer, B. A. (1996). Forty years of progress towards empirical clinical practice? Social Work Research, 20, 77-81.
145. Thyer, B. A. (1996). Guidelines for applying the empirical clinical practice model to social work. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 20, 121-127.
146. Vonk, M. E., Zucrow, E., & Thyer, B. A. (1996). Female MSW students' satisfaction with practicum supervision: The effect of supervisor gender. Journal of Social Work Education, 32, 415-419.
147. Ligon, J., Thyer, B. A., & Lund, R. (1996). Drinking, eating and driving: Evaluating the effects of partially removing a Sunday liquor sales ban. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 42, 15-24.
1997
148. Myers, L. L. & Thyer, B. A. (1997). Social work practice with deaf clients: Issues in culturally competent assessment. Social Work in Health Care, 25, 61-76.
149. Sutherland, G. P., Thyer, B. A., Clements, C., & Kropf, N. P. (1997). An evaluation of coalition building training for aging and developmental disability service providers. Educational Gerontology, 23, 105-114.
150. Shore, B. & Thyer, B. A. (1997). Should non-MSWs earn the social work doctorate? A debate. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 14(1/2), 127-145.
151. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (1997). Social learning theory: An empirically-based approach to understanding human behavior in the social environment. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 1, 33-52.
152. Myers, L. L. & Thyer, B. A. (1997). Should social work clients have the right to effective treatment? Social Work, 42, 288-298.
153. Thyer, B. A., Polk, G., & Gaudin, J. G. (1997). Distance learning in social work education: A preliminary evaluation. Journal of Social Work Education, 33, 363-367.
154. Vonk, M. E. & Thyer, B. A. (1997). Evaluating the quality of supervision: A review of instruments for use in field instruction. The Clinical Supervisor, 15, 103-113.
156. Thyer, B. A. (1997). Who stole social work? Social Work Research, 21, 198-201.
157. Dixon, D. R., & Thyer, B. A. (1997). Multidisciplinary team treatment of a Vietnam veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 6, 163-174.
158. Buchanan, J. P., Dixon, D. R., & Thyer, B. A. (1997). A preliminary evaluation of treatment outcomes at a Veterans' hospital's inpatient psychiatry unit. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 53, 853-858.
159. Thyer, B. A., & Polk, G. (1997). Social work and psychology professors' scholarly productivity: A controlled comparison of cited journal articles. Journal of Applied
Social Sciences, 21, 105-110.
160. Capp, H., Thyer, B. A., & Bordnick, P. S. (1997). Evaluating improvement over the course of adult psychiatric hospitalization. Social Work in Health Care, 25, 55-66.
1998
161. Thyer, B. A., & Myers, L. L. (1998). Supporting the client's right to effective treatment: Touching a raw nerve? Social Work, 43, 88-92.
162. Wynn, P. S. & Thyer, B. A. (1996). Regulating the private and proprietary practice of social work. Journal of Law and Social Work, 6(2), 29-42. (published in 1998, in 1996 issue of journal).
163. Gorey, K., M., Thyer, B. A., & Pawluck, D. E. (1998). Differential effectiveness of prevalent social work practice models: A meta-analysis. Social Work, 43, 269-278.
164. Thyer, B. A., Artelt, T., Markward, M. K., & Dozier, C. D. (1998). Distance learning in social work education: A replication study. Journal of Social Work Education, 3434, 291-295.
165. Ligon, J., Thyer, B. A., & Isaac, A. (1998). Do social work scholars respond to requests for reprints? A study of authors who publish in NASW journals. Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, 16, 19-25.
166. Dixon, D. D. & Thyer, B. A. (1998). Double depression in men: Does it exist? Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 20, 187-198.
167. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (1998). More on the empirical practice movement. Social Work, 43, 478-480.
168. Crolley, J., Roys, D., Thyer, B. A., & Bordnick, P. S. (1998). Evaluating outpatient behavior therapy of sex offenders: A pretest-posttest study. Behavior Modification, 22, 485-501.
169. Thyer, B. A. & Larkin, R. (1998). Promoting community through group work: Developing a research agenda. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 23, 454-459.
170. Randall, E. J., & Thyer, B. A. (1998). Combining guided dialog with cognitive therapy for depressed women: Six single-case studies. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 12, 331-342.
1999
171. Grigsby, R. K., Thyer, B. A., Waller, R. J., & Johnston, G. A. (1999). Chalk eating in middle Georgia: A culture-bound syndrome of pica? Southern Medical Journal, 92, 190-192.
172. Aeby, V. G., Manning, B., Thyer, B. A., & Carpenter-Aeby, T. (1999). Comparing outcomes of an alternative school program offered with and without intensive family involvement. The School Community Journal, 9, 17-32.
173. Thyer, B. A. (1999). Clinical behavior analysis and clinical social work: A mutually reinforcing relationship. The Behavior Analyst, 22, 17-29.
174. Baker, L. R., & Thyer, B. A. (1999). Family social work intervention to increase parental compliance with infant apnea monitor use in the home. Journal of Family Social Work, 3(3), 21-27.
175. Larkin, R. & Thyer, B. A. (1999). Evaluating cognitive behavioral group counseling to improve elementary school students' self-esteem, self-control, and classroom behavior. Behavioral Interventions, 14, 147-161.
176. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (1999). On science, antiscience, and the client's right to effective treatment. Social Work, 44, 501-504.
177. Vonk, E. M. & Thyer, B. A. (1999). Evaluating the effectiveness of short-term treatment at a university counseling center. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, 1095-1106.
178. Cabrera, P., Grimes-Gaa, L., & Thyer, B. A. (1999). Social work assessment of adaptive functioning using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales: Issues of reliability and validity. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 2(4), 33-50.
2000
179. Baker, L. & Thyer, B. A. (2000). Promoting parental compliance with home infant apnea monitor use. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 38, 285-296.
180. Simoneaux, R. G., Warren, K. A., Thyer, B. A., & Myers, L. M. (2000). Diagnostic agreement between clinical social workers and board-certified psychiatrists: A field evaluation of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 24(1), 21-29.
181. Gary-McCormick, E., Thyer, B. A., Panton, T. M., & Myers, L. M. (2000). The association between appointment-keeping and birth outcome in a prenatal care program for high risk women. Journal of Family Social Work, 4, 47-58.
182. Ligon, J., & Thyer, B. A. (2000). Interrater reliability of the Brief Psychiatric Rating
Scale used at a community-based inpatient crisis stabilization unit. Journal of
Clinical Psychology, 56, 583-587.
183. Thyer, B. A. (2000). Should licensure be required for faculty who teach direct practice
courses? Yes! Journal of Social Work Education, 36, 187-189, 197-200.
184. Pabian, W., Thyer, B. A., Straka, E., & Boyle, D. P. (2000). Do the families of children with developmental disabilities obtain recommended services? A follow-up study. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 3, 45-58.
185. Barker, K. L. & Thyer, B. A. (2000). Differential reinforcement of other behavior in the treatment of inappropriate behavior and aggression in an adult with mental retardation at a vocational center. Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy, 29, 37-42.
186. Malone, D. M., McKinsey, P. D., Thyer, B. A., & Straka, E. (2000). Social work early intervention for young children with developmental disabilities. Health and Social Work, 25, 169-180.
187. Ligon, J. & Thyer, B. A. (2000). Community inpatient crisis stabilization in an urban setting: Evaluation of changes in psychiatric symptoms. Crisis Intervention, 5, 163-169.
188. Colosetti, S. D., & Thyer, B. A. (2000). The relative effectiveness of EMDR versus relaxation training with battered women prisoners. Behavior Modification, 24, 719-739.
189. Schwartz, W. & Thyer, B. A. (2000). Partial hospitalization treatment for clinical depression: A pilot evaluation. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 3(2), 13-21.
190. Ligon, J. & Thyer, B. A. (2000). Client and family satisfaction with brief community mental health, substance abuse, and mobile crisis services in an urban setting. Crisis Intervention, 6, 93-99.
2001
191. Thyer, B. A. (2001). What is the role of theory in research on social work practice? Journal of Social Work Education, 37, 9-25.
192.
192. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Research on social work practice does not benefit from blurry theory. Journal of Social Work Education, 37, 51-66.
193. Thyer, B. A. & Wilson, R. G. (2001). Guidelines for recruiting quality doctoral students. Arete, 25, 6-17.
194. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Guidelines for training quality social work researchers. Arete, 25, 39-52.
195. Mosley, D., Thyer, B. A., & Larrison, C. (2001). Development and preliminary validation of the Mosley Forensic Competency Scale. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 4, 41-48.
196. Glisson, G. M., Thyer, B. A. & Fischer, R. L. (2001). Serving the homeless: Evaluating the effectiveness of homeless shelter services. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 28(4), 89-97.
197. Bronson, D. E. & Thyer, B. A. (2001). Behavioral social work: Where it has been and where is it going? The Behavior Analyst Today, 2(3), 192-195.
198. Ligon, J., & Thyer, B. A. (2001). Academic affiliations of social work journals authors: A productivity analysis from 1994-1998. Journal of Social Service Research, 28(2), 69-81 .
2002
199. Thyer, B. A. (2002). Evidence-based practice and clinical social work. Evidence-based Mental Health, 6, 6-7.
200. Thyer, B. A. (2002). Developing discipline-specific knowledge for social work: Is it possible? Journal of Social Work Education, 38, 101-113.
201. Thyer, B. A. (2002). Doctoral social work education in the United States. Journal of International and Comparative Social Welfare, 18(2), 153-168.
202. Thyer, B. A. (2002). Popper, positivism, and practice research. Journal of Social Work Education, 38, 471-474.
203. Thyer, B. A. (2002). How to write up a social work outcome study for publication. Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation, 3(2), 215-224.
204. Sprague, A., & Thyer, B. A. (2002). Psychosocial treatment of Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A review of empirical outcome studies. Social Work in Mental Health, 1, 63-72.
205. Abolt, T. & Thyer, B. A. (2002). Social work assessment of children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Reliability and validity of the Child Behavior Checklist. Social Work in Mental Health, 1, 73-84.
206. Christiansen, A. R., & Thyer, B. A. (2002). Female sex offenders: A review of empirical research. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 6(1), 1-16.
207. Todd, K. B., & Thyer, B. A. (2002). Using the Connors’ Teaching Rating Scale in school social work: Issues of reliability and validity. School Social Work Journal, 27(1). 73-83.
208. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2003). An empirical evaluation of the editorial practices of social work journals. Journal of Social Work Education, 39, 125-140.
209. Thyer, B. A., Artelt, T., & Shek, D. (2003). Using single system research designs to
evaluate practice: Potential applications for social work in Chinese contexts. International Social Work, 46, 163-176.
210. Thyer, B. A. (2003). A student portfolio approach to conducting doctoral social work comprehensive examinations. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 23(3/4), 117-126.
2004
211. Thyer, B. A. (2004). What is evidence-based practice? Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 4, 167-176.
Reprinted in A. R. Roberts & K. R. Yeager (Eds.). Foundations of Evidence-based Social Work Practice. New York: Oxford University Press.
Reprinted in M. Gray (Ed.) (2009). International Social Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
212. Bordnick, P. S., Elkins, R. L., Orr, T. E., Walters, P. & Thyer, B. A. (2004). Evaluating the relative effectiveness of three aversion therapies designed to reduce craving among cocaine abusers. Behavioral Interventions, 19, 1-24.
213. McNeece, C. A. & Thyer, B. A. (2004). Evidence-based practice and social work. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1(1), 7-25.
Reprinted in M. Gray & S. A. Webb (Eds.). (2010). International social work: Volume III – Social work research (pp. 253 – 268). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
214. Richards, L. M. & Thyer, B. A. (2004). Behavioral interventions with female victims of childhood sexual abuse: A review. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1(4), 1-14.
2005
215. Ligon, J., & Thyer, B. A. (2005). Bibliometrics and social work: A two-edged sword
can still be a blunt instrument. Social Work and Health Care, 41, 123-128.
Reprinted in G. Holden, G. Rosenberg, & K. Barker (Eds.). (2005). Bibliometrics in social work. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
216. Waller, R. J., DeWeaver, K., Myers, L. L., & Thyer, B. A. (2005). A correlational study of the impact of discrimination on disposition during hospital emergency services contacts. Social Work and Mental Health, 4(1), 71-87.
217. Barker, K. L. & Thyer, B. A. (2005). An empirical evaluation of the editorial practices of social work journals: Voices of authors published in 2000. Journal of Social Service Research, 32(1), 17-31.
2006
218. Tobias, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2006). Using the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) in social work assessment: Issues of reliability and validity. Journal of Evidence-based Social Work, 3, 49-60.
219. Thyer, B. A. (2006). It is time to rename the DSM. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 8(1), 61-67.
220. Thyer, B. A. (2006). Faith-based programs and the role of empirical research. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work, 25(3/4), 63-82.
2007
221. Jester, V. M. & Thyer, B. A. (2007). A preliminary evaluation of the Florida International Volunteer Corps programs. Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 23, 7- 18.
222. Thyer, B. A. (2007). Social work education and clinical learning: Towards evidence- based practice? Clinical Social Work Journal, 35, 25-32.
223. Ligon, J., Jackson, D. L., & Thyer, B. A. (2007). Academic affiliations of social work journal article authors from 1999-2003: A productivity analysis spanning 25 years of social work scholarship. Journal of Social Service Research, 33(3), 13-20.
224. Copp, H. L., Bordnick, P. S., Traylor, A. C. & Thyer, B. A. (2007. Evaluating wrap- around services for seriously emotionally disturbed youth: Preliminary outcomes in Georgia. Adolescence, 42, 723-732.
2008
225. Holden, G., Thyer, B. A., Baer, J., Delva, J., Dulmus, C., & Williams, T. (2008). Suggestions to improve social work journal editorial and review processes. Research on Social Work Practice, 18, 66-71.
226. Thyer, B. A. & Whittenberger, G. (2008, January/February). A skeptical consumers’ look at chiropractic’s claims: Flim flam in Florida? The Skeptical Inquirer, 32(1), 23- 25.
227. Thyer, B. A. (2008). The quest for evidence-based practice? We are all positivists!
Research on Social Work Practice, 18, 339-345.
Reprinted in M. Gray & S. A. Webb (Eds.). (2010). International social work: Volume III – Social work research (pp. 2305 - 318). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
To be reprinted during 2010 in Revista de Asistenta Sociala/Social Work Review. (Romanian social work journal.
228. Thyer, B. A. (2008). Evidence-based macro-practice: Addressing the challenges and opportunities for social work education. Journal of Evidence-based Social Work, 5, 453-472.
2009
230. Thyer, B. A. (2009). The CSWE and social work accreditation: Not guilty on all counts. Research on Social Work Practice, 19, 127-130.
231. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2009). Religious discrimination in social work academic programs: Whither social justice? Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 28, 144-160.
232. Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2009). The use of novel unsupported and empirically supported therapies by Licensed Clinical Social Workers: An exploratory study. Social Work Research, 33, 5-17.
233. Artelt, T. & Thyer, B. A. (2009). A comparison of the academic performance of experienced versus inexperienced MSWs earning the social work doctorate: An exploratory study. Korean Journal of Social Welfare Research, 20, 1-32.
234. Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2009). Some comments on Energy Psychology: A Review of the Evidence: Premature conclusions based on incomplete evidence? Psychotherapy, Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 46, 257-261.
235. Thyer, B. A. (2009). The contributions of research to teaching in higher education. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, Fall (online supplement) available via:
236. Holosko, M. J., Thyer, B. A., & Danner, J. E. (2009). Ethical guidelines for designing and conducting evaluations of social work practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 6, 1-13.
237. Thyer, B. A. (2009). Epistemology: A behavior analytic perspective. Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies, 11, 45-63. (Official journal of the Italian Philosophical Association)
2010
238. Thyer, B. A. (2010). Twenty years of publishing Research on Social Work Practice: Past accomplishments, New initiatives. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 1-5.
239. Albright, D. A. & Thyer, B. A. (2010). Does eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) reduce Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in combat veterans? Behavioral Interventions, 25, 1-19. DOI 10.1002/bin.295/
240. Albright, D. L. & Thyer, B. A. (2010). EMDR is not an empirically supported treatment for combat-related PTSD…Yet. Behavioral Interventions, 25, 355-360. DOI: 10.1002/bin.304
241. Thyer, B. A. (2010). Social justice: A conservative perspective. Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 26, 261-274.
242. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2010). Science and pseudoscience in developmental disabilities: Guidelines for social workers. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 9, 110-129.
Reprinted in:
Meinert, R. & Yuen, F. (Eds.) (2011). Controversies and disputes in disability and rehabilitation (pp. 42-61). New York: Routledge.
243. Albright, D. L. & Thyer, B. A. (2010). A test of the validity of the LCSW examination: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Social Work Research, 34, 229-234.
2011
244. Thyer, B. A. (2011). LCSW examination pass rates: Implications for social work education. Clinical Social Work Journal, 39, 296-300. DOI 10.1007/s10615-009-0253-x
245. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2011). The quest for evidence-based practice: A view from the United States. Journal of Social Work, 11, 8-25.
DOI: 10.1177/146801730381812
246. Katz, C., Daniels, M., Thyer, B. A., & Ford, T. D. (2011). A university evaluation of the Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program for traditionally under-represented graduate students. American Journal of Social and Management Sciences, 2(1), 108- 115. DOI:10.5251/ajsms.2011.2.1.108.115
247. Thyer, B. A. (2011). Harmful effects of federal research grants. Social Work Research, 35, 3-7.
248. Richards, K. & Thyer, B. A. (2011). Does Individual Development Account participation help the poor? A review. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 348-362.
DOI:10.1177/1049731510395609
249. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2011). Evidence-based practices do not exist. Clinical Social Work Journal, 38, 328-333. DOI: 10.1007/s/10615-011-0358-x
Reprinted in:
Munro, E. & Hiddleston, T. (Eds.) (2015). Child maltreatment. London: Sage Publications.
250. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2011). Clinical social work and evidence-based practice. Clinical Social Work Journal, 39, 325-327. DOI 10.1007/s10615-011-0359-9
251. Thyer, B. A., Myers, L. L., & Nugent, W. R. (2011). Do regular social work faculty earn better student course evaluations than do adjunct faculty or doctoral students?
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 31, 365-377. DOI 10.1080/08841233.2011.597674
252. Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2011). Guidelines for the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Best Practices in Mental Health, 7(2), 84-93.
2012
253. Thyer, B. A. (2012). The scientific value of qualitative research for social work. Qualitative Social Work, 11, 115-125. DOI: 10.1177/1473325011433928
254. Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2012). Novel unsupported and empirically supported therapies: Patterns of usage among Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 40, 331-349. DOI:10.1017/S135246581100052X
255. Hefren, J. E. & Thyer, B. A. (2012). The effectiveness of guided mourning for adults with complicated mourning. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 22, 988-1002.
256. Rainey, C., Readdick, C., & Thyer, B. A. (2012). Forgiveness-based group therapy: A meta-analysis of outcome studies published from 1993 – 2006. Best Practices in Mental Health, 8(1), 29-51.
257. Ligon, J., Thyer, B. A. & Cobb, A. (2012). Academic affiliations of social work journal article authors from 2004 - 2008. Journal of Social Work Education, 48, 613-622.
258. Smith, T. S., Valentine, P. & Thyer, B. A. (2012). Gender effects in massage therapy. Journal of Alternative Medicine Research, 4, 201-206.
2013
259. Thyer, B. A. (2013). Evidence-based practice and evidence-guided practice: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Families in Society, 94, 29-35.
260. Lee, J. & Thyer, B. A. (2013). Does music therapy improve mental health in adults: A review. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23, 1-13.
2014
261. Dunleavy, D. J. & Thyer, B. A. (2014). Is hyperbaric oxygen therapy an effective treatment for autism: A review. Journal of Adolescent and Family Health, 6(1), Article 5. Available at:
262. Gresham, D., Thyer, B. A. & Waller, R. J. (2014). A naturalistic test of the Predictive validity of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Patient Placement Criteria. Addiction, Recovery & Aftercare, 1, 55-67. Available at:
263. Thulberry, S. C. & Thyer, B. A. (2014). The L'Arche program for persons with disabilities. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 24, 348-357.
Available at:
doi: 10.1080/10911359.2013.831012
264. Thyer, B. A. (2014). Evolving reporting guidelines for social work research. Nordic Social Work Research, 4(1), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/2156857X.2014.916887
265. Thyer, B. A. (2014). Improving publication standards for psychotherapy outcome studies. Journal of Evidence-based Psychotherapies, 14(2), 25-28.
266. Barner, J. R., Holosko, M. J. & Thyer, B. A. (2014). American social work and psychology faculty members' scholarly productivity: A controlled comparison of citation impact using the h-index. British Journal of Social Work, 44, 2448-2458.
267. Dillenburger, K., Rottgers, H-R., Dounavi, K., Sparkman, C., Keenan, M., Thyer, B. A., & Nikopolous, C. (2014). Multidisciplinary teamwork in autism: Can one size fit all? Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 31, 97-112.
Doi: 10.1017/epd.2014.13
268. Thyer, B. A. (2014). The definition of mental disorder found in the DSM-5: Too much and too little. Mental Health and Social Work, 42(4), 21-33.
2015
269. Thyer, B. A. (2015). The divergent paths of behavior analysis and psychology: Vive la difference! The Behavior Analyst, 38, 137-141.
270. Barner, J. R., Holosko, M. J., Thyer, B. A. & King, S. (2015). Research productivity in top ranked schools in psychology and social work: Does having a research culture matter? Journal of Social Work Education, 51, 5-18.
271. Clem, J. M., Prost, S. G. & Thyer, B. A. (2015). Does Wilderness Therapy reduce recidivism in delinquent adolescents? A review. Journal of Adolescent and Family Health, 7(1), Article 2. Available at
272. Kim, H. & Thyer, B. A. (2015). Does transitional care prevent older adults from rehospitalization? A review. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 12, 261-271..
273. Thyer, B. A. (2015). It is time to delink psychodynamic theory from the definition of clinical social work. Clinical Social Work Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10615-015-0530-9
274. Richards, K.., Williams, J., Smith, T. E. & Thyer, B. A. (2015). Financial video games: A financial literacy tool for social workers. International Journal of Social Work, 2(1), 22- 35. .
275. Thyer, B. A. (2015). Preparing current and future practitioners to integrate research in real world practice settings. Research on Social Work Practice, 25, 463-472..
276. Cheung, M., Ma, A.K., Thyer, B.A., & Webb, A. E. (2015). Research-practice integration in real practice settings: Issues and suggestions. Research on Social Work Practice, 25, 523-530.
277. Thyer, B. A. (2015), July/August). Treemonisha: Scott Joplin’s skeptical black opera. The Skeptical Inquirer, 39(4), 53-54.
278. Thyer, B. A. (2015). The DSW: From skeptic to convert. Clinical Social Work Journal, 43, 313-316..
279. Caputo, R., Epstein, W. E., Stoesz, D. & Thyer, B. A. (2015). Postmodernism: A dead end in social work epistemology. Journal of Social Work Education, 51, 638-647.
280. Thyer, B. A. (2015). A bibliography of randomized controlled experiments in social work (1949-2013): Solvitur Ambulando. Research on Social Work Practice, 25, 753- 793. Available at
281. McCoy, R. M., Thyer, B. A., & Waller, R. J. (2015). Trauma and resiliency in social work degree candidates. Journal of Social Science Research, 8(1). Available at:
2015&issue=8&volume=1
282. Cox, J., Shin, I-S., Thyer, B. A. & Prost, S. G. (2015). Does exercise alleviate clinical depression in older adults? A meta-analysis of randomized studies: 2000 – 2006. Scientific Journal of Social Work: Applied Studies and Researches, 1, 73-90.
2016
283. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. G. (2016). The problem of pseudoscience in social work continuing education. Journal of Social Work Education, 52, 136-146
284. Thyer, B. A. (2016). Project Prevention: Concept, operation, results and controversies about paying drug abusers to obtain long term birth control. The Bill of Rights Journal, 24, 643-657.
285. Cesnales, N. I., Thyer, B. A., Albright, D. L. & Neujahr, N. E. (2016). Health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 15, 202-215.
Articles Accepted But Not Yet Published
none
Articles Under Peer Review
Cesnales, N. I., Albright, D., Thyer, B. A., & Neujahr, N. (submitted). Group differences in health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS.
Spinelli-Miller, C. & Thyer, B. A. (submitted). Is recovery from alcoholism without treatment possible? A review of the evidence.
Thyer, B. A., Babcock, P., & Tutweiler, M. (submitted). Locating research-supported interventions for child welfare practice.
Campbell Collaboration Systematic Review
Albright, D. L., Thyer, B. A., Becker, B., & Rubin, A. (December, 2011). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Combat Veterans. Approved protocol, available at
Books
1. Curtis, G. C., Thyer, B. A., & Rainey, J. M. (Eds.). (1985). The Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Anxiety Disorders. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders.
2. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Treating Anxiety Disorders: A Guide for Human Service Professionals. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
3. Thyer, B. A., & Hudson, W. W. (Eds.). (1987). Progress in Behavioral Social Work. New York: Haworth Press.
4. Thyer, B. A. (Ed.). (1989). Behavioral Family Therapy. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
5. Thyer, B. A., & Biggerstaff, M. A. (1989). Professional Social Work Credentialing and Legal Regulation. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
6. Harrison, D. F., Wodarski, J. S., & Thyer, B. A. (Eds.) (1992). Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
7. Thyer, B. A. (1994). Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
8. Thyer, B. A. & Kropf, N. P. (Eds.) (1995). Developmental Disabilities: Handbook for Interdisciplinary Practice. Brookline, MA: Brookline Books.
9. Royse, D. & Thyer, B. A. (1996). Program Evaluation: An Introduction (second edition). Chicago, IL: Nelson Hall.
10. Mattaini, M. A. & Thyer, B. A. (Eds.) (1996). Finding Solutions to Social Problems: Behavioral Strategies for Change. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
11. Harrison, D. F., Thyer, B. A., & Wodarski, J. S. (Eds.). (1996). Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice (second edition). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
12. Thyer, B. A. (Ed.). (1997). Controversial Issues in Social Work Practice. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Selected as a primary text in a 12-hour social work CEU program approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
13. Thyer, B. A., & Wodarski, J. S. (Eds.) (1998). Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice: Volume 1 - Mental Disorders. New York: John S. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
14. Wodarski, J. S., & Thyer, B. A. (Eds.) (1998). Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice: Volume 2 - Psychosocial Problems and Practice Issues. New York: John S. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
15. Thyer, B. A. (Ed.) (1999). The Philosophical Legacy of Behaviorism. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Reviewed in:
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2000, 74, 255-264.
Philosophical Psychology, 2001, 14, 122-125.
Humana-Mente – Journal of Philosophy, 2009, 11, 205 – 207.
16. Royse, D., Thyer, B. A., Padgett, D., & Logan, T. K. (2000). Program Evaluation: An Introduction (third edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.
17. Thyer, B. A. (Ed.) (2001). Handbook of social work research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
18. Thyer, B. A. & Arnold, T. G. (Eds.) (2003). A program guide to doctoral study in social work. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
18. Thyer, B. A. & Kazi, M. (Eds.) (2004). International perspectives on evidence-based practice in social work. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Venture Press.
19. Royse, D., Thyer, B. A., Padgett, D., & Logan, T. K. (2006). Program Evaluation: An Introduction (fourth edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth. (Appeared in print in March of 2005)
20. Sowers, K. M., & Thyer, B. A. (2006). Getting Your MSW: How to Survive and Thrive in a Social Work Program. Chicago. IL: Lyceum Books.
21. Thyer, B. A. & Wodarski, J. S. (Eds.) (2007). Social Work in Mental Health: An Evidence-based Approach. New York: John S. Wiley & Sons.
22. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2007). A Social Worker’s Guide to Evaluating Practice Outcomes. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
23. Thyer, B. A. (2008). Preparing Research Articles. New York: Oxford University Press.
(Translated into Japanese and published, 2012)
24. Thyer, B. A. (Ed.). (2008). Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume Two: Human Behavior in the Social Environment. New York: John S. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
25. Vaughn, M. G., Howard, M. O. & Thyer, B. A. (Eds.). (2009). Readings in evidence-based social work: Synthesis of the intervention knowledge base. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
26. Royse, D., Thyer, B. A. & Padgett, D. (2010). Program evaluation: An introduction (5th edition). Belmont, CA: Cengage. (translated into Chinese)
27. Thyer, B. A. (Ed.) (2010). The handbook of social work research methods (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
28. van Wormer, K. & Thyer, B. A. (Eds.) (2010). Evidence-based practice in the field of substance abuse: A book of readings. Sage Publications, Inc.
29. Thyer, B. A., Wodarski, J. S., Myers, L. L., & Harrison, D. F. (Eds.) (2010). Cultural diversity and social work practice (3rd edition). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publishers.
31. Holosko, M. J. & Thyer, B. A. (2011). Pocket glossary for commonly used research terms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
32. Thyer, B. A. (2012). Quasi-experimental research designs. New York: Oxford University Press.
33. Thyer B. A., Dulmus, C., & Sowers, K. M. (Ed.). (2012). Human behavior in the social environment: Theories for social work practice. New York: Wiley.
34. Sowers, K. M. & Thyer, B. A. (2013). Getting your MSW: A student's guide to surviving graduate school (2nd edition). Chicago: Lyceum.
35. Thyer, B. A., Dulmus, C., & Sowers, K. M. (Eds.). (2013). Developing evidence-based generalist practice skills. New York: Wiley.
36. Royse, D., Thyer, B. A. & Padgett, D. K. (2015). Program evaluation: An evidence-based approach (6th edition). Belmont, CA: Cengage.
37. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2015). Science and pseudoscience in social work practice. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Chapters in Books
1982
1. Curtis, G. C., Nesse, R. M., Cameron, O. G., Thyer, B. A., & Liepman, M. (1982). Psychobiology of exposure in vivo. In R. L. DuPont (Ed.), Phobia: A comprehensive summary of modern treatments (pp. 117-120). New York: Brunner Mazel.
1983
2. Thyer, B. A. (1983). Behavior modification in social work practice. In M. Hersen, P. Miller, & R. Eisler (Eds.), Progress in behavior modification, Volume 15 (pp. 173-226). New York: Plenum Press.
1986
3. Hudson, W. W., & Thyer, B. A. (1986). Research measures and indices in direct practice. In A. Minahan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social work (pp. 487-498). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers.
4. Thyer, B. A. (1986). Single-subject research designs in clinical social work: A practitioner's perspective. In H. R. Johnson & J. E. Tropman (Eds.), Social work policy and practice: A knowledge-driven approach (pp. 292-310). Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan School of Social Work.
1988
5. Thyer, B. A. (1988). Radical behaviorism and clinical social work. In R. Dorfman (Ed.), Paradigms of clinical social work (pp. 123-148). New York: Guilford.
1989
6. Wodarski, J. S., & Thyer, B. A. (1989). Behavioral perspectives on the family: An overview. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.), Behavioral family therapy (pp. 3-30). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
1990
7. Thyer, B. A. (1990). Single-system research designs and social work practice. In L. Sherman & W. J. Reid (Eds.), Advances in clinical social work research (pp. 33-37). Silver Spring, MD: National Association of Social Workers.
8. Thyer, B. A., & Geller, E. S. (1990). Behavior analysis in the promotion of safety belt use: A review. In M. Hersen, R. M. Eisler & P. M. Miller (Eds.), Progress in behavior modification-Vol. 26 (pp. 150-172). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
9. Thyer, B. A. (1990). Agoraphobia in adulthood. In M. Hersen & C. G. Last (Eds.), Handbook of child and adult psychopathology: A longitudinal perspective (pp. 151-159). New York: Pergamon.
1991
10. Thyer, B. A. (1991). Some promising dimensions for social work practice with depressed youth. In J. Taylor-Gibbs (Ed.). Child and adolescent mental health: Challenges for social work education and practice (pp. 53-58). Berkeley, CA: National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work.
11. Thyer, B. A., Thyer, K. B., & Massa, S. (1991). Behavioral analysis and therapy in the field of gerontology. In P. K. H. Kim (Ed.), Serving the elderly: Skills for practice. (pp. 117-135). New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
1992
12. Blount, M., Thyer, B. A., & Frye, T. (1992). Social work practice with Native Americans. In D. F. Harrison, J. S. Wodarski, & B. A. Thyer (Eds.). Cultural diversity and social work practice (pp. 107-134). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
13. Thyer. B. A. (1992). Should all social workers be well trained in behavioral principles? In E. Gambrill & R. Pruger (Eds.), Controversial issues in social work (pp. 79-84; 89-91). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Reprinted in The Behavioural Social Work Review, 1992, 13(3), 12-26.
14. Thyer, B. A. (1992). A behavioral perspective on human development. In M. Bloom (Ed.). Changing lives: Studies in human development and professional helping (pp. 410 - 418). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.
Reprinted in Human behavior in the social environment I. Manual of readings, 1992-1994. New York University School of Social Work, NY: Ginn Press.
The Behavioural Social Work Review, 1993, 14(3), 9-21.
15. Thyer, B. A. (1992). Social learning theory in the treatment of phobic disorders. In C. W. LeCroy (Ed.), Case studies for social work practice (pp. 14 - 21). Chicago, IL: Wadsworth.
Reprinted in LeCroy, C. W. (Ed.) (1998). Case studies in social work practice (second edition, pp. 39-45). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
16. Thyer, B. A. (1992). Behavior therapies for persons with phobias. In K. Corcoran (Ed.), Structuring change: Effective practice for common client problems (pp. 51-71). Chicago, IL: Lyceum.
17. Thyer, B. A. (1992). On the road with Professor Geller: Some comments on "Applications of behavior analysis to prevent injuries from vehicle crashes". In S. Glenn (Ed.). Applications of behavior analysis to prevent injuries from vehicles crashes (pp. 96 - 106). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
18. Thyer, B. A. (1992). Promoting evaluation research in the field of family preservation. In E. S. Morton & R. K. Grigsby (Eds.). Advancing family preservation practice (pp. 131-149). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
1993
19. Thyer, B. A. (1993). Single system research designs. In R. M. Grinnell (Ed.), Social work research and evaluation (4th edition, pp. 94 - 117). Itasca, IL: F. E. Peacock.
20. Sowers-Hoag, K. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1993). Child and family services. In T. F. Riggar & W. Crimando (Eds.), Utilizing community resources: An overview of human services (pp. 93-101). Winter Park, FL: G. R. Press.
Reprinted in In T. F. Riggar & W. Crimando (Eds.) (1996). Utilizing community resources: An overview of human services (pp. 93-101). Delray Beach, FL: St. Lucie Press.
21. Thyer, B. A. (1993). Childhood separation anxiety disorder and adult-onset agoraphobia: Review of evidence. In C. G. Last (Ed.), Anxiety across the lifespan: A developmental perspective on anxiety and the anxiety disorders (pp. 128-147). New York: Springer.
22. Thyer, B. A., Himle, J., & Fischer, D. (1993). Separation anxiety disorder. In R. T. Ammerman, C. G. Last, & M. Hersen (Eds.). Handbook of prescriptive treatments for children and adolescents (pp. 144-158). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
1994
23. Thyer, B. A., & Birsinger, P. (1994). Treatment of clients with anxiety disorders. In D. K. Granvold (Ed.). Cognitive and behavioral treatment: Methods and applications (pp. 272-284). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
24. Thyer, B. A. (1994). Is psychoanalytic therapy relevant for public mental health programs? In S. A. Kirk & S. D. Einbinder (Eds.). Controversial Issues in Mental Health (pp. 123-128). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
25. Thyer, B. A. (1994). Social learning theory: Empirical applications to culturally diverse practice. In R. R. Greene (Ed.). Human behavior theory: A diversity framework (pp. 133 - 146). New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
26. Thyer, B. A., & Harrison, D. F. (1994). Does social work need to establish professional guidelines regarding the appropriate use of research in practice? No. In W. W. Hudson & P. S. Nurius (Eds.). Controversial Issues in Social Work Research (pp. 283-294). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
27. Thyer, B. A. (1994). Assessing competence for social work practice:The role of standardized tests. In R. G. Meinert, J. T. Pardeck & W. P. Sullivan (Eds.). Issues in Social Work: A Critical Analysis (pp. 67-81). Westport, CT: Auburn House
1996
28. Thyer, B. A. (1996). Social work practice in the year 2006: A developing empirical clinical science? In P. R. Raffoul & C. A McNeece (Eds.). Future issues in social work (pp. 77-84). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
29. Thyer, B. A. (1996). Behavior analysis and social welfare policy. In M. A. Mattaini & B. A. Thyer (Eds.). Finding solutions to social problems: Behavioral strategies for change (pp. 41-60). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
1997
30. Thyer, B. A. (1997). Is it possible to know when theories of human behavior are obsolete? Yes. In M. Bloom & W. Klein (Eds.). Controversial issues in human behavior (pp. 64-71, 79-80). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
31. Thyer, B. A., & Myers, L. L. (1997). Behavioral and cognitive theories for clinical social work. In J. Brandell (Ed.). Theory and practice in clinical social work (pp. 18-37). New York: Free Press.
32. Thyer, B. A., Isaac, A., & Larkin, R. (1997). Integrating research and practice. In M. Reisch & E. Gambrill (Eds.). Social work practice in the 21st century (pp. 311-316). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
33. Nakerud, L., Waller, R. J., Waller, K., & Thyer, B. A. (1997). Behavior analysis and social welfare policy: The case of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). In P. A. Lamal (Ed.). Cultural contingencies: Behavior analytic perspectives on cultural practices (pp. 169-184). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
1998
34. Thyer, B. A., & Wodarski, J. S. (1998). First principles of empirical social work practice. In B. A. Thyer & J. S. Wodarski (Eds.). Handbook of empirical social work practice: Volume 1 - mental disorders (pp. 1-21). New York: John S. Wiley.
35. Artelt, T. & Thyer, B. A. (1998). Treating chronic grief. In J. S. Wodarski & B. A. Thyer (Eds.). Handbook of empirical social work practice: Volume II - psychosocial problems and practice issues (pp. 341-356). New York: John S. Wiley.
36. Artelt, T. & Thyer, B. A. (1998). Empirical approaches to social work supervision. In J. S. Wodarski & B. A. Thyer (Eds.). Handbook of empirical social work practice: Volume II - psychosocial problems and practice issues (pp. 413-431). New York: John S. Wiley.
37. Thyer, B. A. (1998). Promoting evaluation research on social work practice. In J. Cheetham & M. Kazi (Eds.). The working of social work (pp. 171-185). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.
38. Dziegielewski, S. F., Shields, J. P., & Thyer, B. A. (1998). Short-term treatment: Models, methods, and research. In J. B. W. Williams & K. Ell (Eds.). Advances in mental health research (pp. 287-309). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
39. Thyer, B. A. (1998). What if you can't find an academic position? In K. Sowers-Hoag & D. F. Harrison. Finding an academic job (pp. 101-113). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
40. Thyer, B. A. (1998). Promoting research on community practice: Using single-system designs. R. H. MacNair (Ed.). Research strategies in community practice (pp. 47-61). Binghamton, NY: Haworth.
Reprinted in J. E. Tropman, J. L. Erlich & J. Rothman (Eds.). (2001). Tactics and techniques of community intervention (3rd edition, pp. 316-327). Itasca, IL: F. E. Peacock.
1999
41. Fischer, D. J., Himle, J. A., & Thyer, B. A. (1999). Separation anxiety disorder. In R. T. Ammerman, M. Hersen, & C. G. Last (Eds.). Handbook of prescriptive treatments for children and adolescents (second edition, pp. 141-154). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
42. Thyer, B. A. (1999). Editor's Preface. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). The philosophical legacy of behaviorism (p. ix-xv). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
43. Thyer, B. A. (1999). The role of theory in research on social work practice. In T. Tripodi (Ed.). Proceedings of the Eleventh National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work (pp. 1-25). Columbus, OH: College of Social Work, Ohio State University.
44. Gallant, J. P. & Thyer, B. A. (1999). Critique: General systems theory in social work practice. In R. R. Greene (Ed.). Human behavior theory and social work practice (pp. 250-257). New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
45. Thyer, B. A. (1999). Social learning theory in the treatment of phobic disorders. In C. W. LeCroy (Ed.). Case studies in social work practice (second edition, pp. 39-45). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
2000
46. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2000). Approaches to behavioral change. In P. Allen-Meares & C. Garvin (Eds.). The handbook of direct social work practice (pp. 197-216). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2001
47. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Evidence-based approaches to community practice. In H. Briggs & K. Corcoran (Eds.). Social work practice: Treating common client problems (pp. 54-65). Chicago, IL: Lyceum.
48. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Behavior analysis and therapy for persons with phobias. In H. E. Briggs & K. Corcoran (Eds.). Social work practice: Treating common client problems. (second edition, pp. 148-168). Chicago, IL: Lyceum.
48. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Single system designs. In R. M. Grinnell. Social work research and evaluation (6th edition, pp. 455-480). Itasca, IL: Peacock.
21. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Introductory principles of social work research. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Handbook of social work research methods (pp. 1-24). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
21. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Single system designs. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Handbook of social work research methods (pp. 239-255). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2002
22. Thyer, B. A. (2002). Treatment plans with social phobia. In A. R. Roberts & G. J. Greene (Eds.). Social worker’s desk reference (pp. 346-352). New York: Oxford University Press.
21. Thyer, B. A. (2002). Principles of evidence-based practice and treatment development. In A. R. Roberts & G. J. Greene (Eds.). Social worker’s desk reference (pp. 739-742). New York: Oxford University Press.
22. Thyer, B. A. (2002). Evaluation of social work practice in the new millennium: Myths and realities. In D. T. L. Shek, L. M. Chow, A. C. Fai & J. J. Lee (Eds). Advances in social welfare in Hong Kong (pp. 3-18). Shatin, NT, Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.
2003
54. Thyer, B. A. & Barker, K. (2003). Bibliography of doctoral education in social work. In B. A. Thyer & T. G. Arnold, (Eds.). A program guide to doctoral study in social work (pp. 168-175). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
55. Thyer, B. A. (2003). Empirically based interventions. In R. English (Ed.). Encyclopedia of social work, 19th edition, 2003 supplement (pp. 21-29). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
56. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2003). Linking assessment to outcome evaluation using single system and group research designs. In C. Jordan & C. S. Franklin (Eds.). Clinical assessment for social workers: Quantitative and qualitative approaches (second edition, pp. 385-405). Chicago, IL: Lyceum.
57. Thyer, B. A. (2003). Social work should help develop interdisciplinary evidence-based practice guidelines, not discipline-specific ones. In A. Rosen & E. K. Proctor (Eds.). Developing practice guidelines for social work interventions: Issues, methods and research agenda (pp. 128-139). New York: Columbia University Press.
2004
58. Thyer, B. A. & Kazi, M. A. F. (2004). An overview of evidence-based practice in social work. In B. A. Thyer & M.A.F. Kazi (Eds). International perspectives on evidence-based practice in social work (pp. 9-27). Birmingham, UK: Venture Press (publishing arm of the British Association of Social Workers).
59. Thyer B. A. (2004). Evidence-based practice in the United States. In B. A. Thyer & M.A.F. Kazi (Eds). International perspectives on evidence-based practice in social work (pp. 29-44). Birmingham, UK: Venture Press (publishing arm of the British Association of Social Workers).
60. Roe-Sepowitz, D. & Thyer, B. A. (2004). Adolescent mental health. In L. A. Rapp-Paglicci, C. N. Dulmus & J. S. Wodarski (Eds.). Handbook of preventive interventions for children and adolescents (pp. 67-84). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
61. Thyer, B. A. (2004). Science and evidence-based social work practice. In H. E. Briggs & T. L. Rzepnicki (Eds.). Using evidence in social work practice: Behavioral perspectives (pp. 74-89). Chicago, IL: Lyceum.
62. Arhin, A. & Thyer, B. A. (2004). The causes of racial prejudice: A behavior-analytic perspective. In J. L. Chin (Ed.). The psychology of prejudice and discrimination: Volume I, Racism in America (pp. 1-19). Westport, CT: Praeger.
2005
63. Fischer, D. J., Himle, J. A. & Thyer, B. A. (2005). Using multiple evaluation methods to assess client progress: A female adolescent with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In C. W. LeCroy & J. M. Daley (Ed.). Child and adolescent case studies (pp. 254-265). Belmont, CA: Brooks-Cole.
64. Thyer, B. A. (2005). The misfortunes of behavioral social work: Misprized, misread, and misconstrued. In S. A. Kirk (Ed.). Mental health in the social environment: Critical perspectives (pp. 330-343). New York: Columbia University Press.
65. Roe-Sepowitz, D. E., Bedard, L. E., & Thyer, B. A. (2005). Anxiety. In C. N. Dulmus & Lisa A. Rapp-Paglicci (Eds.). Handbook for preventive interventions for adults (pp. 13-26). New York: John S. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
66. Ligon, J., & Thyer, B. A. (2005). Bibliometrics and social work: A two-edged sword
can still be a blunt instrument. In G. Holden, G. Rosenberg, & K. Barker (Eds.). (2005). Bibliometrics in social work. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. (reprinted journal article)
2006
67. Thyer, B. A. (2006). What is evidence-based practice? In A. R. Roberts & K. R. Yeager Eds.). Foundations of evidence-based social work practice (pp. 35-46). New York: Oxford University Press. (reprinted journal article)
68. Thyer, B. A. (2006). Faith-based programs and the role of empirical research. In S. C. Boddie & R. A. Cnann (Eds.). Faith-based social services: Measures, assessments, and effectiveness (pp. 63-82). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. (reprinted journal article)
2007
69. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2007). Research in evidence-based social work. In T. Ronen & A. Freeman (Eds.). Cognitive behavior therapy in clinical social work (pp. 45- 66). New York: Springer.
70. Thyer, B. A. (2007). Evidence-based social work: An overview. In B. A. Thyer & J. S. Wodarski, (Eds.). Social work in mental health: An evidence-based approach (pp. 1-28). New York: Wiley.
71. Bordnick, P. S., Copp, H. S. & Thyer, B. A. (2007). Cocaine-related disorders. In B. A. Thyer & J. S. Wodarski, (Eds.). Social work in mental health: An evidence-based approach (pp. 201-228). New York: Wiley.
72. Thyer, B. A. & Vonk, M. E. (2007). Case study: It’s my pleasure. In B. Thomlison & K. J. Corcoran (Eds.). Evidence-based internship: A field manual (pp. 337-342). New York: Oxford University Press.
2008
73. Thyer, B. A. (2008). Respondent learning theory. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare: Volume II - Human behavior in the social environment (pp. 39-67). New York: Wiley.
74. Thyer, B. A. (2008). The potentially harmful effects of theory in social work. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare: Volume II - Human behavior in the social environment (pp. 519-541). New York: Wiley.
75. Thyer, B. A. (2008). Interventions for adults. In W. Rowe & L. Rapp-Pagliacci (Eds.). Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare: Volume III – Social work ractice (pp. 326-347). New York: Wiley.
76. Thyer, B. A. (2008). Practice evaluation. In W. Rowe & L. Rapp-Pagliacci (Eds.).
Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare: Volume III – Social work practice (pp. 98-119). New York: Wiley.
2009
77. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2009). N = 1 experiments and evidence-based practice. In A. R. Roberts (Ed.). Social worker’s desk reference (2nd edition, pp. 1176-1184). New York: Oxford University Press.
78. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2009). Treatment plans for clients with Social Phobia. In A. R. Roberts (Ed.). Social worker’s desk reference (2nd edition, pp. 545-552). New York: Oxford University Press.
79. Thyer, B. A. (2009). Evidence-based practice, science, and social work. In A. R. Roberts (Ed.). Social Worker’s Desk Reference (2nd edition, pp. 115-1120). New York: Oxford University Press.
80. Thyer, B. A., Vaughn, M. G. & Howard, M. O. (2009). The way forward: Translating research findings into practice settings. In M. G. Vaughn, M. O. Howard & B. A. Thyer (Eds.). Readings in evidence-based social work: A synthesis of the intervention knowledge base (pp. 321-328) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
81. Howard, M. O., Vaughn, M. G. & Thyer, B. A. (2009). Introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analyses in social work: On the importance of syntheses of intervention research for effective practice. In M. G. Vaughn, M. O. Howard & B. A. Thyer (Eds.). Readings in evidence-based social work: A synthesis of the intervention knowledge base (pp. 1-9). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
82. Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2009). Why randomized clinical trials are important and necessary to social work practice. In H-W. Otto, A. Polutta, & H. Ziegler. Evidence- based practice: Modernizing the knowledge base of social work (pp. 99-109). Barbara Budrich Publishers: Farmington Hills, MI and Opladen, Germany.
2010
83. Thyer, B. A. (2010). Introductory principles of social work research. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Handbook of social work research methods (2nd edition, pp. 1-24). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
84. Thyer, B. A. (2010). Pre-experimental and quasi-experimental designs. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Handbook of social work research methods (2nd edition, pp. 183-204). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
85. Thyer, B. A. (2010). Theoretical research. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Handbook of social work research methods (2nd edition, pp. 468-492). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
86. Thyer, B. A. & Jayaratne, S. D. (2010). Evaluating school social work. In P. Allen- Meares (Ed.). Social work services in schools (6th edition, pp. 322-359). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
87. van Wormer, K. & Thyer, B. A. (2010). Evidence-based practice in the area of substance abuse. In K. van Wormer & B. A. Thyer. (Eds.). Evidence-based practice in the field of substance abuse (pp. 3-11). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
88. van Wormer, K. & Thyer, B. A. (2010). The way forward: From research to practice. In K. van Wormer & B. A. Thyer. (Eds.). Evidence-based practice in the field of substance abuse (pp. 293 - 298). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
89. Thyer, B. A. (2010). The Council on Social Work Education and the National Association of Social Workers: A concerned critique. In D. Stoesz, H. Karger & T. Carrilio (Eds.). A dream deferred: How social work education lost its way and what can be done about it (pp. 175-195). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books..
90. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2010). Cultural diversity and social work practice: An evidence-based approach. In B. A. Thyer, J. S. Wodarski, L. L. Myers, & D. F. Harrison (Eds.) (Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice (3rd edition, pp. 3-28). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.
91. Albright, D. L. & Thyer, B. A. (2010). Applying the evidence-based practice model to social work. In H-U Otto, A. Polutta & H. Ziegler (Eds.). What Works: Welches Wissen braucht die Soziale Arbeit? Zum Konzept evidenzbasierter Praxis (pp. 137-149). Farmington Hills, MI and Opladen, Germany. Verlag Barbara Budrich. (in German)
2011
92. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2011). Behavioral and cognitive theories. In J. R.
Brandell (Ed.). Theory and practice in clinical social work (2nd edition, pp. 21-40). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (appeared in print March 2010)
93. Oehme, K., & Thyer, B. A. (2011). Stopping domestic violence in families. In C. Franklin & R. Fong (Eds.). Church leaders’ counseling resource book: A guide to mental health and social problems (pp. 231-245). New York: Oxford University Press.
94. Thyer, B. A. (2011). Social learning theory and social work treatment. In F. J. Turner (Ed.). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (pp. 437-446). New York: Oxford University Press.
95. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2011). Pseudoscience in clinical assessment. In C. Jordan & C. Franklin (Eds.). Clinical assessment for social workers: Quantitative and qualitative approaches (2nd edition, pp. 163 – 178). Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
96. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2011). Linking assessment to outcome evaluation using
single system and group research designs. In C. Jordan & C. Franklin (Eds.). Clinical
assessment for social workers: Quantitative and qualitative approaches (2nd edition,
pp. 393 – 415). Chicago: Lyceum Books.
97. Thyer, B. A. (2011). The role of evidence-based practice in outcomes measurement. In J. Magnabosco & R. Manderscheid (Eds.). Outcomes measurement in the human services: Cross-cutting issues and methods (2nd edition, pp. 59-71). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
98. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2010). Science and pseudoscience in developmental disabilities: Guidelines for social workers. In R. Meinert, R. & F. Yuen (Eds.) (2011). Controversies and disputes in disability and rehabilitation (pp. 42-61). New York: Routledge.
Reprinted from: Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2010). Science and pseudoscience in developmental disabilities: Guidelines for social workers. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 9, 110-129.
2012
99. Thyer, B. A. (2012). Evidence-based social work. In M. Gray, J. Midgley & S. A. Webb (Eds.). The Sage handbook of social work (pp. 408-423). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
100. Thyer, B. A. (2012). Behavioral social work. In E. Mullen (Ed.). Oxford Bibliographies Online: Social Work. See
101. Albright, D. L. & Thyer, B. A. (2012). Evidence-based practice. In C. F. Figley (Eds.). Encyclopedia of trauma (pp. 242-245). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
102. Thyer, B. A. & Lankton, A. (2012). Racism-induced trauma. In C. F. Figley (Ed.). Encyclopedia of trauma (pp. 522-523). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
103. Thyer, B. A. (2012). Respondent learning theory. In B. A. Thyer, C. N. Dulmus & K. M. Sowers (Ed.). Human behavior in the social environment: Theories for social work practice (pp. 47-81). New York: Wiley
104. Thyer, B. A. The potentially harmful effects of theory in social work. In B. A. Thyer, C. N. Dulmus & K. M. Sowers (Ed.). Human behavior in the social environment: Theories for social work practice (pp. 459-487). New York: Wiley.
2013
105. Garland, E. & Thyer, B. A. (2013). Cognitive-behavioral approach. In M. Gray & S. Webb (Eds.). Social work theories and methods (2nd edition, pp. 159-172). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
106. Thyer, B. A. (2013). Interventions for adults. In M. Holosko (Ed.). Social work practice with individuals and families: A foundation of social work (pp. 147-176). New York: Wiley.
107. Thyer, B. A. (2013). Practice evaluation. In B. A. Thyer, C. N. Dulmus & K. M. Sowers (Eds.). Developing evidence-based generalist practice skills (pp. 177-204). New York: Wiley.
2014
108. Thyer, B. A. (2014). Social learning theory in the treatment of phobic disorders. In C. W. LeCroy (Ed.). Case studies in social work practice (3rd edition, pp. 45-53). New York: Wiley.
109. Cesnales, N. & Thyer, B. A. (2014). Health-related Quality of Life (QoL) Measures. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.). Encyclopedia of quality of life research (pp. 2809 – 2814). New York: Springer.
110. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2014). Behavioral and cognitive theories. In J. R. Brandell (Ed.). Essentials of clinical social work (pp. 21-41). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2015
111. Thyer, B. A. (2015). Evaluating school social work. In P. Allen-Meares (Ed.). Social work services in schools (7th edition, pp. 297-326, 401-404). New York: Pearson.
112. Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2015). New Age and related novel unsupported therapies in mental health practice. In S. O. Lilienfeld, S. J. Lynn & J. M. Lohr, J. (Ed.). Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology (2nd edition, pp. 191-209). New York; Guilford.
113. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2015). Evidence-based practices do not exist. In E. Munro & Hiddleston, T. (Eds.). Child maltreatment. London: Sage Publications, Inc.
Reprinted article: Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2011). Evidence-based practices do not exist. Clinical Social Work Journal, 38, 328-333. DOI: 10.1007/s/10615-011-0358-x
114. Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2015). Treatment plans for clients with social anxiety disorder. In K. Corcoran & A. R. Roberts (Eds.). Social worker's desk reference (3rd edition, pp. 586 - 593). New York: Oxford University Press.
115. Granvold, D. & Thyer, B. A. (2015). Cognitive restructuring techniques. In K. Corcoran & A. R. Roberts (Eds.). Social worker's desk reference (3rd edition, pp. 640 - 647). New York: Oxford University Press.
116. Thyer, B. A. (2015). Evidence-based practice, science, and social work: An overview. In K. Corcoran & A. R. Roberts (Eds.). Social worker's desk reference (3rd edition, pp. 1193 - 1197). New York: Oxford University Press.
117. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2015). Evaluating our effectiveness in carrying out evidence-based practice. In K. Corcoran & A. R. Roberts (Eds.). Social worker's desk reference (3rd, pp. 1258 - 1265). New York: Oxford University Press.
118. Thyer, B. A. (2015). The DSM-5 definition of mental disorder: Critique and alternatives. In B. Probst (Ed.). Critical thinking in clinical assessment and diagnosis (pp. 45-68). New York: Springer.
119. Thyer, B. A. (2015). Edward J. Mullen and the promotion of research on social work practice. Social work practice to the benefit of our clients: Scholarly legacy of Professor Edward Joseph Mullen (pp. 101-112). Bolzano, Italy: Bolzano University University
2016
120. Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (2016). Linking assessment to outcome evaluation using single-system and group research designs. In C. Franklin & C Jordan (Eds). Clinical assessment for social workers: Quantitative and qualitative methods (4th edition, 345- 366). Chicago: Lyceum.
Book Chapters in Press
Prost, S. G. & Thyer, B. A. (in press). The clinically anxious student: Evidence-based approaches to assessment and treatment. In R. J. Waller (Ed. ). Mental health promotion in schools/ Volume II: Special topics, special challenges. Oak Park, IL: Bentham Science.
Books Chapters in Preparation
Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. Pseudoscience in Assessing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in the Young. In S. Hupp (Ed.). Pseudoscience in Clinical and Adolescent Psychotherapy: Ineffective, Impausible, and Potentially Harmful Treatments. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. Pseudoscience in Assessing and Treating Young People with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In S. Hupp (Ed.). Pseudoscience in Clinical and Adolescent Psychotherapy: Ineffective, Impausible, and Potentially Harmful Treatments. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Measurement Scales Developed
• The Clinical Anxiety Scale
By Thyer, B. A. & Westhuis, D.
• The Brief Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
By Thyer, B. A., Nesse, R. M., Cameron, O. G., & Curtis, G. C.
Construct: Separation Anxiety
1985. doi: 10.1037/t18024-000
• The Panic Attack and Agoraphobia Questionnaire
By Thyer, B. A., & Himle, J.
1985. doi: 10.1037/t18023-000
Construct: Agoraphobia, Panic Attacks
• The Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire
By Cameron, O. G., Nesse, R. M., Thyer, B. A., & Curtis, G. C.
1986. doi: 10.1037/t27151-000
Construct: Anxiety Symptoms
Purpose: The purpose of the Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire is to assess somatic and psychic anxiety symptoms.
Book Reviews
1. Thyer, B. A. (1985). A review of "Life skills counseling with adolescents" by S. P. Schinke & L. D. Gilchrist. Children and Youth Services Review, 7, 62-64.
2. Thyer, B. A. (1985). A review of "Single-case experimental designs: Strategies for studying behavior change, second edition" by D. H. Barlow & M. Hersen. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 16, 279.
3. Thyer, B. A. (1985). A review of "Ages in conflict" by N. Foner. Journal of Social Work Education, 21(3), 133-134.
4. Thyer, B. A. (1988). A review of "Instructional counseling" by J. Martin & B. A. Hiebert. Social Casework, 69, 122-123.
5. Thyer, B. A. (1988). A review of "Suicide as a learned behavior" by D. Lester. Contemporary Social Psychology, 13, 35-36.
6. Thyer, B. A. (1988). A review of "Alcohol and the family: A comprehensive bibliography" by G. C. Barnes & D. K. Marino. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2, 175-176.
7. Thyer, B. A. (1989). The increasing scope of behavior analysis: A review of "School Social Work". The Behavior Analyst, 12, 247-248.
8. Thyer, B. A. (1989). The art of clinical research: A review of "Developing a Research Program in Human Service Agencies: A Practitioner's Guidebook" by D. H. Reid. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 22, 449-450.
9. Thyer, B. A. (1991). A review of "Anxiety disorders in children" by R. G. Klein & C. G. Last. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 5, 282.
10. Levine, D. L. & Thyer, B. A. (1991). A review of "The U.S. Experiment in Social Medicine: The Community Health Center Program, 1965 - 1988" by A. Sardell. Social Work Research and Abstracts, 27(3), 28.
A shorter version of this review appeared in Health and Social Work, 1991, 16, 229.
11. Thyer, B. A. (1992). Good technology, bad theory: A review of "Coping with Panic: A Drug-Free Approach to Dealing with Panic Attacks" by G. A. Clum. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 757-758.
12. Thyer, B. A. (1992). A review of "Older bereaved spouses: Research with practical applications" by D. A. Lund. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 19, 124-126.
13. Thyer, B. A. (1993). A review of "Anxiety: Theory, Research and Intervention inClinical and Health Psychology" by R. J. Edelmaan. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1,417-418.
14. Thyer, B. A. (1994). A review of "Charles Darwin: A New Life" by John Bowlby. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 8, 189-191.
15. Bordnick, P. S. & Thyer, B. A. (1995). A review of "Anxiety disorders: A practitioner's guide" by Paul Emmelkamp, Theo Bouman & Agnes Scholing. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 26, 171-172.
16. Thyer, B. A. (1996). A review of "Behavior Analysis and Therapy in Nursing Homes" by D. A. Lundervold & L. M. Lewin. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 26(3/4), 171-172.
17. Thyer, B. A. (1996). A review of "B. F. Skinner: Benign Anarchist" by D. N. Wiener. Behavior and Social Issues, 6(2), 141-142.
18. Waller, R. J. & Thyer, B. A. (1997). A review of "Outcomes assessment in clinical practice" by L. Sederer & B. Dickey. Research on Social Work Practice, 7, 280-283.
19. Thyer, B. A. (1997). A review of "No virtue in accident: Behavior analysis and utopian literature" by B. Newman. Behavior and Social Issues, 7, 165-167.
20. Thyer, B. A. (1997). Professor Higgins's dilemma: Eliza Doolittle grows up - A book review of "Sourcebook of Psychological Treatment Manuals for Adult Disorders" by V. Van Hasselt & M. Hersen. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 731-734.
21. Thyer, B. A. (1998). A review of "B. F. Skinner and behaviorism in American culture" by L. D. Smith & W. R. Woodward. Behavior and Social Issues, 8, 97-98.
22. Thyer, B. A. (1998). A review of "Social work practice: A critical thinker's guide" by Eileen Gambrill. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 25(4), 191-193.
23. Thyer, B. A. (2000). A review of "Evaluation and social work practice" by Ian Shaw & Joyce Lishman. British Journal of Social Work, 30, 401-402.
24. Thyer, B. A. (2001). A review of “Single-case evaluation by social workers” by Mansoor A. F. Kazi. Behavior and Social Issues, 11, 88-91.
25. Thyer, B. A. (2002). A review of “Researching social and economic change: The uses of household panel studies” edited by David Rose. British Journal of Social Work, 32, 652-653.
26. Thyer, B. A. (2004). A review of Realist evaluation in practice: Health and social work by Mansoor A. F. Kazi. Qualitative Social Work, 3, 487-493.
27. Thyer, B. A. (2005). A review of Behavior change in the human services by Martin Sundel and Sandra Sundel. British Journal of Social Work, 35, 1215-1217.
28. Thyer, B. A. (2005). A review of Ethics for behavior analysts by Jon S. Bailey and Mary R. Burch. Behavior and Social Issues, 14, 146-149.
29. Thyer, B. A. (2006, June 14). Roland G. Tharp: A Man and His Mission [Review of the book Culture and Context in Human Behavior Change: Theory, research and applications]. PsycCRITIQUES: APA Review of Books, 51(1), Article 12.
30. Thyer, B. A. (2007, January 3). ‘Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished [Review of the book Foundations of Evidence-based Social Work Practice]. PsycCRITIQUES: APA Review of Books, 52(1), Article 6.
31. Thyer, B. A. (2007, August 15). Bait and switch? [Review of the book The Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology: An Evidence-based Practice Approach]. PsycCRITIQUES: APA Review of Books, 52(33), Article 34.
32. Myers, L. L. & Thyer, B. A. (2008, May 5). Difficult to digest. [Review of the book Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method]. PsycCRITIQUES: APA Review of Books, 53(19), Article 11.
33. Thyer, B. A. (2009). A review of Snake Oil Science: The truth about complementary and alternative medicine by R. B. Bausell. The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, 7, 61-64.
34. Thyer, B. A. (2012). Evangelicals for scientific psychology: A great idea, with a caveat. A review of Dissemination and implementation of evidenced-based psychological interventions edited by R. K. McHugh & D. H. Barlow. PsycCRITIQUES: APA Review of Books.
35. Thyer, B. A. (2014). A review of Essentials of psychiatric diagnosis: Responding to the challenge of DSM-5 by Allen Frances. Research on Social Work Practice, 24, 165-169. DOI: 10.1177/1049731513505000.
36. Thyer, B. A. (2015). A book review of Doctoral education in social work. by Jeane W. Anastas. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 35, 226-229.
37. Thyer, B. A. (2015). Playing whack-a-mole with pseudoscientific psychotherapies: A review of Alternative psychotherapies: Evaluating unconventional mental health treatments by Jean Mercer. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(28), Article 5.
Abstracts, Letters, Brief Notes and Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
1980
1. Thyer, B. A. (1980). Psychological correlates of irrationality (letter). Social Work Research and Abstracts, 16(3), 5.
2. Thyer, B. A. (1980). Phobia sufferers take a journey into fear. Practice Digest, 3(3), 8-10.
1981
3. Thyer, B. A., Kramer, M. K., Walker, J., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1981). Religious orthodoxy and rational thinking. Psychological Reports, 49, 802.
4. Thyer, B. A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1981). Relationship between irrationality and sexual arousability. Psychological Reports, 48, 834.
1982
5. Thyer, B. A., Miller, E., Gordon, A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1982). Discriminant validity of the Rational Behavior Inventory with respect to social desirability. Psychological Reports, 51, 370.
1984
6. Nesse, R. M., Curtis, G. C., Thyer, B. A., McCann, D., & Huber-Smith, M. (1984). Endocrine and cardiovascular responses during phobic anxiety. Psychosomatic Medicine, 46, 86.
7. Thyer, B. A., & Curtis, G. C. (1984). Furosemide as an adjunct to exposure therapy of psychogenic urinary retention. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 59, 114.
1985
8. Cameron, O. G., & Thyer, B. A. (1985). Treatment of Pavor Nocturnus with alprazolam (letter). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 46, 504.
1986
9. Thyer, B. A. (1986). On pseudoscience and pseudoreasoning (letter). Social Work Research and Abstracts, 22, 2.
10. Pergeron, J. P., Curtis, G. C., & Thyer, B. A. (1986). Simple phobia leading to suicide: A case report (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 9, 134-135.
11. Cameron, O. G., Thyer, B. A., Fechner, S., Nesse, R. M., & Curtis, G. C. (1986). Behavior therapy of phobias: Predictors of outcome (letter). Psychiatry Research, 19, 245-246.
1987
12. Thyer, B. A., Stocks, J. T., & Hudson, W. W. (1987). Report proportions of variance explained (letter). American Journal of Psychiatry, 144, 690.
13. Pergeron, J. P., Curtis, G. C., & Thyer, B. A. (1987). Phobia and suicide: A reply to Zlutnick (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 10, 130.
14. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Contingency contracting to promote automobile safety belt use by students (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 10, 150, 166.
15. Thyer, B. A., & Bentley, K. J. (1987). On reporting academic affiliations: A reply to Brieland (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 23(2), 6-7.
16. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Statistics and research (letter). Social Work, 32, 552.
17. Curtis, G. C., Nesse, R. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1987). Simple phobia: Hormonal responses during exposure in vivo (abstract). International Journal of Neuroscience, 32(1-2), 772.
1988
18. Thyer, B. A., & Landis, J. (1988). Is the Florida safety belt law effective? (letter). American Journal of Public Health, 78, 323.
1989
19. Thyer, B. A. (1989). Promoting behavioral social work. The Behavioural Social Work Review, 10(1), 20-22.
20. Thyer, B. A. (1989). Introduction to Empirical Research in Behavioral Social Work. Behavior Modification, 13, 411-414.
21. Thyer, B. A. (1989). Exploring epistemologies: The debate continues. Journal of Social Work Education, 25, 174-176.
1990
22. Thyer, B. A. (1990). Behavior analysis and social work. The Current Repertoire, 6(1), 4.
23. Thyer, B. A. (1990). Licensure as a dilemma for social work education: A response to Cherry, Rothman and Skolnick (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 26, 210-212.
1992
24. Thyer, B. A. (1992). The term "cognitive-behavior therapy" is redundant (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 15(5), 112, 128.
1993
25. Gogoleski, M. A., Thyer, B. A., & Waller, R. J. (1993). Reports of childhood incest among adults with panic disorder or agoraphobia. Psychological Reports, 73, 289-290.
1994
26. Thyer, B. A. (1994). CSICOP and the Royal Society. The Skeptical Inquirer (letter), 18(Spring), 332.
27. Thyer, B. A. (1994, 13 June). The contributions of research to teaching (essay). Columns, 21(19), p. 4.
28. Grinnell, R. M. et al. (1994). Social work researchers' quest for respectability (letter). Social Work, 39, 469-470.
29. Ligon, J. & Thyer, B. A. (1994). A response to "Publication rates of undergraduate programs in selected journals" (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 30, 410-412.
30. Thyer, B. A. (1994). J' Respond! (letter). Writing Sociology, 2(1), 2.
31. Thyer, B. A. (1994). How to get published in health sciences and human services journals. In B. G. Toomey (Ed.). The challenge to strengthening the profession’s scholarship: Proceedings of the Seventh National Symposium on Doctoral Research and Social Work Practice (pp. 92-95). Columbus, OH: College of Social Work, Ohio State University.
1995
32. Thyer, B. A. & Vodde, R. (1995). Invalid objections to valid conclusions? A response to Teare et al. Clinical Social Work Journal, 23, 105-108.
33. Thyer, B. A. (1995). Reflection and controversy on entering our fifth year (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 5, 3-9.
34. Thyer, B. A. (1995). Constructivism and solipsism: Old wine in new bottles? (letter). Social Work in Education, 40, 63-64.
35. Thyer, B. A. (1995, September). Accountability of schools (letter). APA Monitor, 26(9), p. 3.
36. Thyer, B. A. (1995). Introduction to readers: A brief history of a new PsycSCAN (editorial). PsycSCAN: Behavior Analysis and Therapy, 1, 1-2.
1996
37. Ligon, J. & Thyer, B. A. (1996). Myths of private practice. The New Social Worker, 3(1), 22.
37. Bordnick, P. S., Elkins, R. L., Orr, T. E., Walters, P., & Thyer, B. A. (1996, May 6). Evaluating the relative efficacy of three aversion therapies designed to reduce craving among male cocaine abusers (abstract). Conference proceedings of the 1996 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York City (p. 67). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
38. Schmitz, J. M., Bordnick, P. S., Thyer, B. A. & Dougherty, D. M. (1996, May 7). Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for cocaine abuse: A review of empirical research (abstract). Conference proceedings of the 1996 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York City (p. 141). Washington, DC: American P Psychiatric Association.
39. Thyer, B. A. (1996). Different disorders and different treatments (commentary). Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 27, 311-312.
1998
38. Thyer, B. A. (1998). An early statement on inpatient behavioral treatment (historical note & comment). Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 157.
39. Thyer, B. A., Polk, G., & Gaudin, J. G. (1998). The growing gap in distance learning (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 34, 318-319.
40. Thyer, B. A. (1998). On various methods of reporting variance (invited commentary). The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 21, 222-223.
1999
41. Thyer, B. A. (1999). Commentary on "Cognitive behavioural group therapy and phenelzine therapy were both effective for social phobia". Evidence-based Mental Health, 2, 80.
Reprinted in the Western Journal of Medicine, 1999, 117(4), 240.
42. Thyer, B. A. (1999). Was Carl Jung a behavior analyst? (historical note & comment). Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 533.
2000
37. Thyer, B. A. (2000). Response to Professor Anderson’s book review of the Handbook of empirical social work practice (vol. I, mental disorders) (letter). European Journal of Social Work, 3, 69-70.
38. Thyer, B. A. (2000). A decade of Research on Social Work Practice (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 10, 5-8.
39. Thyer, B. A. (2000). Commentary on "Individual applied relaxation and cognitive behavioural therapy are effective psychological treatments for generalized anxiety disorder”. Evidence-based Mental Health, 3, 76.
2001
40. Thyer, B. A. & Wilson, R. G. (2001). An introduction to the special issue devoted to “Contemporary Issues in Doctoral Education”. Arete, 25, 1-5.
41. Thyer, B. A. (2001). Preface. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Handbook of social work research methods pp. xi-xiv). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
42. Thyer, B. A. (2001). The role of theory in research on social work practice - Bruce A. Thyer replies (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 37, 588-591.
43. Thyer, B. A. (2001). B. F. Skinner’s contributions to cultural design and social policy. Behavior and Social Issues, 11, 20-22.
44.
2004
44. Thyer, B. A. (2004). Thyer response (letter). Social Work, 49, 141.
45. Thyer, B. A. (2004). Evaluating social work journal publication systems (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 40, 361-363.
46. Thyer, B. A (2004, May 14). Excluding social work from national survey (letter). The Chronicle of Higher Education, B14.
2005
47. Thyer, B. A. (2005). A comprehensive listing of social work journals. Research on Social Work Practice, 15, 310-311.
48. Thyer, B. A. (5 December, 2005). A conservative perspective on social welfare policy. The Intellectual Conservative.
Available at:
2006
49. Thyer, B. A. (2006). A historical note on the relationship between the journal Research on Social Work Practice and the Society for Social Work and Research. Research on Social Work Practice, 16, 95-96.
50. Putnam, C., Claps, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2006). Best Practices for the Care of Dually Diagnosed Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Served in Florida’s Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Programs. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Developmental Disabilities Council.
51. Thyer, B. A. (4 August 2006). The ambiguity of ‘Social Justice’ (letter). The Chronicle of Higher Education, 52, A43.
2007
52. Thyer, B. A. (January 2007). Limitation on marriage? (letter). The NASW News, 52(1), p. 3.
53. Thyer, B. A. (2007). Psychologists’ advocacy for the legal recognition of same-sex marriage (letter). American Psychologist, 62, 713.
54. Thyer, B. A. (2007). But let every man prove his own work…A note from the Editor (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 169-170.
55. Thyer, B. A. (2007). On the possible influence of Bertrand Russell on B. F. Skinner’s approach to education (letter). Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 587.
2008
56. Thyer, B. A. & Whittenberger, G. (2008). Chiropractic is not an evidence-based treatment for high blood pressure (letter). The Skeptical Enquirer.
57. Albright, D. L., Thyer, B. A., Becker, E. & Rubin, A. (2008). Does Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) reduce PTSD symptomatology in combat veterans? Systematic review title approved by the Campbell Collaboration and available at .
2010
58. Thyer, B. A., Wodarski, J. S., Myers, L. L. & Harrison, D. F. (2010). Preface. In B. A. Thyer, J. S. Wodarski, L. L. Myers, & D. F. Harrison (Eds.). Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice (3rd edition, pp. ix – xi). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publishers.
2012
59. Thyer, B. A. (2012). Some good news about Research on Social Work Practice (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 22, 5-9.
60. Thyer, B. A., Dulmus, C. N. & Sowers, K. M. (2012). Preface. In B. A. Thyer, C. N. Dulmus & K. M. Sowers (Ed.). Human behavior in the social environment: Theories for social work practice (pp. 459-487). New York: Wiley.
2013
61. Robbins, S. P., Pomeroy, E. C., Thyer, B. A., Mason, S. E. & Taylor, I. (2013). Scholarship for the 21st century (editorial). Journal of Social Work Education, 49, 361-367.
62. Thyer, B. A. (2013). Unwarranted social work authorships: A partial solution is at hand. (editorial) Social Work Research, 37, 14-15. doi: 10.1093/swr/svt008
2014
62. Thyer, B. A. (2014, 15 August). Offensive ad serves no useful purpose (letter). The Chronicle of Higher Education, Section B, p. B19.
2015
63. Thyer, B. A. (28 February 2015). State retirement plan should be optional. The Tallahassee Democrat, p. 6A (letter).
64. Thyer, B. A. (2015). Integrating research and practice through social work education (Editorial). Tímarit félagsráðgjafa (Social Worker Magazine, Icelandic), 9, 5-6.
65. Lacasse, J., Schelbe, L. & Thyer, B. A. (2015). Editorial: Measuring the impact of the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 32, 395-395.
2016
66. Thyer, B. A. (2016). Locating and evaluating research-supported interventions in child welfare. Technical Report prepared for the Florida Department of Children and Families, funded by the Florida Institute for Child Welfare, College of Social Work, Florida State University.
Recent Professional Conference Presentations (past five years)
2011
Fraser, M. W., Hegar, R. L., Howard, M. O., Sosin, M. R., & Thyer, B. A. (13 January 2011). Publishing empirical studies in social work. Roundtable presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (14 January 2011). Designing and conducting single system research on social work practice. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
York, R., Rubin, A., Thyer, B. A., & Videka, L. (15 January 2011). Evidence-based practice versus practice-based evidence. Roundtable presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (16 January 2011). Obstacles to the diffusion of knowledge: Haphazard reviews, propaganda, and pseudoscience in the professional literature. Roundtable presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (3 March 2011). A Conservative Perspective on Social Welfare Policy. Invited talk presented to the Florida State University College Republicans, Tallahassee, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (4 April 2011). Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Invited talk presented at the Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Thyer, B. A. (4 April, 2011). Designing and Conducting Single System Research on Social Work Practice. Invited talk presented at the Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Thyer, B. A. (8 April 2011). Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Invited talk presented at the School of Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (2 August 2011). An evidence-based approach to social work practice. Invited speaker and CEU session for the Hillside Family of Agencies, Rochester, NY.
Thyer, B. A. (3 August 2011). Using single-system research designs to evaluate practice outcomes. A workshop and 3 hour CEU program for the Hillside Family of Agencies, Rochester, NY.
Thyer, B. A. (28 October 2011). Strategies from Editors on Getting your Manuscripts Published. Panel presented at the New Connections: Increasing Diversity in RWJF Programming, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Washington, DC.
Thyer, B. A. (14 December 2011). Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Invited speaker at the School of Social Work, State University of New York at Buffalo. Buffalo, NY.
2012
Fraser, M. W., Hegar, R. L., Howard, M. O., Sosin, M. R., & Thyer, B. A. (12 January 2012).
Journal editors' forum on scholarship to advance practice and shape public policy.
Invited workshop presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (4 May 2012). Promoting evidence-based youth services: The role of evaluation research. Paper presented at the International Conference on "Youth Development in the Global Context: Emergent Issues and Responses", Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Thyer, B. A. (19 June 2012). Successful publishing in scholarly journals. Workshop presented at the 8th International Conference on Evaluation for Practice, Pori, Finland.
Thyer, B. A. (2 August 2012). Developing a personal program of professional publishing. Four hour continuing education workshop presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL
Thyer, B. A. (4 August 2012). Why the practice of behavior analysis as an independent discipline is good for psychology. In B. A. Thyer (Chair). Why the licensure of behavior analysis is good for psychology. Symposium conducted at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
2013
Fraser, M. W., Howard, M. O., Sosin, M. R. & Thyer, B. A. (17 January 2013). Publishing research in peer-reviewed journals: Talk to the Editors. Invited Journal Editors' Workshop, presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA.
Thyer, B. A., Nelsen, R., Gromer, J., Groton, D. & Lee, E. (19 January 2013). Systematic reviews as a doctoral seminar project: Four case examples. Symposium presented at the annual convention of Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA.
Thyer, B. A. (20 January, 2013). The magic of social work. In Littell, J. H., Gambrill, E. & Thyer, B. A. A roundtable titled Misleading discourse in professional publications and potential effects on stakeholders. Presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA
Thyer, B. A. (5 April, 2013). Preparing current and future practitioners to integrate research in real practice settings. A paper presented at the conference on Bridging the research and practice gap: A symposium on critical considerations, successes and emerging ideas, sponsored by the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Houston, TX.
Thyer, B. A. (20 May 2013). Evidence-based practice: Myths and realities. Plenary paper presented at the 9th Conference on Evaluation for Practice, sponsored by the social work programs at University at Buffalo, SUNY-Albany, New York University, and Rutgers University. Chautauqua, New York, 20-21 May 2013.
Cesnales, N. & Thyer, B. A. (24 May 2013). Differences in health-related quality of life among persons living with HIV-AIDS. Paper presented at the annual national conference on Social Work and HIV-AIDS. Chicago, IL.
Thyer, B. A. (18 July 2013). Scientific exemplars in social work: A response. Paper presented at the Islandwood Roundtable on Science and Social Work, Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Thyer, B. A. & Myers, L. L. (1 August, 2013). APA's approved continuing education providers promote pseudoscience and mysticism: A wakeup call. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
Thyer, B. A. (28 September 2013). How to get published in the field of behavior analysis. Three hour continuing education workshop presented at the annual convention of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, Daytona Beach, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (20 October 2013). An introduction to scientific skepticism. Paper presented at the monthly meeting of the Center for Inquiry-Tallahassee, Tallahassee, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (13 December 2013). Developing a successful program of professional publishing.
Invited lecture sponsored by the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2014
Epstein, I., Hanssen, D. V., Lalayants, M., Lo, H. & Thyer, B. A. (16 January 2014). The potential of clinical data-mining in evidence-based practice knowledge-building. Roundtable presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.
Thyer, B. A., Lambert, S., Fraser, M. & Williams, J. H. (16 January, 2014). Publishing Research in Peer-Reviewed Journals: Talk with the Editors. Workshop accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.
Albright, D. L., Campbell, R. R. & Thyer, B. A. (18 January 2014). Outpatient social work services with combat-related polytrauma patients. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.
Barner, J., Holosko, M. J. & Thyer, B. A. (18 January 2014). Faculty members’ scholarly productivity: A controlled comparison of citation impact using the h-index. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.
Thyer, B. A. (6 February 2014). Evidence-based practice and social work: Myths and Misconceptions. 90 minute continuing education workshop presented at the School of Social Work, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
Thyer, B. A. (7 February, 2014). Behavioral social work: An overview. Two-hour workshop presented to the faculty of the School of Social Work, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
Thyer, B. A. (23 March, 2014). The design of outcome studies in social work: Quasi- experimental and experimental approaches. Plenary paper presented at the Symposium on Social Work Practice Research, held at the Peking University/Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Center, Beijing, Peoples’ Republic of China.
Thyer, B. A. (28 March, 2014). How to get published in the field of behavior analysis. Tutorial presented at the annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, New Orleans, LA.
Thyer, B. A. (18 April 2014). Successful publishing in scholarly journals. Colloquium presented at the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Thyer, B. A. (18 April 2014). Publishing in social work. Paper presented at the Symposium on Research Writing for Publishing in Journals, sponsored by the Graduate College, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (23 May 2014). Pseudo-evidence-based practice: Thought Field Therapy and other meridian-based tapping therapies as exemplars. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Thyer, B. A. (April, 2014). Practice research using clinical data-mining methods: Building social work knowledge. Invited Plenary address given at the 3rd International Conference on Practice Research, Hunter College, New York City.
See: (about 27 minutes, 30 seconds)
Thyer, B. A. (18 October 2014). The applications of behavior analysis to social work. Invited plenary address given at the annual conference of the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis, Indianapolis, IN.
Thyer, B. A. (19 November 2014). The applications of behavior analysis to social work. Invited continuing education alk given at the monthly meeting of the Capitol Association for Behavior Analysis, Tallahassee, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (8-10 December, 2014). Evaluation research designs. Three day workshop sponsored by the Optentia Research Center, Division of Behavioural Sciences, North- West University, Vanderbijipark, Republic of South Africa.
2015
Yaffe, J. (Chair) (15 January, 2015). A new reporting guideline for trials of social and psychological interventions: CONSORT-SPI. Roundtable presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Role of Discussant.
Fraser, M., Howard, M. O., Lambert, S. Thyer, B. A., Dziegielewski, S., & Williams, J. W. (15 January 2015). Publishing Research in Peer-Reviewed Journals: Talk with the Editors. Roundtable presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Barner, J., Holosko, M. & Thyer, B. A. (17 January 2015). A comparison of citation impact scholarship between social work and psychology professors in their respective top 25 ranked schools: Does having a research culture matter? Paper presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Thyer, B. A. (2 October 2015). On the origins of ‘Behavior Analysis’: It was not B. F. Skinner.
Paper presented at the annual convention of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, Daytona Beach, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (12 October 2015). Evidence-based practice: Myths and Misconceptions. Colloquium delivered at the University of Alabama School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Thyer, B. A. (5 November 2015). Evidence-based practice: Myths and Misconceptions.
Videotaped lecture delivered at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Buffalo, NY.
Thyer, B. A. (5 November 2015). Locating Research-Supported Treatments for Adults..
Videotaped lecture delivered at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Buffalo, NY.
Thyer, B. A. (6 November 2015). When in Doubt, Reject: Tips on Reviewing Journal Articles.
Videotaped grand rounds delivered at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Buffalo, NY.
2016
Kim, H. & Thyer, B. A. (17 January 2016). The mechanism of ageism: The relationship between perceived everyday age discrimination and depressive symptoms in later life. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Spinelli, C. & Thyer, B. A. (14 January 2016). Is recovery from alcoholism without treatment possible?: A review of the evidence. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Holosko, M., Barner, J. & Thyer, B. A. (15 January 2016). Citation impact of women in social work: Exploring gender and research culture. Paper presentated at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Fraser, M., Dziegielewski, S., Lambert, S., Thyer, B. A. & Williams, J. H. (14 January, 2016). Invited Journal Editors’ WorkshopI: Publishing research in peer-reviewed journals: Talk with the editors. Workshop presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Thyer, B. A. (10 March 2016). Promoting evaluation studies incrementally: Start with simple questions and simple designs. A prestige lecture associated with my installation as an Extraordinary Professor with the Optentia Research Focus Area at North West University, Vaal Triangle campus, Vanderbiljpark, Republic of South Africa.
A brief summary of the focus on my talk can be found here:
Thyer, B. A. (11 May 2016). Successfully publishing in scholarly journals. Research seminar presented at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Republic of China.
Thyer, B. A. (12 May 2016). Building a better future for young people: An evidence-based approach. Keynote speech presented at the International Conference on Building a Better Future for Young People. Held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR, Republic of China.
Citation Impact
An examination of the Web-of-Science database, produced by the Institute for Scientific Information, discloses that my articles, books, and chapters have been annually cited by other scholars according to the following pattern:
During the ____ calendar year my work was cited ___ times.
2015 113
2014 117
2013 93
2012 83
2011 75
2010 96
2009 53
2008 56
2007 47
2006. 59
2005. 45
2004. 41
2003. 38
2002 59
2001 47
2000 69
1999 73
1998 48
1997 51
1996 45
1995 59
1994 60
1993 45
1992 44
1991 38
1990 51
1989 46
1988 41
1987 43
1986 16
1985 25
1984 17
1983 7
1982 2
1981 2
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