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Michael M. Mueller, Ph.D., BCBA
Ajamu Nkosi, Ph.D., BCBA
Jeffrey F. Hine, M.Ed., BCBA
Michael
M. Mueller, Ph.D., BCBA
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Director of Behavioral Services
Contact Information
Office: Southern Behavioral Group, Inc.
1950 Spectrum Circle
Suite 400
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone: 678 921-2811
Fax: 678 921-2822
Website: www.southernbehavioral.com
Education
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 2002
M.A, University of Southern Mississippi, 1999
B.A., West Virginia University, 1996
Certification
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Recent National Presentations
Mueller, M. M., Trahant, D. T., Nkosi, A., and Davey, B. D. (February 2006). The Applied Behavior Analysis Umbrella: A Panel Discussion. Invited Presentation to the 2nd Annual Autism Society of America’s Greater Georgia Chapter, Autism and Asperger’s Conference, Duluth, GA.
Mueller, M. M. and Mann, A., J. (May, 2007). Decreasing Attention-Maintained Aggression in a Child with Autism Using Punishment. In, B. J. Davey (Chair) Functional Analysis and Treatment in Home Settings. Symposium Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.
Mann, A., J., Mueller, M. M., and Davey, B. J. (May, 2007). Failure to Acquire Communicative Responses during FCT when Reducing Attention-Maintained Aggression. In, B. J. Davey (Chair) Functional Analysis and Treatment in Home Settings. Symposium Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.
Davey, B. D., Mueller, M. M., and Timko, M. (May, 2007) A Case Example of Home Consultation to Reduce Multiple Problem Behaviors. In, B. J. Davey (Chair) Functional Analysis and Treatment in Home Settings. Symposium Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.
Mueller, M. M., and Nkosi, A. (May, 2007). Generalization of Functional Analysis and Effective Treatment of SIB from School to Home Settings. In, B. J. Davey (Chair) Functional Analysis and Treatment in Home Settings. Symposium Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.
Mueller, M. M., and Nkosi, A. (May, 2007). Using Within- and Across-Session DNRA to Decrease Aggression and Increase Problem Completion in a Classroom Setting. In, M. M. Mueller (Chair) Functional Analysis and Treatment in School Settings. Symposium Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.
Mueller, M. M., Nkosi, A., and Trahant, D. (May, 2007). Functional Analysis and Treatment of SIB Occasioned by Requests to Stop an Ongoing Activity while Being Touched. In, M. M. Mueller (Chair) Functional Analysis and Treatment in School Settings. Symposium Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.
Mueller, M. M., and Nkosi, A. (May, 2007). Behavior Analytic Consultation to Schools: Two Comprehensive Cases to Reduce Severe Behavior. In, M. M. Mueller (Chair) Functional Analysis and Treatment in School Settings. Symposium Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.
Mueller, M. M. (May, 2005). Innovative Approaches to Functional Analysis and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior in School Settings. In M. M. Mueller (Chair) Analysis and Treatment of Problem Behavior in School Settings. Symposium Presented at the 31st Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.
Nkosi, A., Mueller, M. M., and Maynard, C. (May, 2005). The Assessment and Treatment of Inappropriate Foot Touching Maintained by Automatic Reinforcement. Poster Presented at the 31st Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.
Mueller, M. M. and Jeffery, D. J. (April, 2005). Assessment and Treatment of Aggression in a Classroom Evoked by Coughing. Poster Presented at the 37th Annual Convention, National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Mueller, M. M. (April, 2005). Assessment and Treatment of Object Mouthing in a Public School Classroom. Paper Presented at the 37th Annual Convention, National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Mueller, M. M. (February, 2005). Positive Schools:
Making Schools Safer Through Lessons Learned From Working
with Children with Autism. Key note address at the Annual
Autism Society of America's Georgia Chapter Autism-Asperger's
Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Mueller, M. M. (February, 2005). The Behavioral
Approach to Assessing and Managing Severe Behavior Problems.
Invited presentation at the Healthcare in Community Settings:
Theories to Practice, Atlanta, GA.
Mueller, M. M. and Trahant, D. M. (September,
2004). Positive Behavior Supports: The May South's Positive
School Program. Invited Feature Presentation at Presented
at the Mid-South Conference on Psychology in the Schools,
Tunica, MS.
Mueller, M. M. (September, 2004). Creating
Effective Skill Acquisition Programs for Children with Autism.
Invited Feature Presentation at Presented at the Mid-South
Conference on Psychology in the Schools, Tunica, MS.
Mueller, M. M . (May, 2005). Innovative
Approaches to Functional Analysis and Treatment of Severe
Problem Behavior in School Settings. In M. M. Mueller (Chair)
Analysis and Treatment of Problem Behavior in School Settings.
Symposium Presented at the 31st Annual Convention, Association
for Behavior Analysis, Chicago , IL .
Nkosi, A., Mueller, M. M., and Maynard,
C. (May, 2005). The Assessment and Treatment of Inappropriate
Foot Touching Maintained by Automatic Reinforcement. Poster
Presented at the 31st Annual Convention, Association for Behavior
Analysis, Chicago , IL.
Mueller, M. M . and Jeffery, D. J. (April,
2005). Assessment and Treatment of Aggression in a Classroom
Evoked by Coughing. . Poster Presented at the 37th Annual
Convention, National Association of School Psychologists,
Atlanta, GA.
Mueller, M. M . (April, 2005). Assessment
and Treatment of Object Mouthing in a Public School Classroom.
Paper Presented at the 37th Annual Convention, National Association
of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Mueller, M. M. and Moore , J. M., (May, 2004).
Using Innovative functional Analysis Conditions in School
Settings: Variations on Traditional Analyses. In M. M. Mueller
(Chair) Functional Analyses in Public School Settings. Symposium
Presented at the 30th Annual Convention, Association for Behavior
Analysis, Boston, MA.
Mueller, M. M. and Moore , J. M., (May, 2004).
Current Issues Regarding the use of Functional Analysis in
Classroom Settings: Overcoming the Barriers. In M. M. Mueller
(Chair) Functional Analyses in Public School Settings. Symposium
Presented at the 30th Annual Convention, Association for Behavior
Analysis, Boston, MA.
Moore, J. M . , and. Mueller,
M. M. (May, 2004). The Use of Concurrent Operants
Analysis in the Classroom Setting. In M. M. Mueller (Chair)
Functional Analyses in Public School Settings. Symposium Presented
at the 30th Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis,
Boston, MA.
Mueller, M. M. (Chair). Behavioral School
Psychology: Training Programs and Current Research. Symposium
Presented at the 30th Annual Convention, Association for Behavior
Analysis, Boston, MA.
Sterling-Turner, H. E., Mueller, M. M.,
Scoggins, M., Schanding, T., Swartzwelder, D., and Perry,
E. (May, 2004). Investigating the Additive
Effects of Attention on Behaviors Maintained by Escape from
Classroom Task Demands. In L. Kern (Chair) Further Extensions
of Functional Assessment. Symposium Presented at the 30th
Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston,
MA.
Trahant, D. M., Mueller, M. M., Moore, J.
M., and Jeffery, C. M. (May, 2004). A Comparison
of Descriptive functional Assessment Data to Functional Analysis
Data for Three Boys in Residence Homes. Poster Presented at
the 30th Annual Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis,
Bosto, MA.
Jeffery, C. M., Mueller, M. M. Moore, J.
M. and., (May, 2004). A Model for Conducting Brief Functional
Analyses and Brief FCT Probes in a Residence Home for Children
with Disabilities. Poster Presented at the 30th Annual Convention,
Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA.
Trahant, D. M., Moore, J. M., and Mueller, M. M.
(May, 2004). Training Para-professionals to Implement
Behavior Analytic Prompting Hierarchies. In J. W. Moore (Chair)
Methods to Promote Behavior Analytic for Parents, Teachers,
and Para-professionals. Symposium Presented at the 30th Annual
Convention, Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA.
Recent Publications
Mueller, M. M., Palkovic, C. M., & Maynard, C. (in press). Errorless Learning: Review and Practical Application for Teaching Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Psychology in the Schools.
Mueller, M. M. & Nkosi, A. (2007). State of the Science in the Assessment and Management of Severe Behavior Problems in School Settings: Behavior Analytic Consultation to Schools. The International Journal of Behavioral and Consultation Therapy, 3,176-202.
Mueller, M. M., & Kafka, C. (2006). Assessment and Treatment of Object Mouthing in a Public School Classroom. Behavioral Interventions, 21, 137-154.
Mueller, M. M ., Moore , J. W., & Sterling-Turner,
H. E. (2005). Towards Developing a Classroom-based Functional
Analysis Condition to Assess Escape-to-Attention as a Variable
Maintaining Problem Behavior. School Psychology Review,34,
425-431.
Mueller, M. M., Piazza, C. C., Patel, M.
R. Kelley, M. E., & Pruett, A. (2004). Increasing Variety
of Foods Consumed by Blending Nonpreferred Foods into Preferred
Foods. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37, 159-170.
Mueller, M. M. , Piazza, C. C., Moore , J.
W., Kelley, M. E., Bethke, S., Pruett, A., & Oberdorff,
A. (2003). Training Parents to Implement Pediatric Feeding
Protocols. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 545-562.
Mueller, M. M. ., Edwards, R. P., and Trahant,
D. (2003). Translating Multiple Assessment Techniques into
an Intervention Selection Model for Classrooms. Journal
of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 563-573.
Mueller, M. M. (in press).
Functional Analysis. In T. S. Watson & C. S. Skinner (Ed.s).
The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Mueller, M. M. (in press).
Mental Retardation. In T. S. Watson & C. S. Skinner (Ed.s).
The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Mueller, M. M. ., Trahant,
D. M., & DuBard, M. (in press). Behavioral Consultation.
In T. S. Watson & C. S. Skinner (Ed.s). The Comprehensive
Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Mueller, M. M. (in press).
Antecedent Analysis. In T. S. Watson & C. S. Skinner (Ed.s).
The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Mueller, M. M. (in press).
Brief Functional Analysis. In T. S. Watson & C. S. Skinner
(Ed.s). The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Mueller, M. M. (in press).
Positive Behavior Supports. In T. S. Watson & C. S. Skinner
(Ed.s). The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Falcomata, T., & Mueller, M. M. (in press).
Self-Control. In T. S. Watson & C. S. Skinner (Ed.s).
The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Areas of Specialty
Functional Behavior Assessment
Functional Analysis
Treatment of Severe Behavior
Compliance Training
Teacher and Parent Training
Skill Acquisition
Discrete Trials
Professional Societies
The Arc of Georgia
Autism Society of America – Greater Georgia Chapter
Association for Behavior Analysis
Florida Association for Behavior Analysis
Georgia Association of Behavior Analysis (Past President)
National Association of School Psychologist (Co-Chair)
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