James Diller

Biography

Dr. Diller is a behavior analyst whose research focuses on maladaptive choice, radical behaviorism and the training of behavior analysts. Dr. Diller joined the faculty at Eastern in 2008. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from McDaniel College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from West Virginia University. At Eastern, Dr. Diller coordinates the behavior analysis course sequence and the concentration in behavior analysis in the Psychology major.

Research Interests

• Maladaptive choice
• Radical behaviorism
• Training of behavior analysts

Of Note

Dr. Diller has worked closely with students on research, and several of his students have published with him or presented at professional conferences.

Teaching Interests

• Behavior Analysis
• Research Methods

Publications

Underline indicates student co-authors

Gray, J. M., & Diller, J. W. (2017). Evaluating the work of applied animal behaviorists as applied behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 17(1), 33-41. doi: 10.1037/bar0000041

Apel, A. B. & Diller, J. W. (2016). Prison as punishment: a behavior-analytic evaluation of incarceration. The Behavior Analyst. doi: 10.1007/s40614-016-0081-6

Diller, J. W., Barry, R. J., & Gelino, B. W. (2016). Visual analysis of data in a multi-element design.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49(4), 980-985. doi: 10.1002/jaba.325

Diller, J. W., Patros, C. H. G., & Prentice, P. R. (2011). Temporal discounting and heart rate reactivity to stress. Behavioural Processes 87, 306-309. doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2011.05.001

Diller, J. W. & Lattal, K. A. (2008). Radical behaviorism and Buddhism: Complementarities and conflicts. The Behavior Analyst, 31(2), 163-177.