Darlene Crone-Todd

Dr. Crone-Todd is a Full Professor in Psychology at Salem State University, and a former department chairperson. She designed and coordinates the graduate program in Behavior Analysis, and has presented in over 60 symposia at conferences worldwide, including time spent researching and presenting in Brazil. She has published research in peer-reviewed journals including, The Psychological Record, The Behavior Analyst Today, The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and Substance Use and Misuse. Dr. Crone-Todd completed her doctorate in experimental behaviour analysis at the University of Manitoba, Canada, and a post-doc at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Behavior Pharmacology. Her research lab is includes undergraduate and graduate students, as well as international collaborations. The lab's mission is to understand complex human behavior in the context of gradual change procedures and interactions with technology to create a more humane world.

Basic learning principles involved in computer-assisted teaching and learning, mobile health apps, and the use of machines and robotic in behavior analysis. Also, behavior analytic explanations of current and popular culture trends.

Full Professor, Psychology

Coordinator, Behavior Analysis Graduate Program

Crone-Todd, D. E., Johnson, D, & Johnston, K. (2022). Introduction to special issue: A creative collaboration. The Psychological Record. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40732-021-00503-9

Crone-Todd, D. E. (2018). In memoriam: Remembering Gerald "Jerry" Mertens. Operants: The B. F. Skinner Foundation Report, Q4, 8-9.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (2018). Spotlight on Gaslighting: A behavior analysis of unethical behavior. Operants: The B. F. Skinner Foundation Report, Q4, 30.

Crone-Todd, D.E. (2018). On terminology: Differential reinforcement to decrease behavior. Operants: The B. F. Skinner Foundation Report, Q2, 6-8.

Dickstein-Fischer, L., Crone-Todd, D. E., Chapman, I. M., & Fathima, A. (2018). Socially assistive robots: current status and future prospects for autism interventions. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health, 5, 15-25.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (2018). Interview with Sofia Leite. Operants: The B. F. Skinner Foundation Report, Q1, 16-17, 20.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (2018). An example of using pop culture to teach undergraduates. Operants: The B. F. Skinner Foundation Report, Q1, 34.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (2017). It comes in threes: On secular humanism and behaviorism. Operants, B. F. Skinner Foundation publication. Operants: The B. F. Skinner Foundation Report, Q2, 34-35.

Miller, P. M., & Crone-Todd, D. E. (2016). Comparing different ways of using the model of hierarchical complexity to evaluate graduate students. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 21, 223-239.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (2015). On the science of examining the products of private events. Operants: The B. F. Skinner Foundation Report, Q3, 34-41.

Commons, M. L., Crone-Todd, D. E., & Chen, S. J. (2014). Using SAFMEDs and direct instruction to teach the model of hierarchical complexity. The Behavior Analyst Today, 1-2, 31-45.

DeFulio, A., Crone-Todd, D. E., Long, L. L., & Silverman, K. (2011). Using words instead of randomly arranged characters as stimuli in a keyboarding training program improves fluency outcomes for adult learners. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 921-924.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (October, 2021). Coming of age: Instructional design as a behavioral scientist. Invited presentation at the Nevada Association for Behavior Analysis (virtual).

Crone-Todd, D. E. (May, 2021). Computer technology and the future of behavior analysis: A panel with discussion. Invited panelist for virtual presentation at the Association for Behavior Analysis International.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (May 2021). Cultural diversity and professional skills in higher education and supervision. Invited discussant for virtual presentation at the Association for Behavior Analysis International.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (May, 2020). Behavior analysis in higher education: Basic principles teaching and supervision. Invited discussant for virtual presentation at the Association for Behavior Analysis International.

Crone-Todd, D. E., & Loring, R. (Oct, 2019). Interteaching, equivalence-based instruction, and outcomes. Symposium presentation at the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Stockholm, Sweden.  

Crone-Todd, D. E. (May, 2019). A behavior analytic account of “creativity”. Invited panel discussion presentation at the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.

Crone-Todd, D. E. (May, 2019). Understanding complex rational stimulus control does not require a relational frame theory. Invited symposium discussant at the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.