Carlos F. Aparicio, Head of Research

Carlos is a Behavior Analyst with over 30 years of experience. He received his BA in Psychology and MS in Experimental Analysis of Behavior from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he received extensive training in B. F. Skinner’s analysis of behavior. He received his Ph.D from the University of New Hampshire, working under the supervision of William M. Baum and John A. Nevin. Carlos served as a faculty member at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the University of Mississippi, the University of Guadalajara, and recently as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He has taught courses in learning, introduction to psychology, principles of behavior management, behavior modification, applied behavior analysis, experimental analysis of behavior, methodology, behavioral pharmacology, and selected topics in neuroscience for graduate students. His behavior analytic research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals including Behavioural Processes, the Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis, Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Universitas Psychologica, Latin American Journal of Psychology, Suma Psicologica, The psychological Record, and Annual Research in Addictions.  Dr. Aparicio served on the editorial board of several peer-review journals including the International Journal of Comparative Psychology, Suma Psicologica, Behavioural Processes as a guest editor, and the Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, where he also served as General Editor. He is currently serving his second term on the editorial review board of the Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Carlos is a full member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) since 1989. He has more than 250 presentations in conventions and professional meetings, and a premier speaker  presenting “The ABCs of Behavior Analysis.” Carlos has written five books introducing basic principles of behavior analysis and teaching techniques to report human behavior in scientific ways.  Carlos supervises all research, publication, and presentation efforts at The Aurora School as Head of Research.