Episode 138 - Delay Tolerance w/ Dr. Jeffrey Tiger

Meet Your Podcast Guest

Dr. Jeffrey Tiger is an associate professor of psychology and the behavior analysis program director at Marquette University. He completed his Ph.D. in Behavioral Psychology at the University of Kansas under the guidance of Greg Hanley and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with Wayne Fisher. Dr. Tiger is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and licensed behavior analyst in the state of Wisconsin. He has served on the board of editors of Behavior Analysis in Practice, Behavioral Development, Perspectives on Behavioral Science, and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA), and he is a current Associate Editor for JABA. He also received the BF Skinner New Researcher Award in 2012, awarded by Division 25 of the APA. Dr. Tiger’s research emphasizes the development of effective intervention practices for individuals with developmental disabilities, while extending our knowledge of the basic processes that result in behavior change. Some examples of his research include promoting delay tolerance following functional communication training, evaluating the value of choice-making opportunities, and developing stimulus control over social behavior through multiple-schedule arrangements.