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Christina King

Associate Professor of Practice

Christina King has been working in the field of behavior analysis since 2002 and has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2004. Most of her career has been applied in school-based settings with individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. However, she also has provided consultation in home- and community-based settings as well as provided training to autism-based organizations and public schools.

She has had the opportunity to develop and conduct several research studies and has presented more than 35 times at over 25 different local and national conferences. Her areas of research include stimulus equivalence, verbal behavior, organizational behavior management, and supervision. She has served multiple roles within the Behavior Analysis Department at Simmons, including Individual Mentor/Supervisor, Adjunct Faculty, and Associate Professor of Practice.

 

Education

• PhD, Behavior Analysis, from Simmons University

• MSEd, Behavioral Education, from Simmons University

• BS, Communication Disorders, from Boston University

Area of Expertise

• Verbal Behavior

• Stimulus Equivalence

• Behavioral Assessment

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst (LABA) in Massachusetts

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

  • Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
  • Berkshire Association of Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT)
  • Business Partnership Committee; 2026-present
  • Membership Committee Member; 2017-2019; 2024-2026

Courses

• BEHVO 415 Introduction to Single Subject Research Designs

• BEHVO 426 Behavioral Assessment

• BEHVO 427 Methods for Changing Behavior I

• BEHVO 430 Legal and Ethical Issues

• BEHVO 471 Practicum I

• BEHVO 472 Practicum II

Publications

  • King, C.M. (2022). Equivalence and Verbal Behavior. In R.W. Maguire, R.W. and R. Allen (Eds.). Stimulus Equivalence for Students with Developmental Disabilities: A Practical Guide to Equivalence-Based Instruction (p. 72-79). Routledge, Inc.
  • King, C. M., & Turner, K. (2022). The Ethical Assessment of Behavior. In Turner, K.S. (2022). Functional Behavior Assessment: Case studies and practice (Revised 1st ed.). San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.
  • King, C. M., & Turner, K. (2022). Functional Analysis and Hypothesis Testing. In Turner, K.S. (2022). Functional Behavior Assessment: Case studies and practice (Revised 1st ed.). San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.
  • Yorlets, C., Maguire, R., King, C. M., & Breault, M. (2018). Acquisition of complex conditional discriminations in a child with autism spectrum disorder. The Psychological Record, 68(2), 219–229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-018-0283-2

Manuscripts Under Review

  • Godek, G., Olive, M., King, C., & Clinton, A. (2026). The Effects of Tact Training Plus Expansions on Emerging Untrained Listener Responding and Intraverbal Operants in Children. Manuscript submitted for publication to Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
  • Olive, M., King, C., Hangen, M., Barofsky, C., & Axe, J. (2026). Integrating Research Cultures: A Roadmap for Conducting and Disseminating Research. Manuscript submitted for publication to Behavior Analysis in Practice.