Northern Illinois University
Department of Special and Early Education
College of Education

Brandon C. Perez, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Assistant Professor, Special Education

Department

Education

• Ph.D., The University of Florida, Department of Psychology
• M.S., The University of Florida, Department of Psychology
• B.S., The University of Florida, Department of Psychology

Bio

Brandon C. Perez, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor in the Department of Special and Early Education at Northern Illinois University. Brandon graduated from The University of Florida where he earned his Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis in behavior analysis under the mentorship of Tim Vollmer, Ph.D. At NIU, he teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including several of the courses required for the M.S.Ed in special education with a specialization in behavior analysis to complete the course requirements to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). His research interests are primarily centered around working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder and include toilet training and the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior. He has published articles in and serves as a reviewer for multiple behavior-analytic journals.

Classes

• SESE 417 – Positive Behavior Support and Classroom Management for Special Educators
• SESE 554 – Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support in Schools and Community Settings
• SESE 570 – Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis
• SESE 708 – Advanced Behavior Assessment and Functional Analysis
• SESE 709 – Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis and Research-Based Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Recent Publications

Bacotti, J. K., Perez, B. C., and Vollmer, T. R. (online). Reflections and critical directions for toilet training in behavior analysis. Perspectives on Behavior Science.

Deshais, M. A., Pizarro, E. M., Perez, B. C., and Vollmer, T. R. (online). Longitudinal functional analyses of appropriate and problem behavior. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.

Grauerholz-Fisher, E., Vollmer, T. R., Fernand, J. K., Perez, B. C., Amanieh, H., Wunderlich, K., and Peters, K. P. (2023). A comparison of baseline procedures in task analyses. Behavioral Interventions, 47(5), 1144-1169.

Slanzi, C. M., Vollmer, T. R., Iwata, B. A., Kronfli, F. R., Pabst Williams, L. and Perez, B. C. (2022). Further evaluation of functional analysis screening methods in early autism intervention. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(3), 851-870.

Perez, B. C., Morris, S. L., Bacotti, J. K., and Vollmer, T. R. (2021). Evaluating bowel movements, self-initiations, and problem behavior with the emergence of urinary continence. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(3), 1111–1125.

Perez, B. C., Bacotti, J. K., Peters, K. P., and Vollmer, T. R. (2020). An extension of commonly used toilet-training procedures to children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(4), 2360–2375. The top 10 most downloaded paper in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (January 2019 – December 2020)

Mehrkam, L. R., Perez, B. C., Self, V. N., Vollmer, T. R., and Dorey, N. R. (2020). Functional analysis and treatment of multiply controlled food guarding in a pet dog. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(4), 2139–2150.

Grauerholz-Fisher, E., Vollmer, T. R., Peters, K. P., Perez, B. C., and Berard. A. M. (2019). Direct assessment of quality of care in an applied behavior analysis center. Behavioral Interventions, 34(4), 451-465.