Jack Blake is a master's student of ABA and Autism Studies at UMass Lowell

Jack Blake

Ph.D. Student, Applied Psychology and Prevention Science, CARE Affiliate

Pronouns
He/him
College
Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology, Center for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
Office
Coburn Hall 4th Floor

Research Interests

Organizational behavior management, quantitative analysis of behavior, dissemination, compassionate practice in autism services.

Education

  • M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis & Autism Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Thesis: Examining productivity and preference associated with productivity-contingent versus productivity-noncontingent break prompts using a medical data entry task (advisor: Anita Li)
  • B.A. Psychology (Behavior Analysis concentration), University of Massachusetts Lowell

Biosketch

Jack is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) interested in translational and interdisciplinary lines of research in behavior analysis as well as evidence-based supervision in clinical practice. During his B.A. and M.S. degrees, he worked as a behavior technician, graduate case assistant, lab assistant, grader, tutor, and graduate program student ambassador. Jack also serves as student representative for the Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Special Interest Group (2024–) and formerly for the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (2022–23).

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Award for Excellence in Master’s Research (2024)
  • Association of Professional Behavior Analysts Student Award (2023)
  • Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Award (2022)
  • FAHSS Undergraduate Research Symposium – First Place (2021)

Selected Publications

  • Rosales, R. and Blake, J. F. (2023). Picture-based communication. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Handbook of applied behavior analysis: Integrating research into practice. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19964-6_55

Selected Presentations

  • Blake, J.F. and Hartz, R. (2024, June). Functional analysis. [Training delivered to behavior analysts at Applied Behavior Institute Allston, Bedford, Lowell, and Worchester, Mass.].
  • Blake, J. F., Rosales, R., and Johnson-Green, E. A. (2024, May). A starting guide for interdisciplinary research collaborations in applied behavior analysis. Presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Blake, J.F. and Lyons, K. (2023, October). Member Mentorship Monday, Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (virtual).
  • Blake, J.F. and Markovits, R. A. (2023, March). Presenting author. A survey on knowledge of and experiences in ABA services among the autism community. Student paper presented at the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Seattle, Wash.