Seth King, PhD, BCBA-D
Associate Professor
Introduction
Dr. Seth King is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning. His work focuses on the use of evidence-based practices for children with disabilities and professional preparation practices for special educators. Dr. King has experience in both evaluating and conducting single-case and group design research. His work has also involves the use of virtual reality in professional development. Dr. King assumed responsibility for creating and coordinating the University of Iowa’s applied behavior analysis program in 2019.
Current Positions
- Associate Professor of Special Education
College of Education Affiliations
Education
- PhD in Special Education, University of Pittsburgh
Licenses & Certifications
- Behavior Analyst Certification - Doctoral, Behavior Analyst Certification Board, United States.
- Educator: Behavioral and Emotional Disorders, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina, United States.
Selected Awards & Honors
- UI Innovators, University of Iowa, 2020 - 2020
Professional Memberships
- Iowa Council of Exceptional Children, 2020
- Iowa Association for Behavior Analysis
- International Association of Special Education
- Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
- Association for Behavior Analysis International
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis
- Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
Selected Publications
- Nylen, B. & King, S. A. (2021). Video models and the transitioning of individuals with developmental disabilities: A systematic literature review. . Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
- King, S. A., Lemons, C., Davidson, K. A., Fulmer, D. & Mrachko, A. (In Press). Reading instruction for children with Down Syndrome: An extension of research examining behavioral phenotype aligned interventions. Exceptionality.
- Callender, A., King, S. & Howard, M. (In Press). Social validity assessment: Examples from a functional skills training intervention. In Advances in Sociology Research. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers.
- King, S. A., Davidson, K., Chitiyo, A. & Apple, D. (2020). Evaluating Article Search and Selection Procedures in Special Education Literature Reviews. Remedial and Special Education 3-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0741932518813142.
- Pullum, M., King, S. A. & Kennedy, K. K. (2020). Structured teaching and the play of preschoolers with developmental disabilities: An evaluation. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0271121420942841.
- King, S. A. & Burch, T. (In Press). Blending as a treatment for food-selectivity: A systematic review.. Behavioral Interventions.
- King, S. A., Kostewicz, D. E., Enders, O., Chitiyo, A., Burch, T., Taylor, J., Demaria, S. & Reid, M. (2020). Search and selection procedures of literature reviews in behavior analysis.. Perspectives on Behavior Science. DOI: https://doi-org.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/10.1007/s40614-020-00265-9.
- Chitiyo, A., King, S. A., Krizon, M., Chitiyo, A. N. & Markelz, A. (In Press). A methodological review of research syntheses involving reading interventions for students with EBD. Behavioral Disorders. DOI: https://doi-org.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/10.1177/0198742920919095.
- King, S. A., Dzenga, C., Burch, T. & Kennedy, K. K. (2020). Teaching partial-interval recording of problem behavior with virtual reality. Journal of Behavioral Education.
- King, S., Johnson, H. E., Burch, T. & Chitiyo, A. (2019). Addressing Feeding Disorders Using High-Probability Sequencing for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. DOI: 10.1177/1540796919860287.
Selected Presentations
- King, S. (2021, May) Characteristics of Literature Reviews Published in Journals of Behavior Analysis: An Evaluation of Change Across Multiple Decades. Paper presented at Annual ConferenceAssociation of Behavior Analysis International.
- King, S. A. & Lemons, C. J. (2020, February) Reading Instruction for Children with Down Syndrome: Extending Research on Behavioral Phenotype Aligned Interventions.. Poster presented at CEC 2020 Convention and Expo, Portland, Oregon.
- King, S. & Burch, T. (2019, May) Blending as a treatment for feeding disorders: A review of the literature.. Poster presented at Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, Illinois.
- Pullum, M., Kennedy, K. & King, S. A. (2019, May) Using structured teaching to teach preschool-aged children with developmental delays functional play skills.. Poster presented at Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, Illinois.
- King, S. A. (2019, May) Using immersive virtual reality for training in the functional behavior assessment: Project VIBE.. Conference Presentation presented at Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, Illinois.
- Mrachko, A., Lemons, C. J., King, S. A., Fulmer, D. & Davidson, K. A. (2019, February) Reading instruction for children with Down Syndrome: An extension of research examining behavioral phenotype aligned interventions.. Poster presented at Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, California.
- King, S. A. & Chitiyo, A. (2019, January) Combining single-case and group experimental designs with Between-Case Effect Sizes: A meta-analysis of reading interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders.. Poster presented at CEC 2019 Convention and Expo, Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Davidson, K., King, S. A. & Lemons, C. (2018, July) Who, clue, place: A text-based “where” question strategy for students with Down Syndrome.. Conference Presentation presented at World Down Syndrome Congress, Glasgow, Scotland.
- Chitiyo, A. & King, S. A. (2018, May) A review of reviews and meta-analyses of reading interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders.. Poster presented at Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, California.
- King, S. A. & Chitiyo, A. (2018, May) Characteristics of Literature Reviews Published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.. Poster presented at Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, California.