Department of Psychology
Western Michigan University

Educational Background University of Florida Ph.D. 1977, Psychology M.A. 1974, Psychology B.A. 1972, Psychology Behavior Analysis research methods Health Psychology, including stress management and strategies to alter behaviors that place people at risk of health problems, such as HIV/AIDS Conceptual issues in behavior therapy/behavior analysis Analysis and treatment of habit behaviors Developmental disabilities

Recent Publications

DeLeon, I. G., & Fuqua, R. W. (1995). The effects of public commitment and group feedback on curbside recycling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 233-250.

Heckman, T.G., Kelly, J. A., Sikkema, K., Cargill, V., Norman, A., Fuqua, W., Wagstaff, D. Solomon, L., Roffman, R., Crumble, D., Perry, M., Winett, R., Anderson, E., Mercer, M. B., Hoffmann, R. (1995). HIV risk characteristics of young adult, adult, and older adult women who live in inner-city housing developments: Implications for prevention. Journal of Women's Health, 4, 397-406.

Sikkema, K., Heckman, T. G., Kelly, J. A., Anderson, E. S., Winett, R. A., Solomon, L. J., Wagstaff, D. A., Roffman, R. A., Perry, M. J., Cargill, V., Crumble, D. A., Fuqua, R. W., Norman, A. D. Mercer, M. B. (1996). HIV Risk Behaviors Among Women Living in Low-income, Inner-City Housing Developments. American Journal of Public Health 86, 1123-1128.

Heckman, T. G., Sikkema, K. J., Kelly, J. A., Fuqua, R. W., Mercer, M. B., Hoffmann, R. G., Winett, R. A., Anderson, E. S., Solomon, L. J., Wagstaff, D. A., Roffman, R. A., Perry, M. J., Cargill, V., Norman, A. D., Crumble, D. (1996). Predictors of condom use and HIV test seeking among women living in inner-city public housing developments. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 357-365.

Forsyth, A. D., Carey, M. P., Fuqua, R. W. (1997). Evaluation of the validity of the condom use self-efficacy scale (CUSES) using two behavioral simulations. Health Psychology, 22, 175-178.

Woods, D. W., Fuqua, R. W., Waltz, T. J. (1997). Evaluation and elimination of an avoidance response in a child who stutters: A case study. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 22, 287-297.

Woods, D. W., Fuqua, R. W., Outman, R. C. (in press). Evaluating the social acceptability of person with habit disorders. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.

Miltenberger, R. G., Fuqua, R. W., Woods, D. W. (1998). Applying behavior analysis to clinical problems: Review and analysis of habit reversal. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 447-469.

Woods, D. W., Fuqua, R. W. & Hanley, J. M. (in press). Treatment of stuttering with the regulated breathing procedure: Strengths, limitations and future directions. Journal of Fluency Disorders.

McGrath, A. M, Bosch, S., Sullivan, C. L. & Fuqua, R. W. (1999). Social skills training with an autistic preschooler and his peers. Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities, 14, 1-4, 6-7, 10.

Long, E. S., Woods, D. W., Miltenberger, R. G., Fuqua, R. W., & Boudjouk. (1999). Examining the social effects of habit behaviors exhibited by individuals with mental retardation. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 11, 295-312.

Woods, D. W., Fuqua, R. W., Siah, A., Murray, L. K., Welch, M.,Blackman, E., & Seif, T. (in press). Understanding habits: A preliminary investigation of nail biting function in children. Education and Treatment of Children.

Woods, D. W., Murray, L. K., Fuqua, R. W., Seif, T. A., Boyer, L. J., & Siah, A. (1999). Comparing the effectiveness of similar and dissimilar competing responses in evaluating the habit reversal treatment for oral-digital habits in children. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 30, 289-300.

Woods, D. W., Twohig, M. P., Fuqua, R. W. & Hanley, J. M. (2000). Treatment of stuttering with regulated breathing: Strengths, limitations and future directions. Behavior Therapy, 31, 547-568.

Elliott, A. J. & Fuqua, R. W. (2000). Trichotillomania: Conceptualization, measurement and treatment. Behavior Therapy, 31, 529-545.

Bosch, S. & Fuqua, R. W. (2001). Behavioral CUSPS: A model for selecting target behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 123-125..

Ervin, R. A, Fuqua, R. W., & Begeny, J. C. (2001). Reaffirming the importance of analysis in applied behavior analysis: A review of A. C. Repp and R. Horner’s edited book, Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior: From Effective Assessment to Effective Support. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 255-267.

Course Information

Undergraduate

• Analysis of Abnormal Behavior
• Survey of Applied Behavior Analysis
• Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Health Psychology
• Human Sexuality
• AIDS: The History of an Epidemic (team taught)

Graduate

• Behavioral Medicine
• Behavioral Approaches to Treatment
• Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Advanced Seminar: Applied Behavior Analysis Research
• Analysis of Abnormal Behavior
• Introduction to Clinical and Community Psychology
• Behavior Change: Individual Methods
• Behavior Change: Marital Therapy
• Behavior Change: Family Therapy
• Behavior Therapy

Contact Information

R. Wayne Fuqua, Ph.D., Chair, Psychology Department

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Tel: 269-387-4474

E-mail: r.wayne.fuqua@wmich.edu

Department of Psychology
3700 Wood Hall
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(269) 387-4500