Gilroy Lab @ Louisiana State University

This is the personal website for Dr. Shawn Gilroy, a professor of School Psychology at Louisiana State University. This site features a wide array of information and resources related to the work done in the lab. Our work spans multiple domains, often occuring at the intersection between behavioral science, computer engineering, and education. This website is a repository of various projects, materials, resources, and various other tools for both educators and researchers.

Recent Posts and Updates

Visualizing Single-case Design Research Synthesis: SCARF Plots

Shawn P. Gilroy, 8/14/2024

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This post focuses on exploring how single-case experimental design (SCED) researchers can use R to visually synthesize experimental outcomes using the Single Case Assessment and Review Framework (SCARF). Specifically, the fxl R package is used to take data coded using SCARF and to generate figures that would historically be prepared using complex Excel spreadsheets. This is not a tutorial on SCARF per se, but rather a demonstration of how fxl supports a spreadsheet-free alternative for users of SCARF.

Concurrent Chains: Multi-Column Single-case Figures

Shawn P. Gilroy, 6/8/2024

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This entry covers one of the more challenges issues with single-case visuals (e.g., complications from having many individuals with distinct patterns of data). This guide shows how to visualize competing selections, with changes in contexts (i.e., transitions in Phase ), with wrapping facets. Facet-specific styling is also modeled/demonstrated in this post.

Compound Figures in R: Integrating Integrity and Behavior Rates in FA Figures

Shawn P. Gilroy, 6/2/2024

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This post/guide shows how to create a figure that shows how to dynamically create figures to show information that otherwise would require two or more figures. This guide shows how to overlay a Bar Series over a Multielement chart to simultaneously communicate information about internal validity as well as the presence of some functional relationship.

Research Updates

Extensions of Open Science for Applied Behavior Analysis: Preregistration for Single Case Experimental Designs

Published: Tue Sep 03 2024

Tincani, Matt, Gilroy, Shawn P., and Dowdy, Art

Has Preprint

Extending Token Economy Systems with the Operant Demand Framework

Published: Tue Sep 03 2024

Levins, Parker and Gilroy, Shawn P.

Has Preprint

Translational approaches to choice

Published: Mon Jan 01 2024

McComas, Jennifer J., Jimenez-Gomez, Corina, and Gilroy, Shawn

Behavior analysis: Translational perspectives and clinical practice

A Systematic Review and Reflection on the Dimensions of Diversity Represented in Behavior Analytic Research

Published: Fri Dec 01 2023

Waits, Jodie A., Choi, Kwon, and Gilroy, Shawn P.

Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Has PreprintHas RepoCites: 6

Systematic Review of Job Transition Programs Addressed to Youths With Intellectual Disability

Published: Wed Nov 01 2023

Traina, Ivan, Mannion, Arlene, Gilroy, Shawn P., and Leader, Geraldine

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
Cites: 2

Vehicle Firearm Storage: Prevalence and Correlates in a Sample of Male Firearm Owners

Published: Sat Apr 01 2023

Tucker, Raymond P., Powers, Jeff, Pardue-Bourgeois, Sarah, Oakey-Frost, Nicolas, Moscardini, Emma H., Gilroy, Shawn P., Capron, Daniel W., Bryan, Craig J., and Anestis, Michael D.

Archives of Suicide Research
Cites: 3

A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Procedures and Analyses Used in Basic and Preclinical Studies of Resurgence, 1970–2020

Published: Wed Mar 01 2023

Podlesnik, Christopher A., Ritchey, Carolyn M., Waits, Jo, and Gilroy, Shawn P.

Perspectives on Behavior Science
Has PreprintCites: 21

Data handling: ethical principles, guidelines, and recommended practices

Published: Sun Jan 01 2023

Kaplan, Brent A., Gilroy, Shawn P., DeHart, W. Brady, Brown, Jeremiah M., and Koffarnus, Mikahil N.

Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis
Cites: 2