Currriculum Vitae

Abstracts, Letters, Brief Notes and Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
1980
1. Thyer, B. A. (1980). Psychological correlates of irrationality (letter). Social Work Research and Abstracts, 16(3), 5.
2. Thyer, B. A. (1980). Phobia sufferers take a journey into fear. Practice Digest, 3(3), 8-10.
1981
3. Thyer, B. A., Kramer, M. K., Walker, J., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1981). Religious orthodoxy and rational thinking. Psychological Reports, 49, 802.
4. Thyer, B. A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1981). Relationship between irrationality and sexual arousability. Psychological Reports, 48, 834.
1982
5. Thyer, B. A., Miller, E., Gordon, A., & Papsdorf, J. D. (1982). Discriminant validity of the Rational Behavior Inventory with respect to social desirability. Psychological Reports, 51, 370.

1984
6. Nesse, R. M., Curtis, G. C., Thyer, B. A., McCann, D., & Huber-Smith, M. (1984). Endocrine and cardiovascular responses during phobic anxiety. Psychosomatic Medicine, 46, 86.

7. Thyer, B. A., & Curtis, G. C. (1984). Furosemide as an adjunct to exposure therapy of psychogenic urinary retention. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 59, 114.

1985
8. Cameron, O. G., & Thyer, B. A. (1985). Treatment of Pavor Nocturnus with alprazolam (letter). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 46, 504.
1986
9. Thyer, B. A. (1986). On pseudoscience and pseudoreasoning (letter). Social Work Research and Abstracts, 22, 2.
10. Pergeron, J. P., Curtis, G. C., & Thyer, B. A. (1986). Simple phobia leading to suicide: A case report (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 9, 134-135.
11. Cameron, O. G., Thyer, B. A., Fechner, S., Nesse, R. M., & Curtis, G. C. (1986). Behavior therapy of phobias: Predictors of outcome (letter). Psychiatry Research, 19, 245-246.
1987
12. Thyer, B. A., Stocks, J. T., & Hudson, W. W. (1987). Report proportions of variance explained (letter). American Journal of Psychiatry, 144, 690.
13. Pergeron, J. P., Curtis, G. C., & Thyer, B. A. (1987). Phobia and suicide: A reply to Zlutnick (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 10, 130.
14. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Contingency contracting to promote automobile safety belt use by students (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 10, 150, 166.
15. Thyer, B. A., & Bentley, K. J. (1987). On reporting academic affiliations: A reply to Brieland (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 23(2), 6-7.
16. Thyer, B. A. (1987). Statistics and research (letter). Social Work, 32, 552.
17. Curtis, G. C., Nesse, R. M., & Thyer, B. A. (1987). Simple phobia: Hormonal responses during exposure in vivo (abstract). International Journal of Neuroscience, 32(1-2), 772.
1988
18. Thyer, B. A., & Landis, J. (1988). Is the Florida safety belt law effective? (letter). American Journal of Public Health, 78, 323.
1989
19. Thyer, B. A. (1989). Promoting behavioral social work. The Behavioural Social Work Review, 10(1), 20-22.
20. Thyer, B. A. (1989). Introduction to Empirical Research in Behavioral Social Work. Behavior Modification, 13, 411-414.
21. Thyer, B. A. (1989). Exploring epistemologies: The debate continues. Journal of Social Work Education, 25, 174-176.
1990
22. Thyer, B. A. (1990). Behavior analysis and social work. The Current Repertoire, 6(1), 4.
23. Thyer, B. A. (1990). Licensure as a dilemma for social work education: A response to Cherry, Rothman and Skolnick (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 26, 210-212.

1992

24. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1992). The term "cognitive-behavior therapy" is redundant (letter). The Behavior Therapist, 15(5), 112, 128.
    

1993

24. 
    Gogoleski, M. A., Thyer, B. A., & Waller, R. J. (1993). Reports of childhood incest among adults with panic disorder or agoraphobia. Psychological Reports, 73, 289-290.
    

1994

26. Thyer, B. A. (1994). CSICOP and the Royal Society. The Skeptical Inquirer (letter), 18(Spring), 332.

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1994, 13 June). The contributions of research to teaching (essay). Columns, 21(19), p. 4.
    

27. 
    Grinnell, R. M. et al. (1994). Social work researchers' quest for respectability (letter). Social Work, 39, 469-470.
    

27. 
    Ligon, J. & Thyer, B. A. (1994). A response to "Publication rates of undergraduate programs in selected journals" (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 30, 410-412.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1994). J' Respond! (letter). Writing Sociology, 2(1), 2.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1994). How to get published in health sciences and human services journals. In B. G. Toomey (Ed.). The challenge to strengthening the profession’s scholarship: Proceedings of the Seventh National Symposium on Doctoral Research and Social Work Practice (pp. 92-95). Columbus, OH: College of Social Work, Ohio State University.
    

1995

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. & Vodde, R. (1995). Invalid objections to valid conclusions? A response to Teare et al. Clinical Social Work Journal, 23, 105-108.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1995). Reflection and controversy on entering our fifth year (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 5, 3-9.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1995). Constructivism and solipsism: Old wine in new bottles? (letter). Social Work in Education, 40, 63-64.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1995, September). Accountability of schools (letter). APA Monitor, 26(9), p. 3.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1995). Introduction to readers: A brief history of a new PsycSCAN (editorial). PsycSCAN: Behavior Analysis and Therapy, 1, 1-2.
    

1996
37. Ligon, J. & Thyer, B. A. (1996). Myths of private practice. The New Social Worker, 3(1), 22.

27. 
    Bordnick, P. S., Elkins, R. L., Orr, T. E., Walters, P., & Thyer, B. A. (1996, May 6). Evaluating the relative efficacy of three aversion therapies designed to reduce craving among male cocaine abusers (abstract). Conference proceedings of the 1996 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York City (p. 67). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
    

38. Schmitz, J. M., Bordnick, P. S., Thyer, B. A. & Dougherty, D. M. (1996, May 7). Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for cocaine abuse: A review of empirical research (abstract). Conference proceedings of the 1996 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York City (p. 141). Washington, DC: American P Psychiatric Association.

39. Thyer, B. A. (1996). Different disorders and different treatments (commentary). Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 27, 311-312.
1998

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1998). An early statement on inpatient behavioral treatment (historical note & comment). Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 157.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A., Polk, G., & Gaudin, J. G. (1998). The growing gap in distance learning (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 34, 318-319.
    

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1998). On various methods of reporting variance (invited commentary). The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 21, 222-223.
    

1999

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1999). Commentary on "Cognitive behavioural group therapy and phenelzine therapy were both effective for social phobia". Evidence-based Mental Health, 2, 80.
    

Reprinted in the Western Journal of Medicine, 1999, 117(4), 240.

27. 
    Thyer, B. A. (1999). Was Carl Jung a behavior analyst? (historical note & comment). Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 533.
    

2000

37. 
    Thyer, B. A. (2000). Response to Professor Anderson’s book review of the Handbook of empirical social work practice (vol. I, mental disorders) (letter). European Journal of Social Work, 3, 69-70.
    

37. 
    Thyer, B. A. (2000). A decade of Research on Social Work Practice (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 10, 5-8.
    

37. 
    Thyer, B. A. (2000). Commentary on "Individual applied relaxation and cognitive behavioural therapy are effective psychological treatments for generalized anxiety disorder”. Evidence-based Mental Health, 3, 76.
    

2001

37. 
    Thyer, B. A. & Wilson, R. G. (2001). An introduction to the special issue devoted to “Contemporary Issues in Doctoral Education”. Arete, 25, 1-5.
    

37. 
    Thyer, B. A. (2001). Preface. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.). Handbook of social work research methods pp. xi-xiv). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
    

37. 
    Thyer, B. A. (2001). The role of theory in research on social work practice - Bruce A. Thyer replies (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 37, 588-591.
    

37. 
    Thyer, B. A. (2001). B. F. Skinner’s contributions to cultural design and social policy. Behavior and Social Issues, 11, 20-22.
    

2004

52. Thyer, B. A. (2004). Thyer response (letter). Social Work, 49, 141.

53. Thyer, B. A. (2004). Evaluating social work journal publication systems (letter). Journal of Social Work Education, 40, 361-363.
54. Thyer, B. A (2004, May 14). Excluding social work from national survey (letter). The Chronicle of Higher Education, B14.

2005
55. Thyer, B. A. (2005). A comprehensive listing of social work journals. Research on Social Work Practice, 15, 310-311.
56. Thyer, B. A. (5 December, 2005). A conservative perspective on social welfare policy. The Intellectual Conservative.

Available at: http://www.intellectualconservative.com/article4778.html

2006
57. Thyer, B. A. (2006). A historical note on the relationship between the journal Research on Social Work Practice and the Society for Social Work and Research. Research on Social Work Practice, 16, 95-96.
58. Putnam, C., Claps, M. & Thyer, B. A. (2006). Best Practices for the Care of Dually Diagnosed Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Served in Florida’s Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Programs. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Developmental Disabilities Council.
59. Thyer, B. A. (4 August 2006). The ambiguity of ‘Social Justice’ (letter). The Chronicle of Higher Education, 52, A43.
2007
59. Thyer, B. A. (January 2007). Limitation on marriage? (letter). The NASW News, 52(1), p. 3.
60. Thyer, B. A. (2007). Psychologists’ advocacy for the legal recognition of same-sex marriage (letter). American Psychologist, 62, 713.
61. Thyer, B. A. (2007). But let every man prove his own work…A note from the Editor (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 169-170.
62. Thyer, B. A. (2007). On the possible influence of Bertrand Russell on B. F. Skinner’s approach to education (letter). Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 587.
2008
63. Thyer, B. A. & Whittenberger, G. (2008). Chiropractic is not an evidence-based treatment for high blood pressure (letter). The Skeptical Enquirer.
64. Albright, D. L., Thyer, B. A., Becker, E. & Rubin, A. (2008). Does Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) reduce PTSD symptomatology in combat veterans? Systematic review title approved by the Campbell Collaboration and available at www.campbellcollaboration.org.
2010
65. Thyer, B. A., Wodarski, J. S., Myers, L. L. & Harrison, D. F. (2010). Preface. In B. A. Thyer, J. S. Wodarski, L. L. Myers, & D. F. Harrison (Eds.). Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice (3^rd edition, pp. ix – xi). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publishers.
2012
66. Thyer, B. A. (2012). Some good news about Research on Social Work Practice (editorial). Research on Social Work Practice, 22, 5-9.
67. Thyer, B. A., Dulmus, C. N. & Sowers, K. M. (2012). Preface. In B. A. Thyer, C. N. Dulmus & K. M. Sowers (Ed.). Human behavior in the social environment: Theories for social work practice (pp. 459-487). New York: Wiley.
2013
68. Robbins, S. P., Pomeroy, E. C., Thyer, B. A., Mason, S. E. & Taylor, I, (2013). Scholarship for the 21st century (editorial). Journal of Social Work Education, 49, 361-367.
69. Thyer, B. A. (2013). Unwarranted social work authorships: A partial solution is at hand. (editorial) Social Work Research, 37, 14-15. doi: 10.1093/swr/svt008
70. Thyer, B. A. (in press). Preparing current and future practitioners to integrate research in real practice settings. Research on Social Work Practice.
Recent Professional Conference Presentations
2008
Sosin, M. R., Hegar, R. L., Jenson, J. M. & Thyer, B. A. (18 January 2008). Publishing empirical studies in social work: Writing articles that matter. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Rubin, A., Shlonsky, A., Soydan, H., Franklin, C., Springer, D., Jenson, J., Zlotnik, J. L., & Thyer, B. A. (18 January 2008). Issues in teaching evidence-based practice. Roundtable presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Cox, J. G., Shin, I. S., & Thyer, B. A. (18 January 2008). Exercise as an evidence-based intervention for clinical depression in older adults: A meta-analysis of randomized studies 2000-2006. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Stern, S. B., Regehr, C., Mishna, F., Shlonsky, A., Saini, M., Thyer, B. A. & Rubin, A. (18 January 2008). Putting evidence into practice: Mobilizing university-community partnerships. Roundtable presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Jenson, J., Fortune, A. E., Barth, R. P., Baer, J.C., Holden, G., Schilling, R. F., Thyer, B. A. (19 January 2008). Journal Publications Practices in Social Work. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Thyer, B. A. (12 May 2008). N = 1 experiments: Their role in evidence-based practice. Paper presented at the annual colloquium of the Campbell Collaboration, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Pignotti, M. & Thyer, B. A. (24 May 2008). The use of novel unsupported psychological therapies by Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Thyer, B. A. (25 May 2008). Pseudoscience in psychotherapy. Paper presented as part of a symposium titled Thoughtful uncertainty: Essential lessons for clinical science education, C. McLean (Chair). Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Rainey, C. A., Readdick, C. A. & Thyer, B. A. (16 August 2008). Group treatment forgiveness intervention for adults: Meta-analysis and critical review. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Cox, J. G. & Thyer, B. A. (17 August 2008). Exercise as Treatment for Depression in the Elderly: A Meta-analysis. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Franklin, C. S., Thyer, B. A., & Fong, R. (31 October 2008). Maximizing the usefulness of the Social Worker’s Desk Reference in the social work curriculum. Paper presented at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA.

Thyer, B. A. (1 November 2008). Ethical and professional standards witin the social work journal system. In B. Mohan (Chair). The publication ethic: Issues and answers. Panel presented at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA.

Ammons, P., Wodarski, J. W., Clark, S., & Thyer, B. A. (1 November 2008). Improving the teaching of evidence-based practice: Comparing two MSW curriculum models. Panel presented at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA.
2009
Hegar, R., Jenson, J. , Sosin, M., & Thyer, B. A. (16 January 2009). Writing for Publication in Core Social Work Research Journals: Considering Strengths and sustainability. Panel presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Thyer, B. A. (2009, 25 May). Evidenced-based Social Work: Myths and Misconceptions. Invited plenary paper presented at the 50^th anniversary conference of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Thyer, B. A. (3 November 2009). Behavior analysis and social welfare policy. Talk presented at the Capital Association for Behavior Analysis, sponsored by the Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (2009, 17 November 2009). Racism: A Behavioral Perspective. Invited paper presented at the National Symposium on Social Injustice and Racial Inequalities, sponsored by the Graduate school of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2010
Sosin, M. R., Fraser, M. W., Hegar, R. L., Howard, M. O. & Thyer, B. A. (2010, 15 January). Publishing empirical studies in social work: Writing influential articles. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.
Pignotti, M. G. & Thyer, B. A. (2010, 15 January). Novel and empirically supported therapies: Patterns of usage among LCSWs. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.

Thyer, B. A. (2010, 12 March). Evidence-based practice: Myths and realities. Invited paper presented at the 7^th International Conference on Evaluation for Practice, Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

Thyer, B. A. 16 April 2010). Evidence-based practice: A. review of how the model has evolved. Invited paper presented at the Psychotherapy and Science Conference: Evidence- based practice or Practice-based evidence? Department of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Sennott, L. (Chair), Ellis, J., Biglan, T., & Thyer, B. A. (29 Mary 2010). Applications of behavior analysis in a changing and troubled world: The case for social work. Invited paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX.
Thyer, B. A. (15 June 2010). Anti-drug education for high school students: What lessons can be learned from the scientific literature? Invited lecture presented at the Society of Boys’ Centres’ meeting, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China.
Thyer, B. A. (June 2010). Evidence-based practice: Myths and misconceptions. Invited paper presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong, China.
Thyer, B. A. (17 September 2010). Behavior analysis and social work: A mutually reinforcing relationship. Invited talk presented at the monthly meeting of the Emerald Coast Association for Behavior Analysis, Florida State University, Panama City Campus.
2011
Fraser, M. W., Hegar, R. L., Howard, M. O., Sosin, M. R., & Thyer, B. A. (13 January 2011). Publishing empirical studies in social work. Roundtable presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (14 January 2011). Designing and conducting single system research on social work practice. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
York, R., Rubin, A., Thyer, B. A., & Videka, L. (15 January 2011). Evidence-based practice versus practice-based evidence. Roundtable presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (16 January 2011). Obstacles to the diffusion of knowledge: Haphazard reviews, propaganda, and pseudoscience in the professional literature. Roundtable presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (3 March 2011). A Conservative Perspective on Social Welfare Policy. Invited talk presented to the Florida State University College Republicans, Tallahassee, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (4 April 2011). Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Invited talk presented at the Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Thyer, B. A. (4 April, 2011). Designing and Conducting Single System Research on Social Work Practice. Invited talk presented at the Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Thyer, B. A. (8 April 2011). Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Invited talk presented at the School of Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Thyer, B. A. (2 August 2011). An evidence-based approach to social work practice. Invited speaker and CEU session for the Hillside Family of Agencies, Rochester, NY.
Thyer, B. A. (3 August 2011). Using single-system research designs to evaluate practice outcomes. A workshop and 3 hour CEU program for the Hillside Family of Agencies, Rochester, NY.
Thyer, B. A. (28 October 2011). Strategies from Editors on Getting your Manuscripts Published. Panel presented at the New Connections: Increasing Diversity in RWJF Programming, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Washington, DC.
Thyer, B. A. (14 December 2011). Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Invited speaker at the School of Social Work, State University of New York at Buffalo. Buffalo, NY.
2012
Fraser, M. W., Hegar, R. L., Howard, M. O., Sosin, M. R., & Thyer, B. A. (12 January 2012).

Journal editors' forum on scholarship to advance practice and shape public policy.

Invited workshop presented at the annual convention of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.

Thyer, B. A. (4 May 2012). Promoting evidence-based youth services: The role of evaluation research. Paper presented at the International Conference on "Youth Development in the Global Context: Emergent Issues and Responses", Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Thyer, B. A. (19 June 2012). Successful publishing in scholarly journals. Workshop presented at the 8th International Conference on Evaluation for Practice, Pori, Finland.
Thyer, B. A. (2 August 2012). Developing a personal program of professional publishing. Four hour continuing education workshop presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL
Thyer, B. A. (4 August 2012). Why the practice of behavior analysis as an independent discipline is good for psychology. In B. A. Thyer (Chair). Why the licensure of behavior analysis is good for psychology. Symposium conducted at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.