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Alec Bernstein, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

TitleSenior Behavior Analyst
InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
DepartmentDevelopmental and Behavioral Health
Address2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City MO 64108
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0001-9930-9697 Additional info
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    TitleClinical Assistant Professor
    InstitutionUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
    DepartmentPediatrics


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    Emory University School of Medicine & Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, GAFellowship2022Severe Behavior
    Emory University School of Medicine & Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, GAFellowship2021Clinical & Translational Research
    University of Kansas, Lawrence, KSPhD2020Behavioral Psychology
    George Mason University, Fairfax, VAMA2014Applied Developmental Psychology
    James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VABS2012Psychology

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    I focus most my research on the assessment and treatment of the problem behavior (behavioral escalations) of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, strategies to promote workplace safety, and avenues to integrate behavior science into healthcare. This includes addressing needs from the patient to the systems level.

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    1. Bernstein AM, Reindeau A, & Romani PW. Contextualizing Patients’ Physical Aggression Resulting in Staff Injuries in Two Pediatric Healthcare Systems. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 2026.
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    2. Bernstein AM, Wheeler J, Call NA, & Sullivan WE. Leveraging Behavior Analysis in Healthcare Through Quality Improvement . Behavior Analysis in Practice. 2026.
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    3. Slocum Freeman SK, Bernstein AM, Williams C, & Voller TR. Initial suppression of escape behavior across three behavioral treatments. Behavioral Interventions. 2025; 40(4):e70036.
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    4. DePorre AG, Richardson T, Puls HT, Bernstein AM, Ebbers R, Nadler C. Patient physical violence toward healthcare workers at a US children's hospital. J Hosp Med. 2025 Sep; 20(9):971-975. PMID: 39831445.
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    5. Bernstein AM, Juanico JF, Roane HS, Gureghian DL, Neidert PL. Response Blocking to Identify Inappropriate Self-Feeding as a Motivation or a Skill Deficit. Behav Modif. 2025 03; 49(2):159-192. PMID: 39921477.
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    6. DePorre AG, Hall M, Bernstein AM, Nadler C, Puls HT. Factors Associated With Prolonged Mental Health Admissions at US Children's Hospitals. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 05 01; 14(5):328-336. PMID: 38584580.
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    7. Kamana BU, Dozier C, Kanaman NA, DiGennaro Reed F, Glaze SM, Markowitz AM, Hangen MM, Harrison K, Bernstein AM, Jess RL, & Erath TG . Large-scale evaluation of staff training in programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Behavioral Interventions. 2024; 1(39):e1971.
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    8. Bernstein, AM, Dachman KM, Romero AN, & Neidert PL. The influence of measurement on interpreting accurate graphing during an asynchronous training. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice. 2024; 1(24):1–19.
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    9. Bernstein AM, Call NA, Lattal, KA, & Verdun VR. Schedules of reinforcement and punishment. Behavior analysis: Translational perspectives on applied behavior analysis. 2024; 239–270.
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    10. Call NA, Bernstein AM, O'Brien MJ, Schieltz KM, Tsami L, Lerman DC, Berg WK, Lindgren SD, Connelly MA, Wacker DP. A comparative effectiveness trial of functional behavioral assessment methods. J Appl Behav Anal. 2024 01; 57(1):166-183. PMID: 38049887.
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    11. Williams CL, Montague KL, Bernstein AM, Call NA, Slocum SK. Expanding a laboratory model for evaluating relapse of caregiver nonadherence. J Exp Anal Behav. 2023 11; 120(3):363-375. PMID: 37464554.
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    12. Pavlov A, Hodnett JM, Booth C, Wigton S, Bernstein A, Lomas Mevers J, Scheithauer M. COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Related Disorders: Feasibility and Acceptability. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2024 May-Jun; 30(3):716-721. PMID: 37160762.
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    13. Scheithauer M, Bernstein A, Stremel JM. Treatment of Self-Injury in Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome: Replication and Extensions of Behavioral Assessments. Behav Anal Pract. 2023 Jun; 16(2):611-616. PMID: 36249891.
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    14. Bernstein AM, Clark SB, Pattishall AE, Morris CR, McCarter A, Muething CS, Pavlov AC, Chun T, Call NA. The Development and Acceptability of a Comprehensive Crisis Prevention Program for Implementation in Health Care Settings. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2024 04; 30(2):424-433. PMID: 35535388.
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    15. Call, NA, Bernstein AM, Bottini S, Kalia M, Pattishall AE, & Muething CS. Expanding upon best-practice approaches to caring for children with autism spectrum disorder in pediatric hospital settings using behavior analytic principles: A scoping review. Pediatric Nursing. 2022; 6(48):283–295.
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    16. Muething C, Call N, Ritchey CM, Pavlov A, Bernstein AM, Podlesnik CA. Prevalence of relapse of automatically maintained behavior resulting from context changes. J Appl Behav Anal. 2022 02; 55(1):138-153. PMID: 34734646.
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    17. Slocum Freeman SK, Trauschke S, & Bernstein AM. Assessment and treatment of challenging behavior maintained by social reinforcers. Autism Spectrum News. 2021; 2(14):16.
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    18. Bernstein AM, Visconti KJ, Csorba J, Radvanyi K, Rojahn J. The relationship between challenging behaviours, mood and interest/pleasure in adults with severe and profound intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2015 Nov; 59(11):1033-41. PMID: 26031694.
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    19. Medeiros K, Curby TW, Bernstein A, Rojahn J, Schroeder SR. The progression of severe behavior disorder in young children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Nov; 34(11):3639-47. PMID: 24012587.
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