University of the PACIFIC

Area of Interest/Research

I am a developmental psychobiologist, learning researcher, and behavior analyst. I recently published a book for the public, The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World.  Taking an inclusive "systems" approach, it covers the principles of learning from consequences, their larger nature-and-nurture context, and their wide range of applications (see the book's website, www.scienceofconsequences.com, for the table of contents, reviews, etc.).  It's a selection of the Scientific American Book Club, and I am doing a national book tour in 2013 and 2014.

Recent Publications

Listed here are a few of my recent and pending publications. Additional publications and presentations are included on my curriculum vita (link below).

Papers

• Schneider, S. M.  (November 20, 2012).  The science of consequences: How they affect genes, change the brain, and impact our world.  Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
• Schneider, S. M.  (2012).  Common goals for the science and practice of behavior analysis.  The Behavior Analyst, 35, 133-136.
• Schneider, S. M.  (2011).  The bigger picture: Development, genes, evolution, and behavior analysis.  Behavioral Development Bulletin, 11, 27-30.
• Schneider, S. M., & Lickliter, R. L.  (2010).  Choice in the quail neonate: The origins of generalized matching.  Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 94, 315-326. 
• Schneider, S. M., & Lickliter, R.  (2009).  Operant generalization of auditory tempo in quail neonates.  Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 16, 145-149.
• Schneider, S. M.  (2008).  A two-stage model for concurrent sequences.  Behavioural Processes, 78, 429-441.

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association
• Association for Behavior Analysis

 Curriculum vita

Contact Information

Susan Schneider, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor and Visiting Scholar
Department of Psychology
Email
Phone: 209.946.2133

University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211