Selected Publications
Forbes, H., Crain, M., & Slim, L. (2024). A treatment summary of the Natural Language Acquisition
protocol for gestalt language development. Science in Autism Treatment, 21(8). https://asatonline.org/for-parents/learn-more-about-specific-treatments/natural-language-acquisition/
Forbes, H. J., Travers, J. C., & Vickers Johnson, J. (2024). A systematic review of acquisition
and mastery of skills taught using Picture Exchange Communication System. Augmentative
and Alternative Communication, 40(2), 100-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2024.2302154
Forbes, H. J., Travers, J. C., & Vickers Johnson, J. (2022). Supporting the replication of your
research. In D. J. Cox, M. T. Brodhead, & S. P. Quigley (Eds.), Research ethics in
behavior analysis: From laboratory to clinic and classroom (pp. 238-262). Academic
Press, Elsevier.
Forbes, H. J., Vickers Johnson, J., & Travers, J. C. (2021). Some concerns about the next big thing
in special education: Persistency of fads. In B. G. Cook, M. Tankersley, & T. J. Landrum
(Eds.), Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities: The next big thing in learning
and behavioral disabilities (Vol. 31, pp. 191-202). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0735-004X20210000031012
Travers, J. C., Forbes, H. J., Vickers Johnson, J., & Ayers, K. M. (2020). Inclusion and students with severe,
sensory, and multiple impairments. In J. M. Kauffman (Ed.). On educational inclusion
(pp. 160-175). Routledge.
Forbes, H. J., Travers, J. C., & Vickers Johnson, J. (2020). A systematic review of linguistic
and verbal behavior outcomes of Pivotal Response Treatment. Journal of Autism and
Developmental Disorders, 50(3), 766–778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04307-3
Forbes, H. J. (2018). Augmentative and alternative communication intervention in public schools:
Achieving meaningful outcomes through collaboration. Perspectives of the ASHA Special
Interest Groups, 3(12), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.1044/persp3.SIG12.55
Esch, B. E., & Forbes, H. J. (2017). An annotated bibliography of articles in the Journal of Speech and Language
Pathology-Applied Behavior Analysis. Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 33(1), 139-157.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-017-0080-z
Selected Presentations
Forbes, H. J., Travers, J. C., & Vickers Johnson, J. (2024, May). A systematic review of acquisition and mastery of skills taught using the Picture
Exchange Communication System. Poster presented at the 50th Association for Behavior Analysis International Convention.
Philadelphia, PA.
Forbes, H. J., Travers, J. C., Tuck, K. N., & Vickers Johnson, J. (2024, May). Comparing symbol exchange interventions for teaching mands to children with autism
and other developmental disabilities. Poster presented at the 50th Association for Behavior Analysis International Convention.
Philadelphia, PA.
Forbes, H. J. (2023, December). Incorporating Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior in the education and training
of current and future speech-language pathologists. Webinar presented for the Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group ABAC Panel.
Risen, S., Forbes, H. J., & Lindblad, T. L. (2023, November). Analyzing popular practice approaches with low-quality evidence: Gestalt language
processing. Webinar presented for the 15th Speech Pathology Applied Behavior Analysis Community
of Practice Event.
Forbes, H. J., & Lindblad, T. L. (2023, August). Teaching picture-based manding to children with autism. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Penn State National Autism Conference: State College,
PA.
Lindblad, T. L., & Forbes, H. J. (2023, August). Problem solving case studies for augmentative and alternative communication intervention
for individuals with autism. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Penn State National Autism Conference: State College,
PA.
Forbes, H. J. (2022, October). Collaborating to support augmentative and alternative communication for students with
autism. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Thompson Center Autism Conference: St. Charles,
MO.