Mark O'Reilly, Ph.D. BCBA-D

Terminal Degree

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (1992)

Representative Publications

Refereed Articles:

Lancioni, G., Singh, N., O’Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., Didden, R., Oliva, D., & Severini, L., Smaldone, A., Tota, A., & Lamartine, M. (2007).  Effects of microswitch-based programs on indices of happiness of students with multiple disabilities: A new research evaluation.  American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112, 167-176.

O’Reilly, M. F., Edrisinha*, C., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., Machalicek*, W., Antonucci, M. (2007).The effects of presession attention on subsequent attention-extinction and alone conditions.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 731-735.

Machalicek*, W., O’Reilly, M. F., Beretvas, N., Sigafoos, J., & Lancioni, G. (2007).  A review of intervention strategies to decrease challenging behavior in school settings for students with autism spectrum disorders.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders,1,229-246.

Cannella-Malone*, H., O’Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., & Chan*, J.  (2008).  Combined curricular intervention with brief hands down to decrease hand mouthing and use of arm splints for a young boy with profound disabilities.   Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 43, 360-366.

Chan*, J. & O’Reilly, M. F. (2008).  Using social stories ^TM plus modelling to teach social skills to students with autism in regular classrooms.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 405-409.

Didden, R., Sigafoos, J., Green, V., Korzilius, H., Mouws, C., Lancioni, G., O’Reilly, M., & Curfs, L. (2008).  Behavioral flexibility in individuals with Angelman syndrome, Down syndrome, non-specific developmental disability, and autism spectrum disorder.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52, 503-509.

Lang*, R., O’Reilly, M.F., Lancioni, G., Machalicek*, W., Rispoli*, M. & Chan*, J. (2008).  A comparison of functional analysis results when conducted in contrived versus naturalistic settings.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 441-445.

O’Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., Green, V., Edrisinha*, C., Machalicek*, W., Sorrells, A., Lang*, R., & Didden, R. (2008).  Examination of a social skills problem-solving intervention to treat selective mutism.  Behavior Modification, 32, 182-195.

O’Reilly, M. F., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., Rispoli*, M., Lang*, R., Chan*, J., Machalicek*, W., & Langthorne, P. (2008). Manipulating the behavior-altering effect of the motivating operation: Examination of the influence on challenging behavior during leisure activities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 29, 333-340.

Sigafoos, J., Didden, R., Schlosser, R., Green, V., O’Reilly, M., & Lancioni, G. (2008).  A review of intervention studies on teaching AAC to individuals who are deaf and blind.  Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 20, 71-99.

Lancioni, G., Singh, N. N., O’Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., Didden, R., Manfredi, F., Putignano, P., Stasolla, F., & Basili, G. (in press).  Fostering locomotor behavior of children with developmental disabilities: An overview of studies using treadmills and walkers with microswitches.  Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Lang*, R., O’Reilly, M., Lancioni, G., Rispoli*, M., Machalicek*, W., Chan*, J., & Langthorne, P. (in press).  Discrepency in functional analysis results across two applied settings: Implications for intervention design.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Lang*, R., O’Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., Machalicek*, W., Rispoli*, M., Shogren, K.,
 Chan*, J. M., Davis*, T., & Hopkins, S. (in press). A review of teacher 
involvement in the applied intervention research for children with autism
 spectrum disorders. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities.

Lang*, R., Rispoli*, M. J., Machalicek*, W., White*, P. J., Kang*, S., Pierce*, N.,
Mulloy*,A., Fragale*, T., O’Reilly, M. F., Sigafoos, J., & Lancioni, G. (in
press). Treatment of elopement in individuals with developmental disabilities:
A systematic review. Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Lang*, R., Shogren, K., Machalicek*, W., Rispoli*, M., O’Reilly, M., Regester, A., & Baker*, S. (in press).  Use of video self-modeling to teach classroom rules to two children with Asperger’s syndrome.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Machalicek*, W., O’Reilly, M., Chan*, J., Lang*, R., Rispoli*, M., Davis*, T., Shogren, K., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., Antonucci, M., Langthorne, P., Andrews, A., & Didden, R. (in press).  Using videoconferencing to conduct functional analysis of challenging behavior and develop classroom behavioral support plans for students with autism.  Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities.

O’Reilly, M., Lang*, R., Davis*, T., Rispoli*, M., Machalicek*, W., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., & Didden, R. (in press).  Temporal versus behavioral characteristics of pre-session exposure to reinforcers during functional analyses.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Sigafoos, J., Green, V., Schlosser, R., O’Reilly, M., Lancioni, G., Rispoli*, M., & Lang*, R. (in press).  Communication intervention in Rett Syndrome:  A systematic review.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Book Chapters:

O’Reilly, M. F., O’Reilly, B., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., Green, V., & Machalicek*, W. (2007).  Educational assessment. In J. Matson (Ed). Handbook of assessment in persons with intellectual disability (pp.141-161).  San Diego, CA: Elsevier.

O’Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J. & Lancioni, G. (2007).  Autism spectrum disorders.  In S. Vaughn, C. Bos, and J. Schumm. Teaching students who are exceptional, diverse, and at risk in the general education classroom (4^th edition) (pp. 142-159).  Boston:  Allyn & Bacon.

Machalicek*, W., Davis*, T., O’Reilly, M., Beretvas, N., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., Green, V., & Edrisinha*, C. (2008).  Teaching social skills in school settings. In J. Luiselli, D. Russo, W. Christian, & S. Wilczynski (Eds.), Effective practices for children with autism:  Educational and behavior support interventions that work (pp. 269-298).  Oxford: University Press. 

Sigafoos, J., Schlosser, R., Green, V., O’Reilly, M., & Lancioni, G. (2008). Communication and social skills assessment. In J. Matson (Ed.), Clinical assessment and intervention for autism spectrum disorders (pp. 165-192). Boston: Elsevier.

Sigafoos, J., Drasgow, E., Duker, P., O’Reilly, M., Lancioni, G., & Reichle, J. (2009).  General intervention approaches for teaching speech and its prerequisites.  In A. Fitzer & P. Sturmey (Eds.), Language and autism: Applied behavior analysis, evidence, and practice (pp.110-133).  Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.

* Denotes current or recent doctoral students under my supervision

Boards, Committees and Associations

• Vice-President of the Society and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
• Board of Directors, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin
• Former Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
• Editorial Boards: Behavior Analysis in Practice, Disability and Rehabilitation, European Journal of Behavior Analysis, Focus on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education, Research in Developmental Disabilities

Current Research Projects and Grants

Beretvas, N., O’Reilly, M., & Sigafoos, J. Methodological investigation of effect size estimates used in meta-analyses of single-case research design results. US Department of Education.

Current Courses

SED 388: Understanding and Treatment of Autism

SED 388: Challenging Behavior and Developmental Disability

SED 396R: Single Subject Research Design

SED 394: Practicum in Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Research Interests and Expertise

A native of Ireland, Mark O'Reilly joined the Department of Special Education in 2002. He currently coordinates the graduate training programs in autism and developmental disability. Program coursework is pre-approved by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (http://www.bacb.com/). He is interested in the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based and culturally sensitive services for students with autism and related developmental and physical disabilities, and their families.