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Research 

In addition to providing quality care to the patients and family we serve our Center is committed to advancing the field of pediatric feeding. One important way to make these advancements is by conducting valuable research. Several research projects are underway at the Center and their results will be presented at regional and national conferences and/or published in scientific journals. Below are some of the presentations and publications produced by our Center.

Armellino, V., Berkowitz, M., & Eicher, P. (2004, May). Assessing children’s food preferences across graduated levels of exposure. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA.

Berkowitz, M., Aguda, M., Petronchak, J., Eicher, P., Huggle, I., & Tokar, P. (2003, May). The use of lateral placement to increase the oral-motor skills of children with pediatric feeding concerns. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA.

Berkowitz, M., Eicher, P. Romot, R., Marando, A. (2003, May). The effects of exposure on the food preferences of children presenting with severe food selectivity. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA.

Berkowitz, M., Eicher, P., Petronchak, J., Drivanos, M., & Aguda, M. (2002, May). An examination of gastric pH as an establishing operation for pediatric feeding issues. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Toronto, ON.

Berkowitz, M., Marando, A. & Eicher, P. (2004, May). The nuk prompt: An alternative physical guidance procedure for the acquisition of acceptance in children exhibiting food refusal. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA.

Berkowitz, M., Marando, A., Huggle, I., & Eicher, P. (2005, May). Induction carryover effects of escape extinction procedures in the treatment of pediatric feeding issues. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL

Eicher, P., Berkowitz, M., Tokar, P., & McDonough, T. (2005, May). The examination of constipation as an establishing operation for pediatric feeding issues. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL

Marando, A., Berkowitz, M., Tokar, P., Huggle, I., & Aguda, M. (2004, May). An evaluation of two methods for presenting new foods to children exhibiting food selectivity. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA.

Marando, A., Berkowitz, M., Tokar, P., Mooers, J., & Armellino, A. (2005, May). Parent acceptability of various treatments used in the treatment of pediatric feeding issues. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Tokar, P., Berkowitz, M., & Armellino, V. (2005, May). The effects of providing choice on the consumption of food in children exhibiting food selectivity. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

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