Chelsea Fleck, PhD, BCBA-D

Behavior Analyst, Intensive Outpatient Program Case Manager

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Institute, Emory School of Medicine

Chelsea Fleck, PhD, BCBA-D received her doctorate in behavior analysis from Western New England University and completed her clinical training on the Intensive Treatment Team at the New England Center for Children in Southborough, MA. Dr. Fleck is board-certified as a doctoral-level behavior analyst and manages day treatment cases in the Complex Behavior Support Program at Marcus Autism Center. Dr. Fleck is also appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics Institute at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Her research interests are in developing reinforcement-based interventions for reducing dangerous behavior while minimizing the use of intrusive procedures.

Publications

• Fleck, C. R., Bourret, J. C., & Lloveras, L. A. (2019). Increasing meal consumption in individuals with protective equipment. Behavioral Interventions, 34(4), 487-494. doi: 10.1002/bin.1681
• Fleck, C. R., Bourret, J. C., & Jehle, E. R. (2023). Concurrent schedules of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior in the treatment of problem behavior without extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(3), 623-637. doi: 10.1002/jaba.987

Speaking Engagements

• Fleck, C. R. (2023, October). Treating problem behavior without extinction: Conceptual considerations and recommendations for practice. Invited talk given at the Greater Gainesville Association for Behavior Analysts Meeting, Gainesville, FL.
• Fleck, C. R. (2022, October). Integrating research and practice to promote health-related behavior using applied behavior analysis (ABA). Invited talk given at the University of Florida Community and Behavioral Science Seminar (Online).
• Fleck, C. R., Jehle, E. R., & Bourret, J. C. (2022, May). Concurrent schedules of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior in the treatment of problem behavior without extinction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA.
• Lloveras, L. A., Call, N., Bourret, J. C., & Slocum, S. K., & Fleck, C. R. (2020, May). Evaluation of a concurrent operant demand assessment to determine task preference. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Online.
• Fleck, C. R. & Bourret, J. C. (2020, March). Concurrent schedules of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior in the treatment of escape-maintained problem behavior without extinction. Talk given at the Western New England University Behavior Analysis Colloquium, Southborough, MA.
• Fleck, C. R., & Bourret, J.C. (2016, October). Treating meal refusal related to competing protective equipment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.
• Fleck, C.R., & Bourret, J.C. (2016, May). Treating meal refusal related to competing protective equipment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
• Fleck, C. R., & Bourret, J. C. (2016, April). Treating meal refusal related to competing protective equipment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Professional Behavior Analysts, Washington, D.C.