Education

• Ph.D. in School Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1989

Areas of Interest

• Clinical Behavioral Interventions
• School-Based Interventions
• Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Courses Taught

• Psyc 689 Behavioral Research Methods
• Psyc 776 Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Psyc 725 Behavioral Interventions
• Psyc 681 Behavior Therapy
• Psyc 211 Research Methods
• Psyc 436/536 Adolescent Psychology

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Fiksdal, B. L., Houlihan, D., & Buchanan, J. A. (2012). Improving Recall in a Person With Dementia: Investigating the Effectiveness of Memory Priming and Spaced Retrieval in an Older Adult With Dementia. Clinical Case Studies, 11, 393-405. doi:10:1177/1534650112457811.
• Nolan, J. D., Houlihan, D., Wanzek, M., & Jenson, W. R. (2013). The Good Behavior Game: A classroom-behavior intervention effective across cultures. School Psychology International. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1177/0143034312471473
• Houlihan, D., & Buchanan, J. (2011). Geriatric Behavior Therapy: The Challenges of a Changing Environment. Behavior Therapy, 42(1), 1-3.
• Homan, K., Mellon, M. W., Houlihan, D., & Katusie, M. (2011). Case Report on Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: An examination of eight case studies. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 41(4), 497-504.
• Christenson, A., Buchanan, J., Houlihan, D., Wanzek, M. (2011). Command use and compliance in staff communications with elderly residents of long-term care facilities. Behavior Therapy, 42(1), 47-58.