Faculty Profile for Dr. Russ Lang

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Dr. Russ Lang
Professor — Curriculum And Instruction
Program Director, Faculty — CARES Clinic
ED 3008A
phone: (512) 245-2065
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Lang earned a PhD in Special Education with an emphasis in Autism and Developmental Disabilities from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral Level (BCBA-D). He is the executive director of Texas State University's Clinic for Autism Research Evaluation and Support (CARES).

Teaching Interests

 Applied Behavior Analysis
Behaviorism
Ethics in the Treatment of ASD

Research Interests

 Education and treatment of people with developmental and intellectual disability
Applied Behavior Analysis
Evidence-based practice

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Lang, R. B., Green, G., Schlinger, H. D., & Traver, J. (2023). Autism: don’t negate the value of applied behavior analysis. Nature (907th ed., Vol. 618, pp. 238–241). https://doi.org/doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02035-4
  • Lang, R., Muharib, R. A., Rispoli, M., & Mclay, L. (2022). Suggestions for training preservice  practitioners to appraise research using EBCAI’s research commentaries. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 16, 39-43. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2022.2069468
  • Ledbetter-Cho, K. E., O’Reilly, M., Watkins, L., Lang, R. B., Lim, N., Davenport, K. E., & Murphy, C. B. (2020). The effects of teacher-implemented video-enhanced activity schedules on the mathematical skills and collateral behaviors of students with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04495-3
  • Lang, R. B., Liu, T., & Ledbetter-Cho, K. E. (2018). Exercise in autism. In F. R. Volkmar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. New York, US: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102189-1
  • Scheuermann, B., Webber, J., & Lang, R. B. (2018). Autism: Teaching Makes a Difference (2nd ed.). Boston, MA, United States: Cengage. Retrieved from https://www.cengage.com/c/autism-teaching-makes-a-difference-2e-scheuermann

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: "Expert": World Ranking for Experts in Communication Aids, Expertscape. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top 3% World Scientist, AD Scientific Index. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching (Associate/Full Professor Level), Texas State University. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Scholarly / Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2012
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Named in Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide 2023 by Stanford University, Stanford University. 2023 - Present

Selected Grants

  • Lang, Russell B (Principal), Davenport, Katy Elaine (Co-Principal). CARES' Applied Behavior Analysis Educator Training Program AGP Category: Board-certified Behavior Analyst Training for Teachers/Paraprofessional, THECB, Institutional (Higher Ed), $286701. (Funded: June 2022). Grant.
  • Lang, Russell B (Principal), Davenport, Katy Elaine (Co-Principal). Autism Training Targeted to the Personnel of the DFPS Child Protective Services, Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC), State of Texas, $35000. (Funded: August 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Lang, Russell (Co-Principal). First Responders Autism Awareness Training Program, Health and Human Service Commission's Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, State, $20000. (Funded: 2016). Grant.
  • Lang, Russell (Principal). TEA: Texas Autism Resource Guide for Effective Teaching (TARGET), Texas Education Agency Education Service Center Region XIII, State, $3500. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
  • Lang, Russell (Principal). Lag Schedules of Reinforcement to Teach Play Skills to Children with ASD, Organization for Autism Research, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $29278. (Funded: 2013). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Chair
Institutional Review Board
2023-Present
Editor
Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2023-Present
Editor
Evidence-based Communication Assessment and Intervention
2023-Present
Volunteer
YMCA Youth Basketball
2023-Present
Member
University Research Enhancement Committee
2022-Present