Dr. David Cox joins me in Session 99 to discuss the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Behavioral Pharmacology, the use of Psilocybin Mushrooms for the treatment of various behavioral health challenges, and much, much more!

David does a fine job describing his backstory, but if you're impatient like me, here is his bio from Research Gate:

David has been working clinically in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) since 2006. He has worked with children, adolescents, and adults with diagnoses ranging from autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities​​ to substance use disorders and obesity. David is currently a research fellow in the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His current areas of focus are choice behavior, preference, behavioral economics, and the application of these areas to clinical intervention, clinical decision making, and ethical behavior.

We cover a wide range of topics, and David cites a ton of research and resources, so I'm going to get right to the links:

• Say hello to David on Twitter.
• He's the co-author of this nifty book.
• The University of Florida's Behavioral Health and Technology Research Clinic.
• Previous podcasts on Behavioral Economics/Stuff from my friends:
  • Session 11, Erin Rasmussen.
  • Session 17: Derek Reed.
  • Session 2: Steve Lawyer.
• Dews, 1955 (note, the figure above is the one David describes during the show).
• Baum, 1974.
• Nevin, Mandell, and Atak, 1983.
• McDowell 2005.
• Rasmussen and Newland 2009 (the Anti-Punishment effect; or, how bar-fights happen).
• Odum 2011 (I'm a k, you're a k).
• Branch 2006, (How Research in Behavioral Pharmacology Informs Behavioral Science).
• Heyman 2013 (Addiction and Choice, Theory and New Data).
• Critchfield 2011 (Translational Contributions of EAB).
• NPR story on Dr. Matthew Johnson's psilocybin research.
• Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research.
• Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.
• Tim Ferriss podcast episode (panel with researchers at Johns Hopkins).

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