Dr. Annie Galizio

Assistant Professor

Dr.  Annie Galizio
(615) 898-2319
(615) 898-5027
Room 371, Academic Classroom Building (ACB)
MTSU Box 87, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Office Hours

*Fall 2025*

Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, or by appointment

Degree Information

  • PHD, Utah State University (2020)
  • BS, College of Charleston (2014)

Areas of Expertise

Behavior Analysis

     Interested in a Master's degree specializing in Behavior Analysis? Learn more here and here.
     Feel free to email me (ann.galizio@mtsu.edu) or drop by my office if you have questions!

Research Interests

  • Translational behavior analysis (including human and rat models)
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Behavioral variability and stereotypy
  • Delay discounting
  • Check out my lab website here!

Certification 

     Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral (BCBA-D)

Publications

Recent publications:

Hinnenkamp, J., Dunthorn, A.*, Galizio, A., & Rogers, T. (2025). Using a free-operant olfactory choice procedure to assess preference for social and nonsocial stimuli in female rats. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 124(1), e70030. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70030

Galizio, A. & Odum, A. L. (2022). Reinforced behavioral variability in the valproate rat model of autism spectrum ...

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Recent publications:

Hinnenkamp, J., Dunthorn, A.*, Galizio, A., & Rogers, T. (2025). Using a free-operant olfactory choice procedure to assess preference for social and nonsocial stimuli in female rats. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 124(1), e70030. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70030

Galizio, A. & Odum, A. L. (2022). Reinforced behavioral variability in the valproate rat model of autism spectrum disorder. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 117(3), 576-596. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.760 

Friedel, J. E., Cox, A., Galizio, A., Swisher, M., Small, M. L., & Perez, S. (2021). Monte Carlo analyses for single-subject experimental designs: An untapped resource for applied behavioral researchers and practitioners. Perspectives on Behavior Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-021-00318-7

Galizio, A., Friedel, J. E., & Odum, A. L. (2020). An investigation of resurgence of reinforced behavioral variability in humans. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 114(3), 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.637 

Galizio, A., Higbee, T. S., & Odum, A. L. (2020). Choice for reinforced behavioral variability in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 113(3), 495–514. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.591 

 

*MTSU graduate students
**MTSU undergraduate students

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Presentations

Recent poster presentations:

Hughes, K.*, Rogers, T. D., Hinnenkamp, J., Galizio, A., & Thornsbury, K.* (2025, May). Autoshaping of the mouse’s lever press for social reinforcers. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior, Washington, DC. 

Mitchell, T.**, Galizio, A., Hinnenkamp, J., Neal, J.**, Feild, J.*, Patel, K.*, & Thornsbury, K.* (2025, May). Re...

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Recent poster presentations:

Hughes, K.*, Rogers, T. D., Hinnenkamp, J., Galizio, A., & Thornsbury, K.* (2025, May). Autoshaping of the mouse’s lever press for social reinforcers. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior, Washington, DC. 

Mitchell, T.**, Galizio, A., Hinnenkamp, J., Neal, J.**, Feild, J.*, Patel, K.*, & Thornsbury, K.* (2025, May). Reinforcing behavioral variability using lag and threshold schedules in a multiple schedule with olfactory stimuli in rats. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC

Neal, J.**, Hinnenkamp, J., Galizio, A., Mitchell, T.**, Yule, J.**, Thornsbury, K.*, Feild, J.*, & Patel, K.* (2025, May). An investigation of the factors that influence suboptimal choice in female rats. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC

Mitchell, T.**, Galizio, A., Hinnenkamp, J., Neal, J.**, Feild, J.*, Thornsbury, K.*, Patel, K.*, & Yule, J.** (2024, Nov). Reinforcing behavioral variability in a multiple schedule with olfactory stimuli. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, Greenville, SC. 

Galizio, A., Hinnenkamp, J., Yule, J.**, & Latham, J.** (2024, May). Effects of social isolation and familiarity on responding for social olfactory stimuli in female rats. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior, Philadelphia, PA. Presenting author. 

Recent invited talks:

Galizio, A. (2022, Oct). Translational investigations of reinforced behavioral variability and implications for autism spectrum disorder. Invited presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, Columbia, SC. Presenting author.

Galizio, A. (2021, Mar). Translational investigations of reinforced behavioral variability. 2021 Series of Invited Talks on Experimental Analysis of Behavior organized by the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Department of the School of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Online. Presenting author.

Recent symposia:

Hinnenkamp, J., Neal, J.**, Latham, J.**, & Galizio, A. (2024, May). Investigating the effects of olfactory stimuli on rats’ choices. Symposium: Olfaction in behavioral research: Studies of equivalence and social reinforcement in rats. Oral presentation at the Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Philadelphia, PA. 

Hinnenkamp, J., Galizio, A., Dunthorn, A.*, Latham, J.**, & Rust, M.* (2023, May). An investigation of olfactory stimuli as reinforcers for female rats’ nose-poking behavior. Symposium: Experimental, applied, and translational research on olfactory stimulus control in rats and dogs. Oral presentation at the Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. Symposium chair.

 

*MTSU graduate students
**MTSU undergraduate students

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In the Media

Out of the Blue

January 2024: Out of the Blue spotlights MTSU's Behavior Analysis Program. https://mtsunews.com/tag/applied-behavior-analysis-program/

Courses

PSY 2180: Thinking: Intelligence and Creativity

PSY 4400: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis

PSY 4430/5430: Ethical Conduct in Behavior Analysis

PSY 6445: Skills Assessment and Methods in Behavior Analysis

PSY 6785: Principles of Behavior Analysis