Ron Van Houten
Dr. Ron Van Houten received his under graduate training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He worked with Leonard Krasner, Dan O’Leary and Stanley Weiss. He received his Doctoral Training at Dalhousie University working with Robert Rudolph, and Vern Honig. Dr. Van Houten has published in several of the SEAB Journals with 6 publications in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and 32 publications in the Journal of Analysis Behavior Analysis. He has also served as associate editor of several behavioral journals including the Journal of Analysis Behavior Analysis, and has served on the board of 9 other behavioral journals.
Dr. Van Houten’s research interests are very broad. He has published research in areas of traffic safety, energy conservation, clinical applications, developmental disabilities and autism, and educational applications of behavior analysis. His recent research has focused on the development of technology to directly change the safety related behavior of drivers. Dr. Van Houten also holds several patents related to his research efforts. His research in the area of pedestrian safety and mobility has resulted in his appointment as Chairman of the pedestrian committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences.
Funding for Dr. Van Houten’s work has come from grants from the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transport Canada, individual Cities, and the Florida Department of Transportation.
Office: Wood Hall
Phone: (269) 387-4471
Fax: (269) 387-4550
Email: ron.vanhouten@wmich.edu
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Recent Publications
Van Houten, R., & Seiderman, C. (2005) How pavement markings influence bicycle and motor vehicle positioning: A case study in Cambridge, MA. Transportation Research Record. No. 1939. 3-14. Lead Article
Williams, M.D., Van Houten, R., Ferroro, J., & Blasch, B.B. (2005) Field comparison of two types of accessible pedestrian signals. Transportation Research Record. No. 1939. 91-98.
Van Houten, R., Malenfant, J.E.L., Zhao, N., Ko, Byungkon, & Van Houten, J.J. (2005). Evaluation of two methods of prompting drivers to use specific exits on conflicts between vehicles at the critical exit. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 38, 289-301. Lead Article
Van Houten, R., Malenfant, J.E.L., Austin, J., & Lebbon, A. (2005). The Effects of a Seatbelt-Gearshift Delay Prompt on the Seatbelt Use of Motorists Who Do Not Regularly Wear Their Seatbelt, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 196-203
Sherry Huybers, Ron Van Houten, & J. E. Louis Malenfant (2004). Reducing conflicts between motor vehicles and pedestrians: The separate and combined effects. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,. 37, 445-456.
Ron Van Houten & J. E. Louis Malenfant (2004). Effects of a driver enforcement program on yielding to pedestrians.. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,. 37, 351-363
