Student - College of Education

Patricio Erhard is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), PhD candidate, and assistant instructor in the autism and developmental disabilities program at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to UT Austin, Patricio attended the autism/ABA program at Texas State University where he earned his Master's in Education. His current research interests include multiple exemplar training, instructive feedback, dual language development, verbal behavior, social skills training, and equivalence-based instruction. Patricio is currently teaching one of of the SED 322C - Individual Differences courses. In previous semesters, Patricio has taught SED 378T - Trastorno del Espectro Autista, a Spanish course about autism.

His current research interests include:

1) Examining the effects of instructive feedback and multiple-exemplar training on the emergence of dual languages;
2) Using equivalence-based instruction to teach complex social cues through video modeling and behavioral skills training;
3) Reviewing the literature to evaluate the effect presession manipulations can have on the emergence or reduction of behaviors;
4) Researching the various ways multiple-exemplar training can be used to teach social skills.

Terry S Falcomata (Supervisor)
Assessment and treatment of problem behavior displayed by individuals with ASD/DD, methods for increasing behavioral variability in individuals with ASD/DD, and methods for preventing clinical relapse pertaining to challenging behavio

Assistant Instructor, SED 322C - Individual Differences, Department of Special Education(2024 - Present)

Assistant Instructor, SED 378T - Autism Spectrum Disorder (Trastorno del Espectro Autista), Department of Special Education(2022 - 2023)

Erhard, P. & Falcomata, T.S.. (9999). Generalization. Applied Behavior Analysis: A Comprehensive Handbook. New York: Springer.

Erhard, P., Falcomata, T.S., Oshinski, M. & Sekula, A. (2022). The effects of multiple-exemplar training on the generalization of social skills with adolescents and young adults with autism: A systematic review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-022-00328-4.

Nesselrode, R., Falcomata, T.S., Hills, L. & Erhard, P. (2022). Functional analyses in public school settings: A systematic review of the literature. Behavior Analysis in Practice. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00679-8.

Erhard, P., Wong, T., Barnett, M., Falcomata, T.S. & Lang, R. (2022). Self-management skills and ABA. Handbook on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. New York: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88538-0_41.

Hills, L.E., Falcomata, T.S., Nesselrode, R. & Erhard, P. (2022). Assessment and treatment of problem behavior with multiple functions for individuals with disabilities: A systematic review of the literature and discussion. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 99(99), 99–99. doi:10.1037/bar0000259.

Oshinski, M., Falcomata, T.S. & Erhard, P. (2022). Interventions to teach intimate care skills to individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities: A systematic synthesis of the literature. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 99(99), 99–99.

Erhard, P., Falcomata, T.S. & Harmon, T. (2021). Behavioral skills training. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2ed.). New York: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8.

Erhard, P., Lang, R. & Rispoli, M. (2021). Disguised mands. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2ed.). New York: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102318-1.

Erhard, P., El Fattal, R. & Van Etten, N. (2021). Multiple Exemplar Training. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2ed.). New York: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_102319.

Lang, R., Harmon, T., Phinney, A., Ledbetter-Cho, K., Lubarsky, A., Erhard, P., Strong, K., Detar, W. & Rispoli, M. (2020). Assessment of pica in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Handbook of Dual Disorders Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Persons with Intellectual Disability. New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-46835-4_26.

Lang, R., Davis, T., Ledbetter-Cho, K., McLay, L., Erhard, P. & Wicker, M. (2019). Psychological and educational approaches to the treatment of aggression and tantrums in people with intellectual disability. Handbook of Intellectual Disabilities: Integrating Theory, Research and Practice. New York: Springer.

Lang, R., Erhard, P., Harmon, T., Ledbetter-Cho, K. & Lee, A. (2018). Functional communication training plus extinction is effective in reducing problem behavior maintained by environmental rearrangement. Evidence-based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 12(3), 91–94. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2018.1504422.

Continuing Education Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin (2023 - 2024)

DEI Scholarly Contribution Award, Association of Behavior Analysis International (2023 - 2023)

UT Austin Provost Scholars Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin (2019 - 2023)

College of Education Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin (2019 - 2023)

Talk data to me: Response measurement and data collection in special education., Texas SPED Support / Texas Education Agency., Region 13 Education Service Center. (2024)

Talk data to me some more! A workshop for implementing response measurement and data collection in classrooms., Texas SPED Support / Texas Education Agency., Region 13 Education Service Center (2024)

Barriers and facilitators of effective applied behavior analysis treatment., Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International., Philadelphia (2024)

Task analyses and chaining strategies (online training module)., Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training / Texas Education Agency., Region 13 Education Service Center (2023)

Supporting multiple language development with individuals with autism., The Missing Piece Clinic., St. Edwards University (2023)

Stimulus control, transfer of stimulus control, prompting, and prompt-fading strategies (online training module)., Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training / Texas Education Agency., Region 13 Education Service Center (2023)

Self-management: Practical strategies for promoting independence (online webinar)., My Star ABA., China (2023)

Stimulus equivalence and equivalence-based instruction, Guest Lecture in Advanced Concepts in ABA, (2022)

Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA), Guest Lecture in Diferencias Individuales, Austin (2022)

Generalization and maintenance, Guest Lecture in Practicum in Special Education: Severe/Multiple Disabilities, Austin (2021)

Self-management, Guest Lecture in Advanced Concepts in ABA, Austin (2021)

Teaching children with autism the names of items in English and Spanish using instructive feedback and multiple exemplar training., Autism Conference at University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (2020)

Teaching children with autism to respond to disguised mands and body language cues., Texas Association for Behavior Specialists, Round Rock (2019)