Kristen Rost

Teaching Faculty

Campus: Online
Department: Applied Behavior Analysis
Institution: The Chicago School

Biography

Kristen Rost is an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavior Analysis. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, an M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Florida Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Psychology and English from Western Michigan University. Before joining The Chicago School, Dr. Rost held faculty positions at Troy University and Virginia Military Institute and worked as a research scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Dr. Rost specializes in both basic and applied areas of behavior analysis. Her basic research in the experimental analysis of human behavior explores the extent to which people value choice and variables that influence preference for choice-making opportunities. Her applied work in organizational behavior management focuses on systems and practices that support workplace safety and health. With over a decade of experience in higher education, Dr. Rost is dedicated to helping students develop foundational academic skills, such as scientific writing, and applies behavior-analytic teaching strategies to foster engagement and collaborative learning in her courses.

Education History

Degree	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	The Graduate Center, City University of New York , New York, NY	2012
M.Phil	The Graduate Center, City University of New York , New York, NY	2011
M.A.	Queens College, City University of New York , Flushing, NY	2010
M.S.	Florida Institute of Technology , Melbourne, FL	2006
B.S.	Western Michigan University , Kalamazoo, MI	2004

Areas of Expertise

Area	Expertise
Applied Behavior Analysis	Organizational Behavior Management
Psychology	Subdisciplines - Applied Behavior Analysis

Publications

Journal
Gayman, C. M., Rost, K. A., & Jimenez, S. T. (2023). A comparison of interteaching, lecture-based teaching, and lecture-based teaching with optional preparation guides in an asynchronous online classroom. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 9 (1), 1-13.
Hurtado-Parrado, C., Pfaller-Sadovsky, N., Medina, L., Gayman, C. M., Rost, K. A., & Schofill, D. (2022). A systematic review and quantitative analysis of interteaching. Journal of Behavioral Education, 31 , 157-185.
Rost, K. A., & Alvero, A. M. (2020). Participatory approaches to workplace safety management: Bridging the gap between behavioral safety and participatory ergonomics. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 26 (1), 194-203.
Rost, K. A. (2018). Reinforcement uncertainty enhances preference for choice in humans. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 110 (2), 201-212.
Gayman, C. M., Hammonds, J., Rost, K. A. (2018). Interteaching in an asynchronous online class. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 4 (4), 231-242.
Rost, K. A., Haas, E. J., & Willmer, D. R. (2015). An operant analysis of leadership practices in mining. Journal of Safety, Health, and Environmental Research, 11 (2), 234-241.
Haas, E. J., & Rost, K. A. (2015). Integrating technology: Learning from mine worker perceptions of proximity detection systems. In Print Proceedings of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration Annual Meeting, February 15-18, , 1-7.
Rost, K. A., Hemmes, N. H., & Alvero, A. M. (2014). Effects of the relative values of alternatives on preference for free-choice in humans. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 102 , 241-251.
Haas, E. J., Hoebbel, C. L., & Rost, K. A. (2014). An analysis of trainers’ perspectives within an ecological framework: Factors that influence mine safety training processes. Safety and Health at Work, 5 , 118-124.
Haight, J. M., Yorio, P., Rost, K. A., & Willmer, D. R. (2014). Safety management systems: Comparing content and impact. Professional Safety, , 44-51.
Lebbon, A., Austin, J., Rost, K. A., & Stanley, L. (2011). Improving safe consumer transfers in a day treatment setting using training and feedback. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 4 , 35-43.
Myers, W. V., Medina, R. E., McSween, T. E., Rost, K. A., & Alvero, A. M. (2010). The implementation and maintenance of a behavioral safety process in a petroleum refinery. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 30 (4), 285-307.
Alvero, A. M., Rost, K. A., & Austin, J. (2008). The safety observer effect: The effects of conducting safety observations. Journal of Safety Research, 39 , 365-373.
Wilder, D. A., Rost, K. A., & McMahon, M. (2007). The accuracy of managerial prediction of employee preference. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27 (2), 1-14.
Squires, J., Wilder, D., Fixsen, A., Hess, E., Rost, K. A., Curran, R., & Zonneveld, K. (2007). The effects of task clarification, visual prompts, and graphic feedback on customer greeting and up-selling in a restaurant. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27 (3), 1-13.