Kevin Tarlow, PhD
Licensed Psychologist

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Single-Case Research

My published software for statistical analysis of single-case experimental data can be found here, or at ktarlow.com/stats.


Research Publications

Tarlow, K. R. (2024). The colonial history of systemic racism: Insights for psychological science. Perspectives on Psychological Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916231223932

McCord, C. E., Tarlow, K. R., & Terrebonne, T. M. G. (2022). In teletherapy we trust—Now what? Three questions for mental health care stakeholders. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 29(2), 179-181. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000070

Tarlow, K. R., Brossart, D. F., McCammon, A. M., Giovanetti, A. J., Belle, M. C., & Philip, J. (2021). Reliable visual analysis of single-case data: A comparison of rating, ranking, and pairwise methods. Cogent Psychology, 8(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2021.1911076

Hutchins, N. S., Burke, M. D., Bowman-Perrott, L., Tarlow, K. R., & Hatton, H. (2020). The effects of social skills interventions for students with EBD and ASD: A single-case meta-analysis. Behavior Modification, 44(5), 773-794. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445519846817

Tarlow, K. R., McCord, C. E., Nelon, J. L., & Bernhard, P. A. (2020). Comparing in-person supervision and telesupervision: A multiple-baseline single-case study. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 30, 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000210

Tarlow, K. R., McCord, C. E., Du, Y., Hammett, J., & Wills, T. (2020). Rural mental health service utilization in a Texas telepsychology clinic. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76, 1101-1107. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22903

Saenz, J. J., Sahu, A., Tarlow, K. R., & Chang, J. (2020). Telepsychology: Training perspectives. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76, 1101-1107. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22875

Tarlow, K. R., Johnson, T. A., & McCord, C. E. (2019). Rural status, suicide ideation, and telemental health: Risk assessment in a clinical sample. Journal of Rural Health, 35. 247-252. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12310

Sanchez Gonzalez, M. L., McCord, C. E., Dopp, A. R., Tarlow, K. R., Dickey, N. J., McMaughan, D. K., & Elliott, T. R. (2019). Telemental health training and delivery in primary care: A case report of interdisciplinary treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 75(2), 260-270. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22719

Tarlow, K. R., & Brossart, D. F. (2018). A comprehensive method of single-case data analysis: Interrupted Time-Series Simulation (ITSSIM). School Psychology Quarterly, 33(4), 590-603. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000273

Tarlow, K. R. (2017). An improved rank correlation effect size statistic for single-case designs: Baseline Corrected Tau. Behavior Modification, 41(4), 427-467. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445516676750

Tarlow, K. R., & Penland, A. (2016). Outcome assessment and inference with the Percentage of Nonoverlapping Data (PND) single-case statistic. Practice Innovations, 1(4), 221-233. https://doi.org/10.1037/pri0000029

Tarlow, K. R. (2016). Teaching principles of inference with ANOVA. Teaching Statistics, 38(1), 16-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/test.12085

Tarlow, K. R., McCord, C. E., Elliott, T. R., & Brossart, D. F. (2014). Health-related quality of life of rural clients seeking telepsychology services. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2014, 7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/168158


Conference Activities

Tarlow, K. R., Chang, J. E., McCord, C. E., Du, Y., & Hammett, J. (2018, August). Improving access to care via a hub and spoke telehealth model in rural Texas. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Ponciano, C., Philip, J., Tarlow, K. R., & McCord, C. E. (2018, July). Self-reported client concerns in telehealth counseling services with minority groups. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Research (American Psychological Association Division 45), Austin, TX.

Tarlow, K. R., McCord, C. E., Du, Y., Hammett, J., & Chang, J. E. (2018, June). Overcoming geographical distances: An investigation of a hub and spoke telemental health model. Presented at the Annual Research Meeting of Academy Health, Seattle, WA.

Tarlow, K. R. (2018, February). Meta-analysis of single-case research: Applications to autism telepractice. In P. Yovanoff (Chair), Single-case research effect size estimation and meta-analysis: Issues and application. Panel conducted at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.

Kleine-Kracht, D., Kaysey, A., Giovanetti, A., Parks, T., McCord, C., & Tarlow, K. R. (2017, November). The nature and challenges of referral sources for low SES and rural populations at a telecounseling clinic. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, Houston, TX.

Dickey, E., Dickey, N. W., McCord, C. E., Poston, D., Tarlow, K. R. (primary author), & Watzak, B. (2017, September). A model of efficient interprofessional collaboration in a free healthcare clinic: The Health For All "Health Huddle". Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Interprofessional Education and Research Symposium, Bryan, TX. (Award: Best Interprofessional Activity)

Saenz, J., Rosner, C., Garney, W., McCord, C. E., Dornhecker, M., Dornhecker, C., Apolinar, A., & Tarlow, K. R. (2016, August). Confronting LGBTQ+ health disparities: An interdisciplinary approach for policy and practice. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

Tarlow, K. R. (2015, February). Analysis of variance or: How I learned to stop worrying about means and love the homogeneity of variance assumption. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Hale, N., Tarlow, K. R., & Madkins, J. (2015, February). The art and practice of case referral in a university counseling center. Presentation at the annual Texas University and College Counseling Center Conference, Austin, TX.

Tarlow, K. R., McCord, C. E., & Elliott, T. R. (2014, August). Short-term benefits of telecounseling in a rural, low-SES Texas community. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

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