Wendy Donlin Washington

Dr. Donlin Washington currently serves as Associate Dean of the Graduate School, where she provides support to graduate students, graduate assistants, graduate faculty, and graduate programs. She is also a professor of psychology with scholarly interests in behavior analysis, health-related behavior, and substance use disorders.

Education

Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, Auburn University
M.S. in Experimental Psychology, Auburn University
B.A. in Psychology, West Virginia University

Specialization in Teaching

Dr. Donlin Washington has taught classes in research methods, learning, drug use, applied behavior analysis, science and pseudoscience, and the teaching of psychology.

Research Interests

Dr. Donlin Washington is an experimental psychologist specializing in behavior analysis, with particular emphasis on translational and applied approaches. Her research spans a broad range of topics, including substance use, health behavior, the experimental analysis of behavior, contingency management, behavioral economics, and the integration of artificial intelligence and biometrics in treatment. Her work focuses on translating basic behavioral research into therapeutic solutions for health-related issues, with programs targeting unhealthy behaviors such as drug use, medical nonadherence, physical inactivity, and poor dietary habits. She is also a collaborator in the UNCW Brain Health Resilience (BHR) Hub, contributing to the Substance Use and Data Science pillar.

Professional Service

2022-Present, Associate Dean of the Graduate School
2024-Present, Online Accelerated Council at UNCW
2022-Present, Academic Affairs Administrators Group
2023-Present, Center for Faculty Leadership Advisory Council
2023-2024, Guest Associate Editor for Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
2021-2022, Special Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School, UNCW
2022, Guest Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis in Practice
2019, Guest editor for special issue on substance abuse for Perspectives in Behavioral Science
2019-2021, Program Director for graduate ABA programs, Dept of Psychology, UNCW
2016-2023, Membership Coordinator, Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
2014-2018, Undergraduate Coordinator of Psychology, UNCW
2013, President of the Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis (SEABA)
2012-2014, Honors Council at University of North Carolina Wilmington
2012-2015, Board of Editors for Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB)
2012, Program Chair for American Psychological Association Division 25 (Behavior Analysis) (APA)
2010, Program Chair of Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis (SEABA)
2007-2010, Board of Directors, Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis (SEABA)

Honors & Awards

Article of the Year for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (2014)
Discere Aude Award for outstanding mentoring at UNCW (2012)