Brett Gelino

Expertise

Decision Making; Quantitative Modeling; Sustainability; Addiction Science; Community Resilience

Research Interests

Brett draws on operant behavioral economic theory and quantitative modeling to conduct use-inspired research on choice and decision making. Brett’s research interests include:

• Mapping patterns of decision making over time and their relation to meaningful developmental, clinical and health outcomes.
• Addressing barriers to climate change adaptation and improving the assessment of community risk and resilience.
• Understanding how environmental and policy contexts shape choice and how changes to these contexts influence behavior.

Education

• Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Behavioral Psychology (2022): University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS
• Professional Science Master's (P.S.M.) Environmental Assessment (2022): University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS
• Master of Arts (M.A.)  Applied Behavioral Science (2020): University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Psychology (2016): Eastern Connecticut State University – Willimantic, CT

Biosketch

Brett joined the department in 2026 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a faculty appointment at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. In addition to research, Brett is a member of the American Psychological Association’s Climate Change Psychology Advisory Group and has contributed to the Association for Behavior Analysis International’s Climate Change Task Force.

Selected Publications

• Gelino, B. W., Graham, M. E., Strickland, J. C., Johnson, M. W., & Reed, D. D. (2025). Time estimation variability in delay discounting: Model comparison and considerations. Behavioural Processes, 233, 105281.
• Gelino, B. W., Rabinowitz, J. A., Maher, B. S., Felton, J. W., Yi, R., Novak, M. D., Sanchez-Roige, S., Palmer, A. A., & Strickland, J. C. (2025). Delay discounting data in the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study: Modeling and analysis considerations. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 33(3), 225-238.
• Gelino, B. W., Schlitzer, R. D., Reed, D. D., & Strickland, J. C. (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of test-retest reliability and stability of delay and probability discounting. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 121(3), 358-372.
• Gelino, B. W., Erath, T. G., & Reed, D. D. (2021). Going green: A systematic review of proenvironmental empirical research in behavior analysis. Behavior and Social Issues, 30, 587-611. 
• Gelino, B. W., & Reed, D. D. (2020). Temporal discounting of tornado shelter-seeking intentions amidst standard and impact-based warning statements: A crowdsourced experiment. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 26(1), 16-25.

Selected Presentations

• Gelino, B. W. (2025 September). Applying operant demand to assess barriers to natural hazard preparedness. Invited talk for the 2025 Translate This! Association of Professional Behavior Analysts Translational Conference, Virtual.
• Graham, M. E., Gelino, B. W., & Sutley, E. (2025 July). Safe room sheltering in manufactured housing communities: A behavioral economic analysis. In D. McEntire (Moderator), Innovations in disaster preparedness and planning. Symposium hosted by the 2025 annual meeting of the Natural Hazards Center, Broomfield, CO.
• Gelino, B. W. (2025 March). Behavioral economic policy analysis for climate adaptation and hazard resilience. Invited talk for the 2025 annual meeting of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Pasadena, CA.