Michael Perone, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Behavior Analysis
About
Dr. Perone received his Ph.D. degree in psychology in 1981 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, after which he held a faculty position at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (1982-1984). He joined the faculty at West Virginia University as a tenure-track assistant professor in August 1984 and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1987 and to professor in 1993. He retired from WVU in August 2026 but remains an active scholar.
Degrees
- B.S. in Psychology, University of Maryland 1975
- M.S. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1977
- Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1981
Research Interests
Operant conditioning in humans and animals; positive and negative reinforcement; incentive shifts; research methodology; radical behaviorism; laboratory applications of microcomputers and microcontrollers.
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