Munroe-Meyer Institute
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Juliana Oliveira, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor, MMI iCASD
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

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Juliana Oliveira, PhD, BCBA-D
Juliana Oliveira, PhD, BCBA-D is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Oliveira received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Para, Brazil, and a Master’s degree in Experimental Behavior Analysis from the Federal University of Para, Brazil, and Texas Christian University, respectively. Oliveira received her PhD in Experimental Psychology with a specialization in behavior analysis from Texas Christian University, under the supervision of Dr. Anna Petursdottir and she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UNMC in the Munroe-Meyer Institute. The majority of her research and clinical experiences include language acquisition and evaluation of procedures to teach symbolic behavior.
  • PhD: Texas Christian University, 2023.
  • MA: Texas Christian University, 2020.
  • MS: Federal University of Para, Brazil, 2017.
  • BS: Federal University of Para, Brazil, 2015.

Specialty Certifications

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Oliveira provides patient care services at UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders as program coordinator for the Autism Care for Toddlers Clinic in Fremont.

  • Oliveira, J. S. C., Tomlinson, G. M., & Petursdottir, A. I. (in press). Evaluating class reorganization in equivalence-based instruction.
  • Smith, C., Perry, H., Oliveira, J. S. C. D., Petursdottir, A. I. (in press). Comparison of dense and lean response contingencies in computer-assisted language learning.
  • Tomlinson, G. M., Oliveira, J. S. C., & Petursdottir, A. I. (2025). Class establishment and maintenance of stimulus classes following equivalence-based and comprehensive training. Psychological Record. 75, 213–226 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00638-z
  • Oliveira, J. S. C., Cox, R. E., & Petursdottir, A. I. (2023). Summation in convergent multiple control over selection-based verbal behavior. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 40, 326–344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40616-023-00194-z
  • Petursdottir, A. I., & Oliveira, J. S. C. D. (2023). Teaching foreign language. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Applied behavior analysis: A comprehensive handbook. Springer.
  • Miller, A. C., Cox, R. E., Swensson, R. M., Oliveira, J. S. C. D., & Petursdottir, A. I. (2021). Effects of blocking echoic responses on tact emergence following stimulus pairing. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 22, 213–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2021.1896070
  • Applied behavior analysis in EIBI.
  • Selecting and defining target behaviors in measurable terms.
  • Stimulus equivalence and the emergence of non-trained relations.
  • Verbal behavior.
  • Efficacy and efficiency of teaching procedures.
  • Emergent verbal behavior.
  • Language acquisition.
  • Association for Behavior Analysis International.
  • Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group.
integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute 
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Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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