University of Nevada, Reno - Faculty

Pat earned his BA in Psychology in 1974 and his MS in Experimental Psychology in 1978 (with Larry Miller) at Western Washington University. He received his doctorate in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior in 1985 at Utah State University (with Carl Cheney). Pat served on the research faculty in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation at The University of Arizona prior to coming to the University of Nevada in 1992, and in 1995 he co-founded (with Sid Bijou) the University of Nevada’s Early Childhood Autism Program. He became the Director of the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada in 2002, and has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) since 2004.
Pat’s entrepreneurship includes directing the Early Childhood Autism Program and serving as the Senior Consultant for the Center for Advanced Learning (CAL), the City of Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Washoe County School District, and Washoe County Social Services.

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Research

Conditioned emotional behavior
Language learning and development
Methods of language study
Child social skills assessment, training, and evaluation
Child pathology (retardation, autism)
Gambling

Teaching

Behavior Theory and Philosophy
Research Methods and Designs in Psychology and Education
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior
Applied Behavior Analysis
Interbehavioral Psychology
History of Scientific Psychology




2002-present	Director, Behavior Analysis Program, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
1994-present	Director, Early Childhood Autism Program, Department of Psychology, Behavior Analysis Program, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
1992-present	Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
1991-1992	Research Associate Professor, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1989-1991	Research Assistant Professor, Division of Special Education and Rehabilitation, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1988-1989	Teacher Educator, Division of Teaching and Teacher Education, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1985-1988	Research Assistant Professor, Division of Special Education and Rehabilitation, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ




2005	Member, Clinical Panel Review Standards, Cambridge Center for Behavior Studies
2005-present	Member, Gambling Advisory Board, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
2003	Site Visit Team Leader, Association for Behavior Analysis Accreditation Board
2002-present	Member, Council of Graduate Training Program in Behavior Analysis, The Association for Behavior Analysis
2001-present	Member, Advisory Board, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
1999-2001	Member, President's Task Force on Autism, The Association for Behavior Analysis
1999-2000	Member, ABA Self-Study Task Force, The Association for Behavior Analysis
1998	Reviewer, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Convention Program Committee
1990-present	Peer Reviewer, National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
1989- present	Field Reader, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

2004-present	President, Nevada Association for Behavior Analysis
2002-present	Board Member & Co-founder, Sierra Kids Foundation, Reno, NV
1998-present	Member, Nevada Early Childhood Autism Advisory Group, Nevada State Department of Education, Carson City, Nevada
1997-98	Member, Nevada Early Childhood Autism Task Force, Nevada State Department of Education, Carson City, NV

2005-06	Chair, Behavior Analysis Search Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2004-present	Member, Network of Faculty for Undergraduate Research, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2003-04	Chair, Graduate Resources Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2003-04	Co-Chair, Behavior Analysis Admissions Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2003-04	Chair, Behavior Analysis Faculty Search Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2003	Chair, University Appeals Sub-Committee, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2003-04	Member, College of Liberal Arts Outreach Committee, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2003-present	Member, Review Panel, Undergraduate Research Awards, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2002-present	Director, Behavior Analysis Program, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2002-present	Member, Department of Psychology Leadership Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2001-2002	Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Psychology, Behavior Analysis Program, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2001-02	Member, Task Force on Department Advisory Board, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2001-02	Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
2000-01	Chair, Award and Scholarship Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV

2006	Textbook Reviewer, Laurence Erlbaum & Assoc.
2005-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, Behavior and Philosophy
2005-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, Psychological Science
1999-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
1996- present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
1992-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior
1991-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Psychological Record
1987-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Behavior Analyst
1987-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal
1987-present	Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

2004-05	Campbell-Rinker Research, Valencia, CA
1997-2001	Personnel Sciences Center, Inc., New York, NY
1997	Children's Behavioral Services, Reno, NV
1997	Department of Psychiatry, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV
1997	Nevada State Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, Carson City, NV
1997	Lassen County School District, Susanville, CA
1996-1997	Community Services Agency Head Start Program, Reno, NV

For further information please contact Dr. Ghezzi at:

Patrick M. Ghezzi
Department of Psychology / 296
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
USA

Phone #: (775) 682-8687
Fax #: (775) 784-1126
Email: ghezzi@unr.nevada.edu

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