University of Nevada, Reno - Faculty

Ramona Houmanfar received her B.A and Ph.D. from University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) before joining the faculty in the Department of Psychology at UNR in 1998. She is currently an Assistant Professor, Director of Self-paced Personalized System of Instruction for introductory psychology, Associate Director of Student Affairs in the Behavior Analysis Satellite Programs, and Director of Performance Systems Technology Program at the University of Nevada, Reno.

She has served as the Director of Organizational Behavior Management Network and editor of Organizational Behavior Management section of Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. Currently, she is serving as the senior co-chair of the Association for Behavior Analysis, a trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, editor of the Performance Systems Analysis of Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, and an editorial board member of Journal of Organizational Behavior Management and Behavior and Social Issues. In the area of improving human performance Dr. Houmanfar has published articles and chapters, delivered more than 100 presentations at regional, national, and international conferences, and has co-published a book, “Organizational Change” (available through Context Press).

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Organizational Behavior Management: Application of behavioral systems analysis with an emphasis on the analysis of verbal networks and communication in organizations.

Instructional Design: Applications associated with Personalized System of Instruction, broad-scale training programs in educational settings.

Cultural Psychology: Analysis of cultural phenomena such as religion and morality.

Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior: Analysis of bilingual repertoire and second language acquisition.




	1998 - present	University of Nevada, Reno Psychology Department Program Coordinator
	2003 - present	University of Nevada, Reno Psychology Department Assistant Professor



2004 - present	Trustee Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies	`
2006 - present	Editorial Board Member Behavior & Social Issues
2002 - present	Editorial Board Member Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
2003 - present	Editor Performance Systems Analysis Section of Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
2003 - present	Senior Co-Chair Association for Behavior Analysis
1999 - present	Psi Chi Faculty Advisor University of Nevada, Reno
2003 - 2004	Board Member California Association for Behavior Analysis
2001 - 2003	Co-Chair Association for Behavior Analysis Program
2000 - 2002	Director Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) Network
2001 - 2002	Editor Organizational Behavior Management Section of Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
2001 - 2002	Co-Chair California Association for Behavior Analysis
2001	Member of the Strategic Planning Committee Department of Psychology University of Nevada, Reno
1999 - 2000	Co-Director Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) Network
1997 - 2000	Editor Organizational Behavior Management Network News
1991 - 1993	Assistant Editor The Interbehaviorist



For further information please contact Dr. Houmanfar at: Ramona Houmanfar, Ph.D. Behavior Analysis Program Psychology Department University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557 USA Office: (775) 682-8693 Fax: (775) 784-1126 Email: ramonah@unr.edu

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