Summary
Laura Barcelos Nomicos is the Director of the Global Institute for Behavior Analysis. Her career in psychology began with a position assisting a school psychologist in rural California school districts in 2008. She worked in the schools for two years before starting a position as a behavior technician in impoverished areas in California. She completed her master's degree at California State University, Fresno in 2012. During her time at CSU Fresno, she worked as a Case Supervisor at the autism center and became the Assistant Director of the social skills program. She began her research in the area of choice during this time.
After graduation, she worked at Therapeutic Pathways where she oversaw interventions for children ages 18 months to 16 years. During her time at Therapeutic Pathways, Laura provided interventions to help support the independence and autonomy of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder across settings. She also started a social skills program at the center.
After several years Laura decided to follow her research interests in decision-making by pursuing her doctoral degree at the University of Nevada, Reno. Under the advisement of Dr. Matthew Locey, she conducted research in both the human and rat lab. Her research during this time focused on behavioral economics. At the University, Laura began working closely with Dr. Linda Hayes and was introduced to the intricacies of providing online and hybrid instruction in behavior analysis across the globe. After graduating with her doctoral degree she worked with Dr. Hayes to expand the University's Satellite Programs in Behavior Analysis. The official expansion launched under her direction in 2022 with the creation of the Global Institute for Behavior Analysis.
Research interests
- Behavioral economics
- Technology and instruction across settings
- Components of online instruction
Courses taught
- Practicum
- Behavioral Interventions
Education
- M.A., Psychology: with an Option in Applied Behavior Analysis, California State University, Fresno, 2012
- Ph.D., Psychology: Behavior Analysis, University of Nevada, Reno, 2020
Selected publications
- Barcelos Nomicos, L., Jacobs, K. W., & Locey, M. L. (2020). The effects of obligatory and preferential frames on delay discounting. Analysis of Verbal Behavior.
- Alarifi, H. S. Barcelos Nomicos, L., Jan, B., Alzamil, M., Alabdulaziz, R., Aldhalaan, H., Hayes. L.J. (2022). The Use of Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking to Inform A Grocery Store Intervention. Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal, 18(3).
- Locey, M. L., Buddiga, N. R., Barcelos Nomicos, L., & Smith, C. A. (2022). Commodity discounting: Obstacles and solutions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
Professional certifications
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral
- Licensed Behavior Analyst-Nevada