Amber Paden, PhD, LMHP, BCBA

integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD)
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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Professional Summary

Amber Paden, PhD, LMHP, BCBA is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Paden is a board certified behavior analyst, licensed mental health practitioner and program coordinator at the Munroe-Meyer Institute's Autism Care for Toddlers (ACT) Clinic in Fremont that provides early intensive behavioral interventions to young children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

Paden has more than 20 years of experience working with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, with 15 of those years at MMI. She received her PhD in applied behavior analysis from UNMC under the supervision of Dr. Regina Carroll. She completed her master’s degree in applied behavior analysis at St. Cloud State University.

Education

• PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2024.
• MS, Applied Behavior Analysis, St. Cloud State University, 2010.
• BA, Psychology, Midland University, 2005.

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
• Licensed Mental Health Practitioner.

Special Projects/Interests

• Skill acquisition in children with autism and related disabilities.
• Staff training.
• Treatment integrity.
• Verbal behavior.

Selected Publications (within the last 5 years)

• Carroll, R.A., Preas, E.J., Paden, A.R. (2022) Training supervisors to provide performance feedback using video modeling with voiceover instructions: A replication. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(2), 603-621. http://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.908.
• Fisher, W.W., Felber, J.M., Phillips, L.A., Craig, A.R., Paden, A.R., & Niemeier, J.J. (2019). Treatment of resistance to change in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(4), 974-993. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.588.

Professional Affiliations

• Association for Behavior Analysis International.
• Nebraska Association for Behavior Analysis.