Mary E. Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
Clinical Director, ACT Clinic North Omaha, Munroe-Meyer Institute iCASD
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute iCASD
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Mary E. Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute and a board-certified behavior analyst in MMI's integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders where she also serves as the director of the Autism Care for Toddlers Clinic in North Omaha that provides early intensive behavioral intervention services to young children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Halbur received her PhD in psychology with a specialization in behavior analysis from Marquette University under the supervision of Dr. Tiffany Kodak and she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UNMC in the Munroe-Meyer Institute.
The majority of her research and clinical experiences include early behavioral intervention, language acquisition and treatment team member (i.e., teacher, caregiver) involvement in behavior analytic service delivery. Halbur serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and has been a guest reviewer for a variety of behavioral journals.
- PhD: Psychology (Behavior Analysis specialization), Marquette University, 2020.
- MS: Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2018.
- MS: Behavior Analysis, St. Cloud State University, 2016.
- BA: Speech and Hearing Science, University of Iowa, 2014.
Specialty Certifications
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
- Licensed Behavior Analyst.
Halbur provides patient care services at UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders as director of the Autism Care for Toddlers Clinic Clinic in North Omaha.
Clinic Location: ACT Clinic – North Omaha | MMI- Publications from PubMed
- Halbur, M., Kodak, T., Reidy, J., & Bergmann, S. (2023). Comparing manipulations to enhance stimulus salience during intraverbal training. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior.
- Halbur, M., Preas, E., Carroll, R., Judkins, M., Rey, C., Crawford, M. (2023). A comparison of fixed and repetitive models to teach object imitation to children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(3), 674-686. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.993
- Halbur, M., Kodak, T., McKee, M., Reidy, J., Preas, E., Carroll, R., (2022). Decreasing face touching for children with autism spectrum disorders. Behavioral Interventions, 27(2), 248-258.
- Halbur, M., Kodak, T., McKee, M., Carroll, R., Preas, E., Reidy, J., Cordeiro, M.C., (2021). Tolerance of face coverings for children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(2), 600-617.
- Halbur, M., Kodak, T., Williams, X., Reidy, J., Halbur, C. (2021). Comparison of sounds and words as sample stimuli for discrimination training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 54(3), 1126-1138.
- Practicum in behavior analysis.
- Verbal behavior.
- Assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
- Daily living skills and tolerance training procedures.
- Early behavioral intervention.
- Emergent responding.
- Language acquisition.
- Social validity.
- Staff training.
- Treatment integrity.
- Treatment team member (i.e., teacher, caregiver) involvement in service delivery.
- Association for Behavior Analysis International.
- Nebraska Association for Behavior Analysis.
- Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group.
- Child Health Research Institute membership.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
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