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Cynthia Livingston, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Severe Behavior
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

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Phone: 402-836-9986

Cynthia Livingston, PhD, BCBA-D

Cynthia Livingston, PhD, BCBA-D is an Assistant Professor and board-certified behavior analyst in the Department of Severe Behavior at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute. In 2018, Livingston completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute where she worked in their Neurobehavioral Outpatient Unit on the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Currently, Livingston works in MMI's Severe Behavior Department where she is a case manager for the day treatment, intensive outpatient and follow-up clinics. The programs within the Severe Behavior Department provide assessment and treatment services to children with severe problem behaviors. The aim of services is to provide evidence-based behavioral assessment, provide intervention and training to individuals and their caregivers, focus on decreasing problematic and maladaptive behaviors, and teach functional, alternative behaviors using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Education

PhD: Applied Behavioral Analysis, University of South Florida, 2018.
MA: Psychology, University of the Pacific, 2015.
BS: Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, 2013.

Specialty Certifications

Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Patient Care

Livingston provides patient care services in the Department of Severe Behavior Disorders at Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Clinic Location: Munroe-Meyer Institute

Teaching

Livingston has taught courses related to behavior analysis, assessment of problem behavior, professional development, ethics and research methods. She also has supervised students completing practicum courses towards credentialing.

Focus Areas

Functional analysis methodology.
Function-based interventions for severe problem behavior.
Physical Activity.

Severe Behavior Department

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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Severe Behavior Services

Explore programs and services available through MMI's Severe Behavior Disorders Department.