Nicole Pantano

Dr. Nicole Pantano serves as Assistant Professor of Psychology in the D'Amour College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Assumption University, where she holds dual credentials as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) and Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (LABA) in Massachusetts.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.S. from Northeastern University
• M.A. from Western Michigan University
• Ph.D. from Caldwell University

Dr. Pantano's research program bridges translational and applied behavior analysis with clinical practice, focusing on autism spectrum disorders, verbal behavior development, caregiver-child interaction dynamics, and evidence-based teaching methodologies in higher education. Her current projects investigate verbal behavior instruction efficacy across neurodiverse populations, crying's impact on caregiver responses, and pedagogical innovations for post-secondary behavior analysis education.

She delivers comprehensive instruction across both undergraduate and graduate curricula, teaching foundational courses like Survey of Behavioral Interventions alongside specialized graduate sequences in Behavior-Analytic Interventions and Practicum series.