Leonardo Andrade
Professor

Biography

Leonardo F. Andrade earned his master’s degree from the University of Brasília (Brazil) and his doctorate from the University of Florida. After completing his Ph.D. under the mentorship of Dr. Timothy Hackenberg in 2010, he held a postdoctoral position at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine working with Dr. Nancy Petry. He was the recipient of the 2013 American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology New Investigator Award and has published book chapters and research articles in several prominent journals, including the Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Currently a Professor of Psychology at Westfield State University, Dr. Andrade focuses his research on impulsive decision-making and its relationship to treatment and relapse. He has examined impulsivity through the lens of delay and probability discounting in college students as well as populations experiencing alcohol and drug abuse, and pathological gambling. His research interests also extend to the application of contingency management to promote abstinence from drugs and medication adherence, and to increase job-seeking activities and physical exercise.

Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

  • Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Florida

  • M.S. in Psychology, University of Brasília, Brazil

  • B.A. in Psychology, University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB), Brazil

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses:

  • Introduction to Psychology

  • Research Methods I

  • Psychology of Learning

  • Capstone Experience: Choice, Impulsivity, & Addiction

  • Independent Study

Graduate Courses:

  • Single Subject Design & Methodology

  • Verbal Behavior

  • Theoretical Foundations of Behavior Analysis

Publications

Selected Publications:

Fournier, B. A., & Andrade, L. F. (2024). Pilot study testing the effects of a multicomponent intervention for increasing moderate-intensity physical exercise. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 57(1), 184-193.

Andrade, L. F., & DeFulio, A. (2017). Contingency management treatments for drug use. In Todorov, J. C (Ed.). Trends in Behavior Analysis Vol.2.,4-37.

Andrade, L. F. & Hackenberg, T. D. (2016). Substitution effects in a generalized token economy with pigeons. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 107 (1), 123-135.

Petry, N. M., Andrade, L. F., Alessi, S. M., & Rash, C. J. (2016). Gambling and impulse control disorders. In Norcross, J. C., VandenBos, G. R., Freedheim, D. K. APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology – Volume IV: Psychopathology and Health.

Andrade, L. F., Barry, D., Litt, M., & Petry, N. M. (2014). Maintaining high levels of ambulatory activity in sedentary adults with reinforcement thinning schedule. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47(3), 523-536.

Andrade, L. F., & Petry, N. M. (2014). Contingency management treatments for substance use disorders and healthy behaviors. In McSweeney, F. K., & Murphy, E. (Eds.). The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Operant and Classical Conditioning, 627–644.

Andrade, L. F., Carroll, K, & Petry, N. M. (2013). Marijuana use is associated with risky sexual behaviors in treatment-seeking substance abusers. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 39(4), 266–271.

Andrade, L. F., & Petry, N. M. (2012). Delay and probability discounting in pathological gamblers with and without substance use problems. Psychopharmacology, 219(2), 491–499.

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