André Santiago

Provide Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to children and families, including individualized behavioral intervention, skill acquisition, parent guidance, and systematic monitoring of treatment progress.

Expanded upon the undergraduate thesis with refined methodology on music literacy and skill transfer. Advisor: Dr. Nassim Chamel Elias.

Represented graduate students in departmental meetings; participated in discussions regarding curriculum, academic policies, and student matters.

Conducted research on the experimental analysis of behavior under the supervision of Prof. Erik Arntzen, supported by a FAPESP Research Mobility Grant. Core project focused on teaching conditional discriminations with musical stimuli using equivalence-based instruction.

Reviewed poster, article and e-book abstracts submitted to the national education conference CONEDU, assessing compliance with submission guidelines, clarity of presentation and overall academic quality.

Assisted in the project 'Aprendizagem relacional e comportamento simbólico: Pesquisa Básica e Aplicação' under the supervision of Prof. Deisy das Graças de Souza.

Served as an advisor for integrative student projects and moderated discussion forums for distance education courses on pedagogical processes.

Mentored master's and doctoral students in the Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis module. Responsibilities included leading project alignment meetings, facilitating live tutorial sessions, and providing ongoing academic support.

Provided remote psychological services based on Behavior Analysis to patients of the University Health School. Participated in weekly case supervision meetings and discussions of cases managed by other trainees.

Supported the postgraduate program through weekly study groups, participation in curriculum development, and assistance in synchronous/asynchronous classes. Held regular monitoring sessions for graduate students.

Provided psychological support psychotherapy based on a psychoanalytic orientation to university students.

Participated in the Famílias Fortalecidas (Family Foundations) project, facilitating meetings with couples expecting their first child. Worked on strategies to promote parental and coparental relationships.

Designed and executed the original remote-based study applying stimulus equivalence (matching-to-sample) to teach musical notes across clefs to neurotypical children and a child with autism.

Supported a child with special educational needs in a public elementary school, using Applied Behavior Analysis as the primary theoretical framework. Participated in weekly meetings addressing ABA, special education, and interactions among students, teachers, and other members of the school community.

Supported the Liga da Leitura reading and writing project, supervising children during learning activities, assisting with data collection, and facilitating interactions among participants.

Grade: Highest possible grade

Master of Psychology degree from the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, with thesis on teaching musical notes using stimulus equivalence-based instruction. Successfully defended with the highest possible grade in December 2025.

Bachelor of Psychology degree from the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, with undergraduate thesis on teaching musical notes to children using stimulus equivalence-based instruction.

Summer course in Behavioral Neuroscience, covering temporal response processing, neuroimaging methods, and experimental approaches. Duration: 25 hours.