Faculty Profile

Daniele Ortu

Title
Research Assistant Professor
Department
Behavior Analysis
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Stirling, 2012. 
Major: Psychology - Neuroscience
MS, Associazione Istituzione Libera Universita Nuorese, 2006. 
Major: Science of Organization/Behavior Analysis
BA, University of Cagliari, 2004. 
Major: Social Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023 
BEHV 4900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2023 
BEHV 5330.001, Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human Behavior, Fall 2023 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BEHV 5400.001, Behavioral Neuroscience, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5330.001, Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human Behavior, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5330.001, Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human Behavior, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5820.711, Internship, Summer 5W2 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5820.711, Internship, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5810.711, Practicum, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5820.711, Internship, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 8W2 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5330.001, Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human Behavior, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5810.711, Practicum, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Fall 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5330.001, Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human Behavior, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5820.711, Internship, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    BEHV 5330.001, Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human Behavior, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2018 
                    

                    BEHV 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5820.711, Internship, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BEHV 5330.001, Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human Behavior, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5815.711, Practicum, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BEHV 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BEHV 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BEHV 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2015 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Cihon, T. M., Becker, A. M., Ortu, D., Glenn, S.  (2020). Establishing a research lab for cultural science. Behavior science perspectives on culture and community. 
Journal Article
Schleifer-Katz, E. Z., Ortu, D.  (2022). Crafting Sequences of Sight and Sound: A Behavior Analysis of Filmmaking. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Springer. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40616-022-00178-5
Ortu, D., Bugg, R.  (2022). Response Systems, Antagonistic Responses, and the Behavioral Repertoire.. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Modulation of Behavioral Outcomes by Conditioning Competing States, Valences, or Responses. Frontiers Publishing. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.778420/abstract
Ortu, D., Vaidya, M.  (2020). Intraexperimental development of priming and event related potentials effects with abstract geometrical stimuli. Other. 172, . Elsevier. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85078174002
Niland, H., Ortu, D.  (2020). Confessions Selected by Consequences: An Operant Analysis of False Confessions and Interrogation Techniques. Behavior and Social Issues. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42822-019-00025-8
Ortu, D., Cihon, T. M. (2018). A neuro-operant analysis of mnemonic recognition. Perspectives on Behavior Science. 42(2), 267-281. 
Pal, A., Ortu, D.  (2018). A Book Review on Tinnitus Retraining Therapy. Jastreboff, P., & Hazell, J. (2004). Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: Implementing the Neurophysiological Model.. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 
Ortu, D., Vaidya, M.  (2016). The Challenges of Integrating Behavioral and Neural Data: Bridging and Breaking Boundaries Across Levels of Analysis. Other. 
Vaidya, M., Hudgins, C. D., Ortu, D.  (2015). Conditional discriminations, symmetry, and semantic priming. Other. 118, 90–97. Elsevier. 
Ortu, D.  (2015). How do we remember traumatic events? Exploring the role of neuromodulation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 38, . Cambridge University Press. 
Ortu, D., Vaidya, M.  (2013). A Neurobiology of Learning beyond the Declarative Non-Declarative Distinction. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 
Ortu, D., Allan, K., Donaldson, D. I. (2013). Is the N400 effect a neurophysiological index of associative relationships?. Neuropsychologia. 51(9), 1742–1748. Pergamon. 
Ortu, D., Skavhaug, I., Vaidya, M.  (2013). Timescales of Learning in the Basal Ganglia and the Hippocampus. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 7(98), . 
Ortu, D., Becker, A. M., Woelz, T. A., Glenn, S. S. (2012). An iterated four-player prisoner’s dilemma game with an external selecting agent: A metacontingency experiment. Other. 44(1), 111–120. Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz. 
Ortu, D.  (2012). Neuroscientific measures of covert behavior. Other. 35(1), 75–87. Springer International Publishing. 
Schlund, M., Ortu, D.  (2010). Experience-dependent changes in human brain activation during contingency learning. Neuroscience. 165(1), 151–158. Elsevier. 
Magazine/Trade Publication
Ortu, D.  (2018). Consiousness and Decision Making: A Neuro-Operant Perspective. B.F. Skinner Foundation. https://www.bfskinner.org/behavioral-science/operants/



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Fellowship   
Ortu, D., "Ph. D. Full Funding," Sponsored by SINAPSE, State, $65000 Funded. (2008 – 2011).
Ortu, D., "Borsa di Studio," State, $1100 Funded. (1997).
Grant - Research   
Ortu, D., Rosales, J. (Co-Principal), Bugg, R. (Supporting), "A Novel Approach to Event-Related Potentials based on the Free-Operant Paradigm - Grantwriting Support," Sponsored by Seed Grant from HPS - University of North Texas, University of North Texas,  Funded. (2021 – 2022).
Sponsored Research   
Becker, A. (Co-Principal), Ortu, D. (Co-Principal), "The Beatrice H. Barrett Endowment for Research in Neuro-Operant Relations," Sponsored by The Beatrice H. Barrett Endowment for Research in Neuro-Operant Relations, Private, $3500000 Funded. (2003 – Present).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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