Dr. Breeman is a BCBA-D Clinical Manager at the Children’s Specialized Hospital–Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services (CSH–RUCARES) Severe Behavior Program. She is also an adjunct professor in the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. She obtained her undergraduate and master’s degrees in special education at The College of New Jersey, where she received the Anne Shenkel Award for Excellence in Strategy Instruction; she then completed her master’s and Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis at Caldwell University. Dr. Breeman currently serves as the editorial assistant for Behavior Analysis in Practice and regularly serves as a guest reviewer for behavior-analytic journals. Her clinical experience spans several settings, including schools, private clinics, in-home services, and recreational programs. Her research interests include the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior, mitigation of treatment relapse, augmenting competing stimulus assessments, and staff and caregiver training. Her work has been published in journals such as Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, and Behavior Analysis in Practice.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Rutgers University Brain Health Institute, Piscataway, NJ
- Ph.D., Caldwell University, Bloomfield, NJ
- M.A., Caldwell University, Bloomfield, NJ
- M.A., The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
- B.S., The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Analysis and Single-Case Design
Research Interests
- Assessment and treatment of challenging behavior
- Mitigation of behavioral relapse
- Augmenting competing stimulus assessments
- Staff and caregiver training
Publications
Breeman, S. L., Irwin Helvey, C., & Greer, B. D. (in press). Recent developments and future directions for competing stimulus assessments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Jennings, A. M., Breeman, S. L., Vladescu, J. C., & Cox, D. J. (in press). Survey of open science practices in behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice.
Mitteer, D., R., Irwin Helvey, C., Craig, A. R., Sigwanz, G. E., & Breeman, S. L. (2026). Sexual harassment in behavior analysis: Findings from a preliminary sample of practitioners and recommendations for the field. Behavioral Interventions, 41(3), e70119. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70119
Angley, S., Breeman, S. L., & Helvey, C. I. (2025). A review of The Supervisor’s Guidebook: Evidence-based Strategies for Promoting Work Quality and Enjoyment Among Human Service Staff. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01143-z
Breeman, S. L., Vladescu, J. C., Sidener, T. M., DeBar, R. M., & Gureghian, D. L. (2025). Generalized target behavior reductions and maintenance of effects following an augmented competing stimulus assessment. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 58(3), 573–594. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70021
Breeman, S. L., Vladescu, J. C., Sidener, T. M., DeBar, R. M., & Gureghian, D. L. (2023). Response interruption and redirection: A scoping review of its procedural permutations and participant pools. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 24(1), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000282
Rickoski, B., Vladescu, J. C., Breeman, S. L., Reeve, S. A., & Gureghian, D. L. (2023). Matrix training with and without instructive feedback. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 39(2), 84–95. https://doi.org/10.1177/10883576231163522
Vladescu, J. C., Breeman, S. L., Cox, D. J., & Drevon, D. D. (2022). What’s the big IDEA? A preliminary analysis of behavior analysts’ self-reported training in and knowledge of federal special education law. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15(3), 867–880. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00673-6
Vladescu, J. C., Mery, J. N., Marano-Frezza, K. E., Breeman, S. L., Campanaro, A. M., & Naude, G. P. (2021). Comparing video modeling and computer-based instruction to teach preference assessment implementation. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 42(1), 56–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2021.1965940
Song, C. J., Vladescu, J. C., Reeve, K. F., Miguel, C. F., & Breeman, S. L. (2020). The influence of correlations between noncritical features and reinforcement on stimulus generalization. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(1), 346–366. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.760
Breeman, S. L., Vladescu, J. C., DeBar, R. M., Grow, L. L., & Marano, K. E. (2020). The effects of procedural integrity errors during auditory-visual conditional discrimination training: A preliminary investigation. Behavioral Interventions, 35(2), 203–216. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1710
Professional Affiliations
- Association for Behavior Analysis International
- New Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis