Alicia Phillips Buttner

Alicia Phillips Buttner has a diverse work experience in various research and academic roles. Alicia is currently working as a Research Lab Manager at Boys Town National Research Hospital since February 2023. Prior to this, they worked at the Nebraska Humane Society, where they held multiple roles including Researcher from May 2021 to May 2022 and Director of Animal Behavior and Placement from April 2017 to May 2021. Alicia also has experience in academia, serving as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha from July 2012 to May 2017 and as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant from August 2010 to May 2016. Alicia's earlier experience includes working as a Program Coordinator at the Munroe Meyer Institute Center for Autism at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from May 2008 to August 2010.

Alicia Phillips Buttner has an extensive educational background in the field of Psychology. From 2004 to 2008, they earned their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Following that, they pursued their Master of Arts (M.A.) in Psychology with a specialization in Neuroscience and Behavior at the same institution, completing it from 2009 to 2012. Lastly, Alicia furthered their education by obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Psychology - specifically focusing on Neuroscience and Behavior - from the University of Nebraska at Omaha between 2012 and 2017.