CBS Graduate
Luiza Freitas Caldas
Universidade de Brasilia, 2024

Biography
Luiza holds a bachelor’s degree in economics (2017) and a master’s degree in behavioral science (2019) from Universidade de Brasilia (Brazil), where she is a Ph.D. candidate. She is interested in interdisciplinary research, both basic and applied, in behavior economics and social phenomena, especially group decision, cooperation, and cultural selection. Her interests led her to the Culturo-Behavior Science Verified Course Sequence (CBS-VCS) at Universidade de Brasilia with an internship at Oslo Metropolitan University (Norway). Her training included courses in cultural systems analysis, cultural intervention planning, and experiential learning with basic research. The CBS-VCS has resulted in the publication of the paper “Behavioral Systems Analysis in Understanding Models of Corruption Control” (Almeida et al., 2024)
Publications
de Almeida, M. P., Caldas, L. F., da Silva França, B. M. B., Vasconcelos, L. A., & Sandaker, I. (2024). Behavioral Systems Analysis in Understanding Models of Corruption Control. Behavior and Social Issues, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-024-00175-4.