lick on the names below to read their biographies:

Clark McKown, Ph.D.	Lori Tall, Psy.D.
Leslie Baer Cohen, Ph.D.	Erin Caskey, Ph.D.
Ashley Lambert, Psy.D.	Cesar Ochoa-Lubinoff, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
Nicole Quintero, Ph.D.	Cara Vaccarello, Ph.D.
	Nadine Wengroff, M.S., A.P.N.

Clark McKown, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics Executive Director Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences Education and Training

• University of California, Berkeley, PhD, Psychology
• Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Predoctoral internship
• Yale University, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

• Child assessment and therapy
• School consultation
• Academic, social, behavioral, and emotional disorders of childhood
• Social development and friendship

Research

• Typical and atypical social development
• Assessment and treatment of social problems
• Instructional environments and children’s well-being
• Program evaluation

 

Lori Tall, Psy.D.

Clinical Director Licensed Clinical Psychologist Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences Education and Training:

• Primary Children's Medical Center, Post-doctoral Fellowship
• California School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D. Psychology
• University of Minnesota, Pre-doctoral Internship

Areas of Expertise:

• Neuropsychological Assessment
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Genetic Disorders
• Adoption

 

Leslie Baer Cohen, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences Education and Training

• Yale Child Study Center, Pre and Post doctoral fellowships
• Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders Internship
• Miami University, PhD, Child Clinical Psychology
• Northwestern University, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

• Early childhood developmental testing and intervention
• Psychological assessment
• Learning Disabilities and ADHD
• School Consultation
• Autism spectrum disorders

Erin Caskey, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences

Education:

• Loyola University Chicago, Ph.D.
• Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A.
• Children’s Research Triangle, Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Pre-Doctoral Internship

Areas of Expertise:

• Psychological and Psychoeducational Assessment
• Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Group Therapy

Research:

• Resilience in Children and Adolescents
• School-Based Prevention and Intervention

Ashley Lambert, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Neuropsychologist Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences Education and Training:

• The Counseling Center of Nashua, 2 year Post-doctoral Fellow in Neuropsychology
• The Adler School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology
• Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Hospital, Pre-doctoral Internship
• Purdue University, MS, Neuroscience
• Knox College, BA, Biology/Psychology

Areas of Expertise:

• Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Assessment
• Specific learning disabilities, Intellectual disabilities
• Traumatic brain injury, ADHD
• Autism spectrum disorders, Nonverbal Learning Disorders

Research:

• Home based goal focused treatment of children with Autism spectrum disorders

Cesar Ochoa-Lubinoff, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.

Board-Certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, Pediatrics Head of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Rush Medical College, Medical Director of Rush Neurobehavioral Center Education and Training

• University of Illinois at Chicago, MPH
• University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Pediatric Residency
• Cayetano Heredia University-Lima, Peru, MD

Areas of Expertise

• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
• Comprehensive and multidiscplinary evaluation, treatment and psychopharmacology management of children with complex emotional-behavioral disorders, Autism disorders and other complex neurodevelopmental conditions

Research

• Rush Down Syndrome Research Program
• Clinical trials for Autism disorders and other neurodevelopmental disabilities
• National Autism Cohort Network SPARKS Study
• Development of an Autism program for children in China

Nicole Quintero, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences Education and Training

• University of Illinois at Chicago, Post-doctoral Fellow
• Syracuse University, Ph.D., School Psychology
• Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Predoctoral internship
• University of Florida, BS, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

• Psychological and Psychoeducational Assessment
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Early Childhood Developmental Testing and Intervention
• School Consultation

Cara Vaccarello, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist Nationally Certified School Psychologist Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences Education and Training:

• University of Illinois at Chicago, Post-doctoral Fellowship
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D. Educational Psychology
• The Hope Institute for Children and Families/ St. John’s Hospital, Pre-doctoral Internship
• Northwestern University, B.A., Psychology

Areas of Expertise:

• Psychological and Psychoeducational Assessment
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Specific learning disabilities, Intellectual disabilities
• School Consultation

Nadine Wengroff, M.S., A.P.N.

Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical Intake Evaluation Specialist Education and Training

• Rush University, MS, Childhood Adolescent Psychiatry
• University of Michigan, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

• Individual and family psychotherapy related to neurobehavioral disorders
• Social development groups