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THE APPLICATION FOR THE 2021–2022 THERAPY PRACTICUM PROGRAM IS OPEN

To submit an application for the THERAPY training program please Click Here. For more information about our practicum program including our diagnostic and advanced assessment practicums and for instructions on how to apply please click here.

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VIRTUAL PARENTING AND SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS

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Research Staff

Click on the names below to read their biographies:

Nicole Russo‐Ponsaran, Ph.D.

Clark McKown, Ph.D.

Tina Greico‐Calub, Ph.D., CCC‐A

Ashley Karls, B.A.

Jason K. Johnson, B.A.

 

 


Nicole Russo‐Ponsaran, Ph.D.

Research Director, RNBC

Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences


Education and Training

  • Northwestern University, Ph.D., Neuroscience
  • Loyola University Chicago, B.S., Biology
  • Certified research reliable in administration of the Autism Diagnostic Interview‐Revised, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), and ADOS‐2

Areas of Expertise

  • Autism spectrum disorders, fragile X syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and language‐based learning problems
  • Bilingualism, English language learners, and SEL
  • Neurophysiology, speech‐evoked auditory brainstem response
  • Nonverbal awareness, prosody, facial affect
  • Social information processing

Research Interests

  • Improving objective assessment of functioning for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
  • Direct assessment of social‐emotional learning skills and self‐regulation in typically‐developing and clinical pediatric populations
  • Evaluation of intervention efficacy and the development of new treatment programs

 


Clark McKown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences


Education and Training

  • University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Psychology
  • Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Predoctoral internship
  • Yale University, B.A., Psychology

Areas of Expertise

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

Research Interests

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

 


Tina Grieco‐Calub, Ph.D., CCC‐A

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • Northwestern University, Ph.D., Neuroscience
  • Vanderbilt University, M.S., Hearing and Speech Sciences
  • Marywood University, B.S., Communication Sciences & Disorders

Areas of Expertise

  • Auditory neuroscience
  • Clinical audiology
  • Implantable hearing devices, cochlear implants
  • Speech perception and word recognition

Research Interests

  • Effects of childhood hearing loss on language, literacy, and cognitive development
  • Effects of background noise on spoken language processing and learning
  • Visual attention during face‐to‐face communication
  • Audiovisual speech perception

 


Ashley Karls, B.A.

Research Study Coordinator I

 


Education and Training

  • National University, B.A. in Business Management, Minor in Psychology

Research Interests

  • Social‐emotional and executive functioning skills and deficits
  • Assessment and treatment of social deficits in children
  • Emotional regulation and self‐perception

 


In memory of Jason Johnson, B.A.

Research Study Supervisor (2008–2016)


Education and Training

  • Monmouth College, B.A., Biology and Chemistry

Research Interests

  • Development of assessment tools to identify children and adolescents at risk for social‐ emotional difficulties
  • Direct assessment of social‐emotional learning skills and self‐regulation in typically‐developing and clinical pediatric populations
  • Evaluation of intervention efficacy and the development of new treatment programs, specifically facial emotion recognition
  • Sociometrics and Peer rejection

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