- Senior Leadership
- Grant Leadership
- Faculty
- Care Coordination
- Caring for Champions
- Community Engagement
- Education and Child Development
- Family Care Enhancement Project
- Genetic Medicine
- integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Occupational Therapy
- Outpatient Clinic
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Recreational Therapy
- Research
- Severe Behavior
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory
Education and Child Development
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Professional Summary
Abbey has been a part of the Education and Child Development team since 2009. She has been in her current role as Project Director since 2017. In her position, she coordinates multiple projects, offers trainings, completes classroom observations, and conducts individual child assessments. Abbey has been in the field of education and human services for over 17 years. Her previous work experience includes working as a lead preschool teacher, serving as a social services coordinator for families, and she has also provided child and family therapy.
Specialty Certifications
- Infant CLASS Affiliate Trainer for Teachstone
- Mind in the Making Trainer for Teachers and Parents
- Pre-K CLASS Affiliate Trainer for Teachstone
- Pyramid Model Trainer
Licenses
- Provisional Mental Health Practitioner - State of Nebraska
Education
- MA, Masters of Counseling, Doane College, Crete, NE, 2009
- BA, Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, 2006
Research Interests and Projects
- Infant and Toddler Development
- Executive Functioning
- Mindfulness and Mastery Training
Professional Affiliations
- American Evaluation Association
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Senior Leadership
- Grant Leadership
- Faculty
- Care Coordination
- Caring for Champions
- Community Engagement
- Education and Child Development
- Family Care Enhancement Project
- Genetic Medicine
- integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Occupational Therapy
- Outpatient Clinic
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Recreational Therapy
- Research
- Severe Behavior
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory