Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Phone: 402-559-5306
Email
Professional Summary
Laura E. Phipps PhD, BCBA-D, LMHP is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI). She received her Education Specialist degree in School Psychology from Baylor University and completed her practicum and internship conducting psychoeducational evaluations and providing behavior consultation in the school setting. She received her PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis from UNMC MMI under the supervision of Dr. Kathryn Peterson. Dr. Phipps completed her pre-doctoral practicum, pre-doctoral internship, and post-doctoral fellowship at UNMC MMI specializing in the multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. She currently provides behavioral services to children with feeding difficulties and supervises students studying applied behavior analysis in both clinical and research settings.
Specialty Certifications
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral Level
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioner
Education
- PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Medical Sciences Interdepartmental Area, 2021
- EdS, Baylor University, School of Education, 2017
- BS, James Madison University, College of Health and Behavioral Studies, 2013
Teaching
- Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Educational Evaluation
Special/Research Interests and Projects
- Social Validity of Medically Necessary Intervention
- Food Selectivity and Autism
- Advancing Food Textures and PFD
Publications on PubMed
Selected Publications (within the last 5 years)
- Phipps, L. E., Haney, S., Zeleny, J., Andersen, A., Peterson, K.N., Orloski, S. (2022) Using applied behavior analysis to teach tongue lateralization skills to children with pediatric feeding disorders. Clinical Case Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/15346501221092112
- Phipps, L. E., Peterson, K. M., Piazza, C.C. (2022). Indices of happiness and unhappiness during treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. Journal of Behavioral Interventions. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1863
- Phipps, L., Robinson, E.L. & Grebe, S. (2020). An evaluation of strategic incremental rehearsal on sight word acquisition among students with specific learning disabilities in reading. Journal of Behavioral Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-020-09398-y
Professional Affiliations
- International Association for Applied Behavior Analysis
- Nebraska Association for Applied Behavior Analysis
- Speech Pathology Applied Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group (SPABA)
Awards
- Texas Association of School Psychologists’ Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2016)
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award (2015, 2016)