Sarah Connolly, PhD, BCBA-D, ABPP

integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD)Sarah Connolly, PhD, BCBA-D, ABPP
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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Sarah Connolly, PhD, BCBA-D, ABPP, is an Assistant Professor in the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Munroe-Meyer Institute. Dr. Connolly is also the Coordinator of the Building Relationships in Dyad and Group Environments (BRIDGE) program that provides group-based applied behavior analysis services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Dr. Connolly received her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in School Psychology at Ball State University, specializing in Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis, under the mentorship of Dr. Susan Wilczynski. She completed her APA-accredited internship and fellowship in psychology at the Marcus Autism Center and Emory University School of Medicine, under the supervision of Dr. Alice Shillingsburg. Prior to joining the MMI faculty, Dr. Connolly worked with individuals with autism and neurodevelopmental disorders across a range of settings including academic medical centers, residential and educational programs, and early intervention clinics. Her research and clinical interests include skill acquisition in children with ASD, teaching social skills in naturalistic environments, expanding communication skills using speech-generating devices, parent-mediated interventions, and early identification of ASD. Dr. Connolly provides both diagnostic and intervention services through iCASD and supervises pre-doctoral psychology interns at MMI through the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology. Dr. Connolly serves on the editorial board for Psychology in the Schools.

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