Abigail E. Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA | Munroe-Meyer Institute

Abigail E. Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA Psychology
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

Phone: 402-559-6408
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Professional Summary

Abigail E. Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She received her Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and her PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis at MMI, UNMC under the supervision of Dr. William Warzak. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at MMI that focused on clinical services in integrated primary care settings. Dr. Kennedy’s clinical and research interests include managing everyday early childhood problem behaviors, behavioral parent training, toileting training and elimination disorders, and sleep interventions. Lastly, Dr. Kennedy coordinates student placements for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) grant, which provides internships in integrated primary care settings.

Education

PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2018
MS, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL, 2013
BA, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 2003

Courses Taught

Ethics and Law for Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis

Research Interests and Project

Toilet training and elimination disorders
Parent and caregiver training
Nonexclusionary time-out

Selected Publications

Warzak, W. J., & Kennedy, A. E. (2020). Toileting. In The encyclopedia of child and adolescent development. Wiley.
O'Handley, R. D., Olmi, D. J., & Kennedy, A. (2019). Time-out procedures in school settings.In K. C. Radley & E. H. Dart (Eds.), Handbook of behavioral interventions in schools: Multi-tiered systems of support (p. 482–500). Oxford University Press.
Sanberg, S. A., Kuhn, B. R., & Kennedy, A. E. (2018). Outcomes of a behavioral intervention for sleep disturbances in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48, 1-28. doi:10.1007/s10803-018-3644-4.
Warzak, W. J., Kennedy, A. E., & Bond, K. (2017). Monitoring progress in toilet training. In J. Matson (Ed.), Clinicians Guide to Toilet Training, (pp. 105-117). Springer, Cham.
Velasquez, L. D., Cathcart, A., Kennedy, A., & Allen, K. D. (2016). The effect of warnings to timeout on child compliance to parental instructions. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 38, 225- 244.
Kennedy, A. E. & Warzak, W. J. (2015). Resolving enuresis: Factors affecting outcomes. In L V. Bernhardt (Ed.), Advances in Medicine and Biology, 89 (99-112). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Biomedical.