Bethany Hansen, PhD, BCBA-D
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Associate Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Bethany Hansen, PhD, BCBA-D, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Associate Director of the Department of Pediatric Feeding Disorders at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from South Dakota State University. She completed her Masters of Science degree from Oklahoma State University in Educational Psychology and later earned a Doctorate of Psychology in School Psychology from Oklahoma State University. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta, Georgia where she gained clinical experience in early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and the assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Marcus Autism Center under the mentorship of Dr. Alice Shillingsburg. Currently, she specializes in the assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders.
- PhD: Oklahoma State University, 2014.
- MS: Oklahoma State University, 2010.
- BS: South Dakota State University, 2009.
Specialty Certifications:
- Doctoral: Board Certified Behavior Analyst, 2014.
Hansen provides patient care services in the of Department of Pediatric Feeding Disorders at Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Clinic Location: Munroe-Meyer Institute
- Hansen, B. A., Phipps, L. E., Andersen, A.S. Schissel, M.E., & Shillingsburg, M.A. (2023). A Feasibility Study of Headsprout Reading Program in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Reading Delay. Journal of Behavioral Education.
- Hansen, B. A., Phipps, L. E., Drayton, A. K., Demchuk, N. C., Knight, R. M., & Elson, L. A. (2023). Motivating children with feeding disorders to self‐feed: An evaluation of using differential reinforcement and manipulation of establishing operations to increase self‐feeding. Behavioral Interventions, 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1967 - Guerrero, L. A., Engler, C. W., Hansen, B. A., & Piazza, C. C. (2022). On the validity of interpreting functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior using structured criteria. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(4), 1280-1293.
- Andersen, A. S., Hansen, B. A., & Peterson, K. M. (2021). An evaluation of trial-based functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10.1002/jaba.888. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.888 - Andersen, A. S., Hansen, B. A., Hathaway, K. L., & Elson, L. A. (2021). A Demonstration of Caregiver-Implemented Functional Analysis of Inappropriate Mealtime Behavior via Telehealth. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1-6.
- Hansen, B. A., & Andersen, A. S. (2020). Behavior-Analytic Treatment Progression for a Child With Tube Dependence: Reaching Age-Typical Feeding. Clinical Case Studies, 19(6), 403–417. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650120950525
- Shillingsburg, M. A., Frampton, S. E., Schenk, Y. A., Bartlett, B. L., Thompson, T. M., & Hansen, B. (2020). Evaluation of a Treatment Package to Increase Mean Length of Utterances for Children with Autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13(3), 659–673. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-020-00417-y
- Academic interventions with children with autism.
- Pediatric feeding disorders.
- Skill acquisition with children with autism.
- Outstanding Mentor of Graduate Students Award, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2023.
- Association for Behavior Analysis International.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
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