Laura E. Phipps, PhD, BCBA-D, LMHP
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Department, UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute
Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Department, UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute
Licensed Mental Health Practitioner
Laura E. Phipps, PhD, BCBA-D, LMHP, is an Assistant Professor, Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Mental Health Practitioner in the Pediatric Feeding Department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute. 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. 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.
Information
- 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
Specialty Certifications:
- Doctoral: Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioner
Phipps provides patient care services in the Department of Pediatric Feeding Disorders at Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Clinic Locations
- 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
- Educational evaluation.
- Practicum in applied behavior analysis.
- Advancing food textures and pediatric feeding disorders.
- Food selectivity and autism.
- Social validity of medically necessary intervention.
- Texas Association of School Psychologists’ Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2016.
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award, 2015, 2016.
- Association for Behavior Analysis International.
- Nebraska Association for Applied Behavior Analysis.
- Speech Pathology Applied Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
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