Sarah Connolly, PhD, BCBA-D, ABPP, LBA

Assistant Professor, MMI integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
BRIDGE Program Coordinator, MMI iCASD
Licensed Psychologist
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Board Certified Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist

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Phone: 402-552-4056

Sarah Connolly, PhD, BCBA-D, ABPP, LBA is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute. Connolly also is a licensed psychologist, board certified behavior analyst and board certified clinical child and adolescent psychologist in MMI's integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Connolly currently serves as the coordinator of the Building Relationships in Dyad and Group Environments program, more commonly known by it's acronym BRIDGE, that provides group-based applied behavior analysis services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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 American Psychological Association-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, 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 autism spectrum disorder, teaching social skills in naturalistic environments, expanding communication skills using speech-generating devices, parent-mediated interventions and early identification of autism spectrum disorder. Connolly provides both diagnostic and intervention services through the iCASD and supervises predoctoral psychology interns at MMI through the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology. Additionally, Connolly serves on the editorial board for Psychology in the Schools.