Munroe-Meyer Institute
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Abigail E. Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA

Assistant Professor, MMI Department of Psychology
Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

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Abigail E. Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA

Abigail E. Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA, is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute. Kennedy currently coordinates student placements for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training grant, which provides internships in integrated primary care settings.

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.

Kennedy’s clinical and research interests include managing everyday early childhood problem behaviors, behavioral parent training, toileting training and elimination disorders, and sleep interventions.

  • PhD: University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2018.
  • MS: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2013.
  • BA: Grinnell College, 2003.

Kennedy provides patient care services at UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Psychology.

Clinic Location: Munroe-Meyer Institute

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.
  • Ethics and Law for Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis.
  • Nonexclusionary time-out.
  • Parent and caregiver training.
  • Toilet training and elimination disorders.
Psychology Department

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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