Munroe-Meyer Institute
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Allison Morton, PhD

Assistant Professor, MMI Department of Psychology
Licensed Psychologist

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Allison 'Alli' Morton, PhD

Allison “Alli” Morton, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute and a licensed psychologist in MMI's Department of Psychology. Morton earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Texas Tech University, completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Morton currently provides clinical services in an integrated behavioral health clinic. Her clinical and research interests center around the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices with children and adolescents, particularly in relation to trauma. Morton also has an active interest in promoting resilience following traumatic events and fostering use of positive parenting practices in primary care settings.

  • PhD: Texas Tech University, 2021.
  • MA: Texas Tech University, 2018.
  • BA: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2014

Specialty Certifications

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (in progress).
  • 0-5 Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood.

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

Clinic Locations

  • PSY 1300: General Psychology.
  • PSY 2306: Child and Adolescent Psychology.
  • PSY 5404: Graduate Level Practicum in Intelligence Testing (teaching assistant).
  • Education and training in evidence-based assessment and treatment.
  • Trauma-informed interventions.
  • Increasing use of culturally humble practices.
  • Nebraska Psychological Association.
  • American Psychological Association.
    • Division 37: Section on Child Maltreatment Member.
    • Division 53: Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Member.
    • Division 54: Society of Pediatric Psychology Member.
  • Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
  • Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship Award, 2017-2020.
  • ABCT Student SIG Poster Award, 2017.
  • Graduate Student Research Support Award, 2016-2017.
  • Outstanding Student Leadership Award Semi-Finalist, 2013.
Psychology Department

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

Clinic Appointments

Adolescent talking with therapist, by Gustavo Fring from Pexels.
Department Services

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