Personal Overview

Dr. Katie Nicholson received her Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from Florida Institute of Technology and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her interests in behavior analysis include the conceptual analysis of behavior, assessment and treatment of children with developmental disabilities, staff training and performance management, systems analysis in human services settings, and social justice and persuasion. She has developed lines of research in teaching verbal operants, tacting private events, examining the efficiency of various trial arrangement procedures, use of technology to train staff, and building rapport with children. Dr. Nicholson has over 20 years of clinical experience in focused and comprehensive intensive behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other disorders (age 1-87) across a wide variety of settings (public school, private school, university-based clinic, hospital, community, home).