Devereux’s Professional Psychology Internship Training Program has a highly qualified and experienced training faculty, all of whom thoroughly enjoy the training mission.
Dr. Jenny Nielsen is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Nielsen oversees Devereux Pennsylvania’s Short-Term Autism Intensive Residential Services (STAIRS) program designed to serve individuals on the autism spectrum with severe challenging behaviors. As Clinical Director at Devereux CIDDS, she leads a team of psychologists and BCBAs in delivering residential treatment services to individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities using applied behavioral analysis.
The
Ohio State University – Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The
Ohio State University – M.A. in Clinical Psychology; Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities
Franklin
and Marshall College –B.A. in
Psychology and Neuroscience
Publications and Presentations
Harris,
T., Musunuri, S., Nielsen, J., and Albertson, C. (2015). The Use of Individualized Positive Behavior Support Processes to Treat
Serious Behaviors in Children and Adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Presented at AACAP, San Antonio, Texas.
Awards, Honors and Organizations
Member, Devereux Autism Affinity Group / National Autism Committee
Member, Devereux Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Autism Leadership Committee
Member, Devereux National BCBA Committee
Member, Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis (PennABA)
Jenny Nielsen, Ph.D., BCBA-D
