School of Behavioral Sciences and Education

Faculty:

Dr. Kimberly A. Schreck
Associate Professor of Psychology

Office Hours

Office: Harrisburg, W-311 Olmsted
Phone: (717) 948-6048 || E-mail: kas24@psu.edu

Academic Preparation

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Columbus Children's Hospital, Pediatric Psychology
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Major: Psychology; Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
M.A.,The Ohio State University Major: Psychology; Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
B.A.,Capital University, Major: Psychology

Selected Publications/Presentations

Schreck, K.A. & Mulick, J.A. (2000). Parent report of sleep problems in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30 (2), 127-135.
Schreck, K.A. (2000, May). Clinical, legal and ethical issues in behavioral treatment for autism. Panel Discussion presented at the 26th annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis, Washington DC.
Schreck, K.A. (2000). It can be done: An example of a Behavioral Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a child with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 15 (4), 279-300.
Schreck, K.A. (2001, March). Treating children’s sleep problems: Efficacy of behavioral interventions. Presentation presented at the 1st annual conference for Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis, Harrisburg, PA
Schreck, K. A. (2001, October). Effectiveness of behavioral treatments for children’s sleep disorders. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, HI.
Schreck, K.A. (2001). Behavioral treatments for sleep problems in autism: Empirically supported or just universally accepted? Behavioral Interventions, 16 (4), 265-278.
Schreck, K.A. (2002, May). Initiatives in ABA for Classroom Instruction for Children with Autism. Paper presented at the 28th Annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Toronto, Ontario
Schreck, K.A. (2002, July). Sleep Problems for Children with Autism. Invited Presentation at Progress Through Partnership: National Autism Conference and Pennsylvania Autism Institute, State College, PA.

Research Interests

Clinical application of learning-based treatments
Child Development
Applied Behavior Analysis in educational settings
Autism, mental retardation
Sleep Disorders

Biography

Dr. Schreck is a licensed psychologist and a board certified behavior analyst, specializing in autism and mental retardation/developmental disabilities. Her expertise also includes early intervention and childhood sleep disorders. The author of numerous scholarly articles, Dr. Schreck has written for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, and Behavioral Interventions. Since 1995, she has presented her research findings at mental health and psychological conventions worldwide, among them are the 26th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis in Washington, DC., the American Association of Mental Retardation in San Diego, CA, the 11th annual convention of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities in Seattle, WA, and the 1st annual conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis in Harrisburg, PA.

Consistently acknowledged for her scholarship, Dr. Schreck has received the AAMR Academy Dissertation Symposium Award, the Ohio Board of Regents Fellow Award, and the Nellie Patrick Schoonover Award for Outstanding Achievement in Psychology. Her most recent research includes a grant to study The Comparison of Eating Behavior Between Children With and Without Autism.