Dr. Elizabeth McKenney
Professor, Clinical Child and School Psychology Program Director
(e-mail)
Education: Ph.D., 2010
University of Florida
Specialization: School Psychology
Phone:
(618) 650-3430
Office:
AH-0119
About Dr. McKenney
Elizabeth McKenney is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at SIUE and a faculty member in the Clinical Child and School Psychology graduate program. She received her Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Florida in 2010.
Dr. McKenney's primary research interests are in effective school-based services for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), social justice in schools and in school psychology, and teacher and systems-wide consultation. Her work has been presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), the Global Implementation Conference (GIC), the International School Psychology Association, the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA), and the American Psychological Association (APA). Visit her ResearchGate page for more information.
Dr. McKenney is a member of the SIUE Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation campus center team, the director of the Comprehensive Autism Spectrum Evaluation Site (CASES) in the SIUE Attention and Behavior Clinic, and the clinical supervisor and site leader for the SIUE/ECUSD7 doctoral internship in school psychology in the Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium (ISPIC).
Dr. McKenney teaches graduate courses in psychological consultation, , ASD assessment and intervention, and professional issues in school psychology. She teaches undergraduate courses in multicultural psychology and applied behavior analysis.
Mentoring Expertise
Dr. McKenney is available to mentor students interested in services for students with ASD, social justice in schools, consultation, and those interested in graduate studies in school or clinical child psychology.
Representative Publications
- McKenney, E. L. W. (2021). School-based consultation and students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. New York, NY: Routledge.
- Truong, D., Tanaka, M. L., Cooper, J., Song, S. Y., Talapatra, D., Arora, P., Fenning, P. A., McKenney, E. L. W., Williams, S. Stratton-Gadke, K. K., Jimerson, S. R., Pandes-Carter, L., Hulac, D. M., García-Vazquez, E. (2021). School psychology unified call for deeper understanding, solidarity, and action to eradicate anti-AAPI racism and violence.
- Cleinmark P. D., Freeman, A. N. M., McKenney, E. L. W., Kehl, L.., Hupp, S. D. A., & Jewell, J. D. (2020). Social communication symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Predicting comorbid anxiety disorder. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38, 942 – 953. doi: 10.1177/0734282920930539
- McKenney, E. L. W., Newman, D. S., Faler, A., & Hill, K. L. (2019). Structured Peer Group Supervision of school consultation: A case study. The Clinical Supervisor, 38, 135 – 157. doi: 10.1080/07325223.2018.1561344
- McKenney, E. L. W., Page, V., Lakota, J., Niekra, N. & Thompson, S. J. (2019). Supporting integrity of Discrete Trial Teaching via tiered consultation: A pilot study. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 35, 54 - 74. doi: 10.1080/15377903.2018.1493555.
- McKenney, E. L. W., Mann, K. A., Brown, D. L., & Jewell, J. D. (2017). Addressing cultural responsiveness in consultation: An empirical Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 27, 289- 316. doi: 10.1080/10474412.2017.1287575
- Newman, D. S., McKenney, E. L., Silva, A. E., Clare, M., Salmon, D., & Jackson, S. (2017). A qualitative metasynthesis of consultation process research: What we know and where to go.Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 27, 13 – 51. doi: 1080/10474412.2015.1127164
- McKenney, E. L., Stachniak, C., Albright, J., Jewell, J. D., & Dorencz, J. M. (2016). Defining Success for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Social Academic Behavior in Secondary General Education Settings.Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 51(3), 318.
- McKenney, E. L., Dorencz, J., Bristol, R. M., & Hall, L. P. (2015). Publishing about autism spectrum disorder in six school psychology journals: 2002–2012.Psychology in the Schools, 52(3), 265-283.
- McKenney, E. L., & Bristol, R. M. (2015). Supporting intensive interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder: Performance feedback and discrete trial teaching.School Psychology Quarterly, 30(1), 8.
