Dr. Kimberly Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert, an Assistant Professor at Hofstra University with primary responsibility in the Psy.D. Program in Combined School and Community Psychology, has been a faculty member in the Psychology Department since 2004. She is the Director of the Diagnostic and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders, a specialty clinic of the Psychological Evaluation and Research Center at Hofstra University. Currently, she supervises doctoral students in the techniques of Applied Behavior Analysis as well as in objective diagnostic assessments, such as the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), for diagnosis along the Autism Disorder Spectrum. Dr. Gilbert is a NYS licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified School Psychologist. Additionally, she serves as a Behavioral Consultant with the Greenwich Autism Program in Connecticut and conducts functional behavioral assessments, develops functional behavioral plans, and provides supervision for various home programs utilizing techniques, such as Applied Behavior Analysis.
Dr. Gilbert’s expertise is in the area of developmental disabilities, particularly Autism Spectrum Disorders, and special needs assessment. Her current research interests include exploration of the phenotypic expression of children along the Autism Spectrum to further delineate early onset predictive behaviors of Autism Spectrum Disorder. She has explored the efficacy of behavior and language interventions for children with special needs within various National Institute of Mental Health grants at Vanderbilt University. Additionally, her research interests include prelinguistic interventions, social skills training, behavior and language interventions, parent training and stress management.
Dr. Gilbert teaches doctoral courses in Psychopathology of the Emotionally Disturbed Child, Advanced Development, Exceptional Child, and Cognition and Perception, as well as undergraduate courses in Child Development, Developmental Research Seminar, and Clinical Research Seminar. She currently supervises doctoral dissertation students in the Psy.D. Program, and serves on numerous dissertation committees.
Dr. Gilbert has presented her work at annual meetings of the American Psychology Association, and her research has been published in the Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. Her professional affiliations include the American Psychological Association and the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy.