Department of Psychology

Jennifer Gillis Jennifer Gillis received her graduate training from Binghamton University (State University of New York). She completed a clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Brown University Training Consortium, Brown Medical School. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Psychology. Dr. Gillis is a licensed clinical psychologist and a certified behavior analyst. Dr. Gillis's research falls within the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Broadly, her research examines the psychopathology of ASD, the adaptation of cognitive-behavioral therapies for children with ASD, and family systems issues associated with this population.

Dr. Gillis is the clinical supervisor of the Developmental Disabilities Clinic and the First Steps Assessment Clinic at the Auburn University Psychological Services Center, which provide assessment and intervention services for children and adolescents with ASD and their families throughout the year.

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• 1999, B.A., Psychology, Binghamton University (State University of New York)
• 2002, M.A., Psychology, Binghamton University (State University of New York)
• 2006, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Binghamton University (State University of New York)

• Gillis, J.M., Hammond Natof, T., Lockshin, S.B., & Romanczyk, R.G. (in press). Fear of medical procedures in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Prevalence and intervention effectiveness. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.
• Gillis, J. M., & Butler, R. C. (2007). Social skills interventions for preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A description of single-subject design studies. Journal of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, 4, 532-547.
• Romanczyk, R.G. & Gillis, J.M. (2006). Autism & the Physiology of Stress and Anxiety. In Stress and Autism. Grace Baron, Gerry Groden, June Groden, & Lew Lipsitt, (Eds). Hillsdale, N.J.: Earlbaum Publishing.
• Romanczyk, R.G., Gillis, J.M., Noyes-Grosser, D.M., Holland, J.P., Holland C.L., Lyons, D. (2005). New York State Clinical Practice Guidelines II: Clinical Clues, Developmental Milestones, and Early Identification/Assessment of Children with Disabilities: Practical Applications and Conceptual Considerations. Infants and Young Children.

• PSYC3500, Applied Behavior Analysis
• PSYC5020, Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
• PSYC6960, Autism Spectrum Disorder
• PSYC8400, Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
• PSYC8430, Conceptualization and Treatment of Child Psychopathology
• PSYC8910, Clinical Practicum