NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, 07/2006 PsyD in Clinical Psychology with specialized training in neuropsychology and school psychology

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1 EDUCATION Kara K. Lyons, PsyD licensed psychologist - clinical neuropsychology 2233 north commerce parkway, suite 3 weston, florida drlyons@nbiweston.com NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, 07/2006 PsyD in Clinical Psychology with specialized training in neuropsychology and school psychology NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, 04/2003 MS in Clinical Psychology UNIVERISTY OF FLORIDA, 05/2001 BS Major: Psychology; Minor: Education CLINICAL LICENSURE AND CURRENT POSITIONS 2009 Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Florida PY Present 2012-Present 2012-Present DIRECTOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, NeuroBehavioral Institute of Weston. Responsible for overall program development, coordination of children's outpatient testing services, clinical and administrative supervision, as well as provision of developmental, psychodiagnostic, psychoeducational, and neuropsychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. CONSULTANT, J. Olson Consulting. Responsible for training individuals on the ADOS and ADI for use in research and clinical trials. CONSULTANT, Nova Southeastern University. Responsible for confirming diagnoses of participants in two grant-funded studies examining vision testing, spectacle wear, and yoked prism prescribing in patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder. SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION 2010 Postdoctoral Coursework: Neuroanatomy and Brain Cutting. Helen M. Bramlett, PhD; University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery Postdoctoral Coursework: Foundations of Neuropsychology. Bonnie Levin, PhD; University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Neurology Attained research levels of reliability on the following Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and phenotyping measures: Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

2 2006, 2008, Autism Diagnostic Observation System. Jennifer Olsen, PsyD; Presented at the & 2009 University of Miami & 2009 Autism Diagnostic Inventory, Revised (ADI-R). Jennifer Olsen, PsyD; Presented at the University of Miami. July 2008 Autism Diagnostic Observation System Toddler Module (ADOS-T). Susan Risi, PhD; University of Michigan Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Years-Olds. Wendy Stone, PhD; Vanderbilt University. PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, Arnold Palmer Children s Hospital s Pediatric Specialty Practice. Conducted neuropsychological evaluations assessing known or suspected brain dysfunction in children and adolescents in inpatient and outpatient settings. Summer 2012 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTANT. Conducted a neuropsychological evaluation in a federal case involving allegations of child pornography in an individual with Autism LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, University of Miami. Responsible for scientific coordination of all clinical aspects of nine inter-related projects funded by the NIH and Autism Speaks focusing on young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Primary responsibilities included conducting psychometric and diagnostic testing as well as structured diagnostic interviews to determine diagnosis. Trained staff and students in assessment strategies, supervised clinical work and report writing, and provided mentoring regarding research and professional development. Consulted with community programs to increase awareness of early indicators of ASDs. Fall 2011 Spring 2007 Fall 2006 Fall 2006 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTANT, Conducted a neuropsychological evaluation for a class action suit involving carbon monoxide exposure. ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN, Gabrielle Berryer, Ph.D. Conducted psychological and psychoeducational evaluations to children and adults for a private practitioner to supplement professional training. ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN, Broward Psychological Associates. Administered psychological and neuropsychological evaluations to children and adults to determine overall cognitive functioning for medical, vocational, and academic disciplines. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CONSTULANT, Conducted a neuropsychological evaluation under the supervision of G. Moscoso Berryer, Ph.D to facilitate proper sentencing following proceedings of a federal international fraud case. K. LYONS Page 2 of 9

3 ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN, Jacqueline C. Valdes, Ph.D., P.A. Completed neuropsychological assessments for children and adults with suspected neurological impairment in a private practice setting. Referred clientele included medical, legal, and academic consults. Supplementary experiences included participation in a multidisciplinary preventative program for infants and toddlers at Joe DiMaggio's Children's Hospital Developmental Clinic as well as complementary training at Memorial Regional Hospital s Memory Disorder Clinic to assess individuals who exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN, Gabrielle Berryer, PhD. Evaluated a diverse population presenting with a variety of disorders for the purpose of determining eligibility for Social Security Disability Income. Assessment measures included a mental status examination as well as intelligence, achievement, projective, and objective tests. Spring 2004 ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN, Neuropsychology Assessment Center. Administered neuropsychological evaluations to children with suspected neurological dysfunction TELEPHONE COUNSELOR AND TRAINER, Alachua County Crisis Center. Stabilized clientele presenting with a variety of disorders, who were unable to effectively cope with crises. Other duties included answering North Florida Suicide Hotline, Rumor Control, and United Way Information and Referral, assisting with after-hours emergency mental health services and victim advocacy, and supervision of trainees. POST-DOCTORAL SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL RESIDENT, Patrick W. Gorman, PsyD, ABPP. Conducted comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations assessing the cognitive and behavioral affects of known or suspected brain dysfunction with standardized measures of intellectual, academic, neurocognitive, and emotional functioning. Referred clientele included children and adults from a variety of medical, legal, and academic consults AUTISM PROGRAM SPECIALIST, Peter Mundy, PhD and Daniel Messinger, PhD, University of Miami. Responsible for scientific coordination of four inter-related grant-funded projects. Conducted diagnostic evaluations of cognitive and developmental functioning, determined the presence of Autistic symptomatology, and measured emotional development of infants and young children. Professional activities comprise supervision of clinical aspects of the projects, including: participant screening; supervision of graduate and undergraduate research assistants; and data collection and analysis. Work collaboratively with other research scientists in the development of grant submissions, manuscripts for publication, and presentations of research at conferences and workshops. K. LYONS Page 3 of 9

4 PREDOCTORAL TRAINING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY INTERN, Lewisville Independent School District/Our Children s House at Baylor University Medical Center. Delivered neuropsychological services to children, families, and school personnel. Additional specialized training in neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation, and intervention programming for children experiencing acute traumatic brain injury, various syndromes, and anoxic insults at Our Children s House PRACTICUM STUDENT, Neuroscience & Behavioral Medicine, Miami Children s Hospital. Provided neuropsychological services for in- and out-patient consults to determine brain dysfunction, assist in differential diagnosis, obtain baseline levels to monitor change over time, and assist in developing remedial intervention strategies. Additional experiences included weekly multi-disciplinary surgical conference presentations PRACTICUM STUDENT, Center for Group Counseling. Delivered psychological services, including Social Skills groups for children, couples therapy groups, adult therapy groups, caregivers support groups, and Alzheimer support groups, as well as psychological assessments across the lifespan. Supplementary activities included stabilizing clientele who were unable to effectively cope with crises, performing behavioral observations and teacher consultation for children in Head Start, and receiving extensive training in humanistic, client-centered approach to group therapy PRACTICUM STUDENT, Children and Family Consortium at Easter Seals. Supplied psychological services to children in school and outpatient settings. Therapeutic experiences included behavioral observations, individual therapy sessions, social skills training, parent training, teacher consultation, and psychological evaluations. Further training consisted of the administration and interpretation of a full battery of psychoeducational measures for Broward County School System. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, School Psychology Program, Nova Southeastern University. Facilitated the development and implementation of the Specialist Program in School Psychology by developing DOE and NASP program certification documentation as well as organizing faculty interviews, interviewing and selecting prospective students, and producing the program application, brochures. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE CONSULTANT, Nova Southeastern University. Responsible for confirming diagnoses of participants in a grant funded study investigating the relationship between convergence disorder and sensory processing patterns. K. LYONS Page 4 of 9

5 CONSULTANT, Florida International University. Conducted reliability administration and coding of the ADOS to determine group status of participants in a grant funded study examining attention and social orienting in children ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN, Florida Hospital. Conducted neuropsychological evaluations of adult patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus to investigate cognitive functioning pre- and post- lumbar drain and shunt placement ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN, University of Miami. Conducted assessments with adolescents diagnosed with High Functioning Autism to investigate cognitive and adaptive functioning profiles in this population PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR, University of Miami. Investigated implications of cognitive, language, adaptive, and social factors as well as diagnostic stability within children at-risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders AUTISM RESEARCH COORDINATOR, Department of Psychology, University of Miami. Research endeavors included examining the broad autism phenotype, effective intervention, maternal sensitivity, correlates of language development, and attention factors related to young children. Professional activities comprised coordination and supervision of all research aspects of the projects, including: participant recruitment and retention; preparation of IRB materials and project reports; and data collection, management, and analysis RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Alex Alexander, PhD, Lewisville Independent School District. Co-facilitated data collection and analysis in an investigation of the relationship between executive functions and emotional functioning in schoolaged children receiving special education services RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Charles Golden, PhD, Neuropsychology Assessment Center, Nova Southeastern University. Administered neuropsychological evaluations to evaluate normal variation within the geriatric population RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Charles Golden, PhD, Neuropsychology Assessment Center, Nova Southeastern University. Reviewed and summarized literature discussing the Thematic Apperception Test to assist in the development of a more culturally acceptable measure RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Jacqueline C. Valdes, Ph.D., Joe DiMaggio's Children's Hospital Developmental Clinic. Facilitated data collection for a grant funded project evaluating the effects of prematurity on cognitive development by conducting clinical interviews, administering the Mullen Scales of Early Learning, and evaluating neurodevelopmental factors in an infant population PRINICIPLE INVESTIGATOR, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University. Reviewed and analyzed longitudinal data of children who were admitted into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at birth to determine the impact of birth weight and gestational age on their future cognitive development. K. LYONS Page 5 of 9

6 REARCH ASSISTANT to William J. Burns, PhD, Nova Southeastern University. Conducted a comprehensive literature review regarding medical factors that influence neurodevelopment. Further responsibility included data entry of neurodevelopmental factors and prematurity of children admitted into a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Ruby Natale, PhD and Susan Gold, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Miami. Participated in a collaborative, grant funded investigation by the United Way of Miami-Dade County and the University of Miami to examine the effectiveness of the Success by Six Program implemented in the Young Women s Christian Association of Greater Miami Gerry Sweet Child Care Center. Administered the Mullen Scales of Early Learning to evaluate effects of environmental enhancements on the cognitive development of infants to pre-school aged children RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Sarah Valley-Gray, PsyD, The Family Center, Nova Southeastern University. Administered the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities to preschool children in a project investigating the correlation between ability scores and teachers identification of developmental delays RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Sheila M. Eyberg, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Florida. Supported an investigation of low-income families enrolled in the Alachua County Headstart Program utilizing a variety of instructional and educational activities teaching Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Specific responsibilities included telephone and individual assessments of participating families, interview transcription, and data management. GRANT FUNDING PRINCIPLE INVESITGATOR, Marino Autism Research Institute, Diagnostic Stability and the Implications of Cognitive, Language, Adaptive and Social Factors in At-Risk Siblings. This proposal aimed to examine implications of cognitive, language, adaptive, and social factors as well as diagnostic stability within an at-risk population ($10, 000, 12/ /2008). EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Summer 2008 INVITED REVIEWER; Autism Speaks Family Services Community Grants. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Baker, J. K., Messinger, D.S., Lyons, K.K., & Grantz, C.J. (2010). A pilot study of maternal sensitivity in the context of emergent autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Lyons, K. K., Schmid, A., & Gorman, P. (2010). Utility of the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Poster to be presented at the 2011 International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Meeting. K. LYONS Page 6 of 9

7 Baker, J. K., Messinger, D.S., Ekas, N.V., Lyons, K.K., & Grantz, C.J. (2010). Mother-toddler interaction in the context of emergent autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. In J. Baker & N. Ekas (Chairs), Parent-child interaction and the emergence of developmental disorders. Symposium accepted to the 43rd Annual Gatlinburg Conference, Annapolis, MD. Grantz, C., Lyons, K.K., Celimli, S., Yoder, P., Stone, W., Carter, A., & Messinger, D. (2009). Early Communication Correlates of Language Development and Autism Symptomatology in Toddlers at-risk for ASD. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). Celimli, S., Lyons, K.K., Grantz, C., Yoder, P., Stone, W., Carter, A., & Messinger, D. (2009). Parenting Stress as a Moderator of the Association Between Observed ASD Symptomatology and Related Parent-Reported Child Behaviors. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). Baker J. K., Messinger, D.S., Ekas, N.V., Lyons K.K., & Grantz, C.J. (2010, March). Mother-toddler interaction in the context of emergent autism. In J. Baker & N. Ekas (Chairs), Parent-child interaction and the emergence of developmental disorders. Symposium presented to the 43rd Annual Gatlinburg Conference, Annapolis, MD. Messinger, D., Ibanez, L., Cohn, J., Mahoor, M., Haltigan, JD, Kelley, K.M., & Baker, J. (2009). University of Miami Sibling Study Measuring Infant Learning and Emotion. Presentation to the annual meeting of the NIH/Autism Speaks Baby Sibs Research Consortium, Miami Beach, FL. Haltigan, J.D., McDonald, N., Messinger, D.S., & Kelley, K.M. (2008). Empathic Responding and Attachment Security in Young Children At-Risk for an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). London, UK. Messinger, D. Cassel, T., Ibanez, L. Haltigan, J.D., Acosta, S. & Kelley, K.M. (2008). Emotion, Attention, and Joint Attention in Infants at Risk for Autism. Symposium at the International Meeting for Autism Research, May 15-17, 2008, London. Kelley, K.M., Ibanez, L., Haltigan, J.D., Acosta, S., McDonald, N., Grantz, C., Brewster, R., & Messinger, D. (2008). Sibling Studies Measuring Infant Learning and Emotion: A Longitudinal Study of Infants At-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Mahoor, M.H., Messinger, D., Kimijima M., Brewster R., Kelley, K.M., & Cohn, J.F. (2008). Automatic Measurement of Smile Intensity. Paper presented at the Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Messinger, D., Cassel, T., Ibanez, L. Haltigan, J.D., Acosta, S. & Kelley, K.M. (2007) Early Attention Shifting and Joint Attention Deficits in Infants at Risk for Autism. Symposium at the International Society on Infant Studies, March 27-29, 2008, Vancouver, Canada. K. LYONS Page 7 of 9

8 Alexander, A. I., Pedersen, L., Kelley, K.M., Novales, B.D., & Team, R. The Relationship Between Everyday Executive Functions and Adaptive Behavior. Oral presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, August 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Division 40: Blue Ribbon Recipient) Kelley, K.M., Most, M., Burns, W.J., & Valdes, J.C. The Impact of Birthweight and Gestational Age on Future Cognitive Development. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, August 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii. COMMUNITY RESEARCH DISSEMINATION AND SERVICE Fall 2011 FEATURED SPEAKER, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Neuropsychological Perspectives of Autism Spectrum Disorders Spring 2010 FEATURED SPEAKER, University of Miami, Special Topics in Psychology Course: Autism INVITED BOARD MEMBER, YMCA Young Children's Advocacy Center, Broward County Spring 2010 MEMBER, Young Children with Special Needs Council, Miami- Dade Fall 2009 INVITED FACILITATOR, Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism, National Town Hall Meeting Fall 2008 FEATURED SPEAKER, University of Miami, Psy Chi Research Panel. Summer 2008 FEATURED SPEAKER. Miami Children s Hospital Early Intervention Services. Spring 2008 INVITED PRESENTATION, Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Meeting for Investigators Spring 2008 INVITED PRESENTATION. University of Miami hosted Community Psychologist s Supervision and Continuing Education Group Fall 2007 INVITED PRESENTATION. University of Miami hosted Community Psychologist s Supervision and Continuing Education Group Summer 2007 FEATURED SPEAKER. Miami Children s Hospital Early Intervention Services. Spring 2007 FEATURED SPEAKER. Palm Beach Walk for Autism Research Kick-off Luncheon. Autism Speaks. TEACHING AND SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISOR, University of Miami Spring Introduction to Research Projects STAFF SUPERVISOR, University of Miami Fall Juan Artigas, Ryan Brewster, Claudia Cardona, Whitney Gealy, Silviana Guerra, Maria Kimijima, Graduate Students PROFESSOR, University of Miami Fall 2008 Child and Adolescent Development TEACHING ASSISTANT, Nova Southeastern University. Spring 2004 Assessment of Young Children: Birth to 5 Years Spring 2003 Psychoeducational Assessment Fall 2003 Counseling Theories and Techniques Fall 2002 Assessment: Intelligence Testing K. LYONS Page 8 of 9

9 HONORS AND AWARDS 2006 American Psychological Association Division 40 Blue Ribbon Award Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Recipient Florida Merit Scholars PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Florida Psychological Association (FPA) American Psychological Association (Div. 40) International Neuropsychological Society (INS) National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD) REFERENCES Available upon request K. LYONS Page 9 of 9