Dr. Korrie Allen received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and her Psy.D. in School Psychology from St. John’s University. She is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School and on the professional staff at the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. She is a licensed Psychologist and certified School Psychologist. Allen received a 2006 Early Career Research Award from the Society for the Study of School Psychology and has successfully completed several research projects funded by agencies such as the Commonwealth Health Research Board, U.S. Department of Education, Governor’s Office of Substance Abuse Prevention and the Society for School Psychology Research. She is extensively involved in applied research that focuses on children with severe behavior problems. Her recent studies evaluated the impact of parent-child interaction training to address aggressive and oppositional behaviors among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is also working with public schools to implement a risk reduction model to improve behavioral and academic outcomes for high risk students.