Karen Lionello-DeNolf, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director of Applied Behavior Analysis

508-767-7498 Kennedy Memorial Hall - Room 138

Dr. Lionello-DeNolf is interested in how different environmental variables impact behavior and how understanding those variables can contribute to solving social problems. Her research interests are in the areas of experimental and applied behavior analysis, autism spectrum disorder, developmental disabilities, and relational learning. She investigates these areas in both laboratory and real-world settings. Dr. Lionello-DeNolf is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and an experimental psychologist. She is the program director for the Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis program at Assumption.

Education Background

Ph.D., Purdue University, Experimental Psychology, 2001
M.S., Purdue University, Experimental Psychology, 1997
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, Psychology, 1995

Courses Taught

PSY 253 Psychology of Learning

PSY 383 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder

ABA 501 Measurement and Research Methods in Behavior Analysis

ABA 605 Experimental Analysis of Behavior

ABA 800 – 803 Thesis in ABA