Shannon Kay, MA, PhD, BCBA-D

Department of Pediatrics
Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Division Chief, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• May Institute, West Springfield/Norwood, MA   
  • Post-Doctoral Internship, Children with Severe Developmental Disabilities (2003)
  • Pre-Doctoral Internship, Adults and Children with Developmental Disabilities (2002)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
  Ph.D., Psychology (1999-2003)
• Connecticut College, New London, CT
  M.A., Psychology (1997-1999)
• The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
  B.A., Psychology (1993-1996)

Scholarly Foci

• Autism
• Developmental Disabilities
• Behavior Analysis
• Interventions for language development and problem behaviors
• Reading and Phonological Awareness

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Kay's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy
  • Member (2002-present)
• American Psychological Association
  • Member (1999-present)
• Association for Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Member (1999-present)
• National Association of School Psychologists
  • Member (1999-present)

Contact Information

Department of Pediatrics
50 Wason Ave.
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-KIDS (5437)

(Updated February 2022)