Michelle L Spader, PsyD

Michelle Spader, PsyD is a Clinical Psychologist at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Child Development Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. Dr. Spader specializes in psychological assessment and behavioral interventions for children with developmental disabilities such as Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and Intellectual Disabilities. Behavior interventions include disruptive behaviors, feeding difficulties, toileting delays, and sleep problems. She provides psychological services in the hospital's Down Syndrome Clinic and Bowel Management Clinic. Dr. Spader is a preceptor to interns at the Child Development Center.

Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English

Research Funding*:

• Evaluate effectiveness of constipation guidelines for children with autism spectrum disorders

Undergraduate School

• Ashland University
  Date Completed: 12/31/2001

Internship

• The Children's Hospital-Denver
  Date Completed: 06/15/2007

Graduate School

• Wright State University
  Date Completed: 09/17/2007

Fellowship

• Nationwide Children's Hospital, Child Development Center
  Date Completed: 07/31/2009

Certification Program

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst
  Date Completed: 09/10/2012

Department:

• Child Development Center

Section:

• Behavioral Health Services

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 06/10/2010

• Baum RA, Nash PL, Foster JE, Spader M, Ratliff-Schaub K, Coury DL. "Primary care of children and adolescents with down syndrome: an update." Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2008 Sep;38(8):241-61. PubMed ID: 18722332

• Member, Applied Behavior Analysis-Ohio
• Member, Ohio Psychological Association
• Member, American Psychological Association, Division 33-Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities