Kristina Patel, PsyD, BCBA

Psychologist

Kristina S. Patel, PsyD, BCBA, earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University. She completed her predoctoral internship in the Feeding Program at Marcus Autism Center through Emory University’s Department of Pediatrics. She completed her postdoctoral residency at the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development at Nova Southeastern University with an emphasis on the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders and parent training to address challenging behaviors. Dr. Patel has specialized in providing evidence-based behavioral assessment, intervention and caregiver training to families of children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and behavioral difficulties.

Dr. Patel is a licensed psychologist in the state of Georgia and a board-certified behavior analyst. As a psychologist for the Feeding Program at Marcus Autism Center, Dr. Patel conducts multidisciplinary feeding evaluations and provides behavioral intervention in the outpatient and day treatment feeding programs.