Eileen McKeating, Ph.D. joined the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health as a Research Assistant in 2014. She is responsible for the research and program evaluation for the Center’s many grant initiatives. In addition, she teaches graduate courses for the Department of Teaching and Learning and provides professional development on autism, social-emotional development, and related topics.
Prior to joining the team at MSU, Eileen was the Evaluation Manager at Early Childhood Partnerships, a community-based consultation, training, technical assistance and research collaborative at the Office of Child Development of the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Special Education with an Early Intervention Specialization and a Master of Science degree in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.