Allison “Alli” Morton, PhD

Psychology Department
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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Professional Summary

Allison “Alli” Morton, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Texas Tech University, completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Dr. Morton provides clinical services in an integrated behavioral health clinic at Dundee Pediatrics (Village Pointe Pediatrics). Her clinical and research interests center around the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices with children and adolescents, particularly in relation to trauma. Dr. Morton also has an active interest in promoting resilience following traumatic events and fostering use of positive parenting practices in primary care settings.

Specialty Certifications

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (in progress)
• DC: 0-5 Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood

Education

• PhD, Texas Tech University – Lubbock, TX, 2021
• MA, Texas Tech University – Lubbock, TX, 2018
• BA, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE, 2014

Teaching

• PSY 1300: General Psychology
• PSY 2306: Child and Adolescent Psychology
• PSY 5404: Graduate Level Practicum in Intelligence Testing (Teaching Assistant)

Research Interests and Projects

• Education and training in evidence-based assessment and treatment
• Trauma-informed interventions
• Increasing use of culturally humble practices

Professional Affiliations

• Nebraska Psychological Association (NPA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Division 37: Section on Child Maltreatment Member
  • Division 53: Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Member
  • Division 54: Society of Pediatric Psychology Member
• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

Awards

• Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship Award (2017-2020)
• ABCT Student SIG Poster Award (2017)
• Graduate Student Research Support Award (2016-2017)
• Outstanding Student Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2013)