Christian Klepper, PsyD

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

402-559-6408
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Professional Summary

Christian Klepper, PsyD is a licensed psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation. She received her PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia. She completed her internship and post-doctoral training at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. Dr. Klepper is the Project Coordinator for the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program and serves as Training Faculty for the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. She provides clinical services to children, adolescents and families in an integrated behavioral health clinic at Children’s Physicians Creighton.

Her clinical and research interests include integrating behavioral health into primary care, improving access to care, anticipatory guidance, behavioral health screening in primary care, psychological flexibility and education and training in integrated primary care. Dr. Klepper participates in research regarding service delivery and access to care in primary care. Dr. Klepper teaches high school students in UNMC's High School Alliance program. She is the assistant director of the postdoctoral training program at MMI. Dr. Klepper also provides supervision to doctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows and externs.

Education

• PsyD, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, 2018
• MS, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, 2016
• BS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2013

Research Interests and Projects

• Integrating behavioral health into primary care
• Increasing access to care
• Screening in primary care
• Education and training in integrated primary care

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Society of Pediatric Psychology (APA Division 54)
• Nebraska Psychological Association (NPA)

Awards

• College of Health Professions’ Dean’s Excellence Award, 2018