KEITH ALLEN, PhD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Psychology
Munroe Meyer Institute
985450 University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5450
(402) 559-5756

Biography

Keith Allen is a Professor in Pediatrics and Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is also Director of Intern training at the Munroe-Meyer Institute and is Co-Director of the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology. Dr. Allen specializes in the treatment of children with a wide variety of behavioral health conditions and developmental disabilities. His research and clinical interests include treatment of recurrent pain syndromes and management of stress-related disorders in children. He also works extensively with families of children with developmental disabilities in school and medical settings. He has served as a consultant to school districts throughout the region on the development of appropriate assessment and intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorders. He has worked extensively with physicians and dentists to develop and improve behavioral technology for managing children undergoing invasive medical and dental treatment. In addition to numerous publications on intervention with children with behavioral health concerns, he has received the AAMR Distinguished Researcher Award. Dr. Allen's current interests include stress-related disorders and pain management, parent training, and behavioral dentistry.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Hupp, S. A., & Allen, K. D. (2005). Use of an audio cuing procedure to increase the rate of parental attention during parent training. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 27, 43-49.

Warnes, E. D., & Allen, K. D. (2005). Biofeedback treatment of paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction and respiratory distress in adolescent female. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 529-532.

Filcheck, H., Allen, K. D., Ogren, H., Darby, B., Holstein, B., & Hupp, S. (2004). The use of choice-based distraction to decrease the distress of children at the dentist. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 26, 59-68.

Allen, K. D. (2004). Biofeedback: Using technology to make childhood headache less of a pain. Pediatric Annals, 33, 241-245.

Polaha, J., Allen, K. D., & Studley, B. (2004). Self-monitoring as an intervention to improve swimmers' stroke efficiency. Behavior Modification, 28, 261-275.

Allen, K. D., Hutfles, S., & Larzelere, R. (2003). Evaluation of two predictors of child disruptive behavior during restorative dental treatment. Journal of Dentistry for Children, 70, 1-5.

Allen, K. D., & Polaha, J. (2003). Bridging the disconnection between applied research and practice. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 141-146.

Cowan, R. J., & Allen, K. D. (2002). Toward a greater understanding of a complex disorder: A review of The Biology of the Autistic Disorders, by C. Gillberg & M. Coleman. Journal of Child Neurology, 17, 861-862.

Allen, K. D., Kotil, D., Larzelere, B., Hutfless, S., & Beiraghi, S. (2002). Comparison of computerized anesthesia delivery with traditional syringe in preschool children. Pediatric Dentistry, 24, 315-320.

Allen, K. D. (2002). Making childhood headache less of a pain. Contemporary Psychology, 47, 604-606.

Valleley, R., Evans, J. H., & Allen, K. D. (2002). Parent implementation of an oral reading intervention. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 24, 39-50.

Allen, K. D., Elliott, A. E., & Arndorfer, R. (2002). Behavioral pain management for pediatric headache in primary care. Children's Health Care, 31, 175-189.

Hupp, S. D. A., & Allen, K. D. (2002). Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Research, Assessment and Intervention, edited by W. K. Silverman & P. D.A. Treffers. (Book review). Journal of Child Neurology, 17, 545.

Book Chapters

Allen, K. D.  (2006).  Management of children’s disruptive behavior during dental treatment.  In D. I. Mostofsky, A. G. Forgione, & D. B. Giddon (Eds.), Behavioral dentistry (pp. 175-187).  Blackwell Publishing.

Allen, K. D., & Cowan, R. J.  (2005).  Point systems.  In M. Hersen (Ed.),  Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy:  Vol II (pp. 959-960).  Thousands Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

Allen, K. D., & Cowan, R. J.  (2005).  Regulated breathing.  In M. Hersen (Ed.),  Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy:  Vol II (pp. 979-980).  Thousands Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

Allen, K. D., & Cowan, R. J.  (2005).  Reinforced practice.  In M. Hersen (Ed.),  Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy:  Vol II (pp. 980-981).  Thousands Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

Allen, K. D., & Cowan, R. J.  (2005).  Sticker charts.  In M. Hersen (Ed.),  Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy:  Vol II (pp. 1054-1055).  Thousands Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

Cowan, R. J., & Allen, K. D.  (2005).  Pervasive developmental disorder, imitation, habit reversal.  In J. Niesworth & P. Wolfe (Eds.), The Autism Encyclopedia  (pp. 95, 105, 153).  New York:  Paul H. Brookes.

Allen, K. D. (2004). Management of seizure disorders in children. In A. Canter, L. Paige, M. Roth, I. Romero, & S. Carrol (Eds.), Helping children at home and school II: Handouts for families and educators. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Allen, K. D., & Cowan, R. J. (2004). Point systems, sticker charts, reinforced practice and regulated breathing. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy: Vol I, II, and III. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Cowan, R. J., & Allen, K. D. (2004). Pervasive developmental disorder, imitation, habit reversal. In J. Neisworth & P. Wolfe (Eds.), The autism encyclopedia (p. 105). New York: Paul H. Brookes.

Allen, K. D. (2004). Pain syndromes: Recurrent. In T. S. Watson & C. H. Skinner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of school psychology (pp. 218-221). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Allen, K. D. (2003). Behavioral dentistry. In T. H. Ollendick & C. S. Schroeder (Eds.), Encyclopedia of clinical child and pediatric psychology (p. 55). New York: Kluwer.

Allen, K. D. (2003). Behavioral genetics. In T. H. Ollendick & C. S. Schroeder (Eds.), Encyclopedia of clinical child and pediatric psychology (p. 57). New York: Kluwer.

Allen, K. D. (2003). Genetic counseling. In T. H. Ollendick & C. S. Schroeder (Eds.), Encyclopedia of clinical child and pediatric psychology (pp. 260-261). New York: Kluwer.