Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Roseanne Lesack, PhD, BCBA-D, ABPP is a licensed psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-D®. She has been working with children and families across the developmental spectrum to address a variety of behavioral concerns with a focus over the past number of years on pediatric feeding disorders. She received her training at Emory University and the Marcus Autism Center and was the founding clinic director of the Feeding Disorders Clinic at Nova Southeastern University.
Dr. Lesack has focused her research endeavors on children diagnosed with pediatric feeding disorders. She has examined various treatment strategies for children who are feeding tube dependent, limiting the variety of foods consumed, and feeding patterns of children on the autism spectrum. Her interests also include parent training and the impact families can have on child behavior. Dr. Lesack also serves as a reviewer for Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.
Courses Taught
- ABA 640 Concepts and Principles I Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
- ABA 642 Concepts and Principles II: An Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- ABA 646 Practicum I
- ABA 648 Practicum II
- ABA 656 Ethical Practice in ABA
- ABA 660 Radical Behaviorism
- ABA 663 Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis
- ABA 664 Capstone I
- ABA 670 Capstone III
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in School Psychology, Fordham University
Master of Science in School Psychology, Fordham University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Publications
"Wilson, J. B. and Lesack, R. S. (2024). Parent Perceptions of Behavior Analytic Interventions. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1-24.
Lesack, R. S. and Wilson, J. B. (2024). Barriers to Effective Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders. Manuscript accepted to Behavior Analysis Research and Practice.
Sharp, W. G., Stubbs, K. H., Adams, H., Wells, B. M., Lesack, R. S., Criado, K. K., ... and Scahill, L. D. (2015). Intensive, manual-based intervention for pediatric feeding disorders: Results from a randomized pilot trial. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 62, 658-663.
Sharp, W. G., Trumbull, A., and Lesack, R. (2015). Blending to treat expulsion in a child with food refusal. Behavioral Interventions, 30, 247-255.
Lesack, R., Bearss, K., Celano, M., and Sharp, W. G. (2014). Parent–Child Interaction Therapy and autism spectrum disorder: Adaptations with a child with severe developmental delays. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2, 68-82.
Editing Credits
Manuscript Reviewer: Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology