Kimberly Correia entered the doctoral program in Clinical Science at Florida International University in Fall 2026. Prior to joining FIU and the School R.E.A.D.Y lab, she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Psychology (B.S.) and Communication Sciences & Disorders (B.H.S.) from the University of Florida, alongside minors in Deaf & Hearing Sciences and Disabilities in Society. At UF, Kimberly served as a counselor in the Fear Facers Summer Treatment Program administering behavioral interventions to children with ADHD, OCD, and co-occurring disorders.
She then earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with a specialization in children and families, from Teachers College, Columbia University. Under the mentorship of Dr. Tran Templeton, her qualitative master’s thesis examined how curriculum-embedded resources influence behavioral and social-emotional development in preschoolers. Kimberly also conducted thematic coding and linguistic analysis on a mixed-methods longitudinal study examining family coping under stress in Dr. George Bonanno’s Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab. Concurrently, she taught in an inclusive preschool supporting neurotypical children and children on the autism spectrum. Before coming to FIU, Kimberly worked as a psychiatric admissions counselor conducting crisis evaluations for children and families navigating acute externalizing and internalizing presentations.
Kimberly’s research interests involve exploring how parent-mediated literacy interventions can be adapted to support school readiness among young children with diverse communication needs and neurodevelopmental conditions. Additionally, she is interested in identifying how ecological factors, such as family-school partnerships and resource availability, interact with natural supports to influence intervention outcomes for families facing socioeconomic constraints.