Heidi Block, Ph.D. PERSONAL INFORMATION. Address: 3409 South 900 East Salt Lake City, UT Phone: (801)

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1 Heidi Block, Ph.D. PERSONAL INFORMATION Address: 3409 South 900 East Salt Lake City, UT Phone: (801) EDUCATION 05/2012 University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology Emphasis: Autism Spectrum Disorders Dissertation Title: Superheroes Social Skills : An Initial Study Examining an Evidenced-Based Program for Elementary-Aged Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a School Setting Cumulative GPA: /2011 University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah Master of Science in Educational Psychology Thesis Title: Epidemiologic Autism Follow-Up Study Using the Utah Population Database 06/1999 University of California - Santa Cruz, California Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Graduated with Honors CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE o Psychologist, State of Utah, # o Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), National Association of School Psychologist, #42052 o School Psychologist, Level 3, Utah State Board of Education, # English as a Second Language Endorsement

2 INTERNSHIP 08/ /2009 Davis School District - Farmington, Utah Duties: Psychoeducational assessment, individual and group counseling, behavioral treatment planning, consultation Primary Children s Medical Center, Wasatch Canyons Campus - Taylorsville, Utah APA Internship Site Duties: Psychological assessment, parent support class, DBT adolescent group therapy, family therapy Supervisor: Bruce Poulsen, Ph.D. FIELD AND CLINIC PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS 01/ /2006 Hillcrest High School, Jordan School District - Salt Lake City, Utah Duties: Assessment, individual counseling, guidance groups Supervisors: Judith Zimmerman, Ph.D., Lora Tuesday-Heathfield, Ph.D. 01/ /2006 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialty Clinic, University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah Duties: Social skills group using PROGRESS curriculum Supervisor: Lori Krasny, M.S., CCC-SLP 08/ /2005 Salt Lake City School District - Salt Lake City, Utah Duties: Multicultural and psychoeducational assessment Supervisors: Alicia Hoerner, Ph.D., Lora Tuesday-Heathfield, Ph.D. 08/ /2005 University of Utah Psychoeducational Clinic, University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah Duties: Psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations, individual therapy Supervisors: Janiece Pompa, Ph.D., Elaine Clark, Ph.D. TRAINING GRANTS 08/ /2005 High Incidence Disabilities, University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah Funded by OESP

3 Duties: FBAs, BIPs, school-wide PBIS, school violence risk assessment, bully prevention, guidance groups Supervisor: William R. Jenson, Ph.D. 01/ /2006 Low Incidence Disabilities, University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah Funded by OESP Duties: Neuropsychological and psychological assessment, treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in specialized school Supervisor: Elaine Clark, Ph.D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 08/2016 Present Teacher Leader-Psychology Training Supervisor Davis School District - Farmington, Utah Duties: School psychology caseload, supervision and training of interns and practicum students, professional development, recruitment and retention, programming Supervisors: Jocelyn Taylor and Bradie Ormond 09/ /2016 Psychologist Primary Children s Medical Center, Wasatch Canyons Campus - Taylorsville, Utah Duties: Psychological assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapies, case management, supervision of APPIC interns, facilitation of APPIC process Supervisor: Bruce Poulsen, Ph.D. 08/ /2016 School Psychologist Davis School District - Farmington, Utah Duties: Psychoeducational assessment, behavioral treatment planning, counseling, district autism team, district RtI/PBiS coach, Special Education English Language Learner (SPELL) committee, mentor Supervisor: Bradie Ormond, M.S. 05/ /2015 Research Associate Professor University of Utah, Department of Psychiatry - Salt Lake City, Utah Duties: Autism Spectrum Disorders research and training, ReThink Autism parent training, supervision of graduate students, grant implementation Supervisor: William McMahon, M.D.

4 05/ /2015 Clinician Reviewer Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network - Salt Lake City, Utah Duties: CDC surveillance for Autism Spectrum Disorders Supervisor: Deborah Bilder, M.D. 08/ /2007 Graduate Research Assistant Utah Autism Research Program - Salt Lake City, Utah Duties: Autism Spectrum Disorder research, reliability with gold-standard instruments (e.g., ADOS and ADI), IRB Supervisors: Judith Miller, Ph.D., William McMahon, M.D. 08/ /2003 Therapist OHSU Psychiatric Day Treatment Center - Portland, Oregon Duties: Play therapy, academic instruction, case management, treatment planning Supervisor: Minet Boyd, Ph.D. HONORS AND AWARDS Barbara Bennett Excellence in Diversity Award, Utah Association of School Psychologists Grayson and Seth Jenson Memorial Scholarship, University of Utah, Department of Educational Psychology PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS o American Psychological Association (APA) o National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) o Utah Association of School Psychologists (UASP) UASP Board Trustee Member for term o American Psychological Association Division 16, School Psychology o American Psychological Association Division 42, Psychologists in Independent Practice PUBLICATIONS Block, H., Radley, K., Clark, E., Jenson, W. R., & O Neill, R. Effects of a multimedia social skills program in increasing social responses and initiations of children with autism spectrum disorder. (2015). International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, 3(1), Bilder, D., Botts, E., Smith, K., Pimentel, R., Farley, M., Viskochil, J., McMahon, W. M., Block, H., Ritvo, E., Ritvo, R. A., & Coon, H. (2013). Excess mortality and causes of

5 death in autism spectrum disorders: A follow up of the 1980s Utah/UCLA Epidemiologic Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(5), Jenson, W.R., Bowen, J., Clark, E., Block, H., Gabrielsen, T., Hood, J., Radley, K., & Springer, B. (2011). Superheroes Social Skills: A multimedia program. Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest Publishers. Farley, M., & Block, H. (2010). Assessment of Children Suspected of Having Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Utah Special Educator, 33(2), Allen-Brady, K., Miller, J., Matsunami, N., Stevens, J., Block, H., Farley, M., Krasny, L., Pingree, C., Lainhart, J., Leppert, M., McMahon, W. M., & Coon, H. (2009). A highdensity SNP genome-wide linkage scan in a large autism extended pedigree. Molecular Psychiatry, 14(6), Block, H., Gabrielsen, T., Hood, J., & Radley, K. (2009). The Real Heroes: How a Multimedia Social Skills Program Can Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum. The Utah Special Educator, 32(2), Farley, M., McMahon, W., Fombonne, E., Jenson, W. R., Miller, J., Gardner, M., Block, H., Pingree, C., Ritvo, E., Ritvo, R., Bach, H. (2009). Outcome for Adults Diagnosed in Childhood with Autism and Average or Near-Average Cognitive Abilities. Autism Research, 2, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Hood, J., Block, H., Radley, K., Gabrielsen, T., Springer, B., Jenson, W., Clark, E., & Bowen, J. (2010). Cross-validation of empirically-based social skills program for children with autism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Radley, K., Hood, J., Block, H., Jenson, W., Clark, E., Bowen, E. (2010). Investigation of the superheroes approach to social skills training of children with autism. Paper presented at the annual convention of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA), Dublin, Ireland. Block, H., Hood, J., Radley, K., Gabrielsen, T., Springer, B., Jenson, W., Clark, E., & Bowen, J. (2010). A treatment program utilizing multiple evidence-based components promotes acquisition, generalization, and maintenance effects for social skills in preschool and elementary-aged children with ASD. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Philadelphia, PA. Radley, K., Block, H., Gabrielsen, T., Hood, J., Springer, B,. Jenson, W., Clark, E., & Bowen, J. (2010). Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism: A Superheroes

6 Approach. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Chicago, IL. Hood, J., Radley, K., Gabrielsen, T., Block, H., Hood, J., Springer, B, Jenson, W., Clark, E., & Bowen, J. (2010). Superheroes Social Skills: Evidence based Manualized Multimedia Program for Autism. Workshop presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Chicago, IL. Jenson, W. R., Clark, E., Bowen, J., Block, H., Gabrielsen, T. Hood, J., Radley, K., Springer, B. (2009). Superhero Social Skills: An Evidence-Based Multimedia Social Skills Program For Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Typical Peers. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Boston, MA. Block, H., Coon, H., Jenson, W. R., Pingree, C., Farley, M., McMahon, W. M. (2007). Epidemiological autism follow-up study using the Utah Population Database. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Seattle, WA. Farley, M., Jenson, W. R., Pingree, C., Miller, J., Coon, H., Gardner, M., Block, H., Ritvo, E., R., Ritvo, R. R., McMahon, W. M. (2007). Longitudinal study of highfunctioning autism into adulthood. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Seattle, WA. Villalobos, M. E., Miller, J., Coon, H., Farley, M., Block, H., Ashcraft, M. A., Warner, L., McMahon, W. M. (2007). Cognitive profiles in autism: A potential for identifying phenotypes. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Seattle, WA. Krasny, L., Block, H., Miller, J., Coon, H., Farley, M., Villalobos, M. E., Ashcraft, M. A., Siniscalchi, D., McMahon, W. M. (2006). Measuring the social traits of the autism phenotype in multiplex and extended pedigree family members. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Montreal, Canada.