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Dr. Kelsey Shively
PHD | HSPP
Dr. Shively founded Hive Child Development with the mission to help families understand their child’s development and behavioral health. She believes that with this information, she can partner with families to build a plan that helps children thrive. Dr. Shively is excited to build Hive into a hub for all your child’s mental and behavioral health needs.
Dr. Shively’s work at Hive focuses on testing for and diagnosing neurodevelopmental and related disorders, including Autism, ADHD, Intellectual Developmental Disorders, and Learning Disorders, along with any co-occuring mental or behavioral health disorders.
About Kelsey
Dr. Kelsey Shively's passion to work with children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disabilities started early in her life. Growing up, she believed in inclusivity and community engagement for all. From a young age, Kelsey took steps to live out these values through volunteer work with diverse populations, ranging from elderly individuals in nursing homes to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
These passions led her to pursue undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University and doctoral work at Ohio State University's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Psychology program. At Vanderbilt, Kelsey earned recognition as the sole recipient in her graduating class for the Excellence in Cognitive Studies Award. In graduate school, she not only conducted research and taught undergraduates, but also shared her expertise by organizing seminars to medical students on the diagnosis and treatment considerations of children with special needs as part of her time in their Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program. Her doctoral dissertation focused on updating an assessment tool to screen for mental and behavioral health concerns in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, recognizing the importance of comprehensive assessment for effective intervention.
Dr. Shively's professional trajectory took her to Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) in Columbus, Ohio. During her time at NCH, Dr. Shively led and collaborated in several interdisciplinary teams and medical clinics with disciplines such as neurology, developmental behavioral pediatrics, speech-language pathology, and social work to provide evaluation and treatment for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. She also worked in clinics for children with co-occurring complex medical conditions such as epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Dr. Shively supervised post-doctoral fellows at Heinzerling Communities, a residential facility for individuals with severe to profound intellectual developmental disorder and high level of medical needs.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Dr. Shively resides in Fishers with her husband, Jared, their son, Harrison, and their Italian water dog, Roman. They enjoy boating, bicycling, spending time with extended family, and exploring different neighborhoods of the greater Indianapolis area.
Education
2020 PhD, Ohio State University
2013 BS, Vanderbilt University
Professional Experience
2020-2023
Neurodevelopmental Psychologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University
Professional Training
2019-2020, Fellowship
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Child Development Center
2018-2019, Pre-Doctoral Internship
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Child Development Center
2016-2018, Practicum
Behavior Specialist, Nisonger Center, Ohio State University
Licensure & Certification
2020 - present Ohio Psychology License
2024 Indiana Licensed Health Service Provider in Psychology
Professional Memberships
American Psychological Association
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Ohio Psychological Association
Indiana Psychological Association
Clinical Specialties
Psychological testing for neurodevelopmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, Intellectual Developmental Disorder, and Learning Disabilities
Dual Diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health conditions
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Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals
Shively, K. B., & Tassé, M. J. (2022). Using a Delphi Process to Update the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 127(6), 455-472. doi:10.1352/1944-7558-127.6.455
Bush, K. L., & Tassé, M. J. (2017). Employment and choice-making for adults with intellectual disability, autism, and down syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 65, 23–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2017.04.004
Havercamp S. M., Ratliff-Schaub K., Navas Macho, P., Johnson C. N., Bush K. L., and Souders, H. T. (2016). Preparing Tomorrow's Doctors to Care for Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 54(3) 202-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-54.3.202
Book Chapters
Tassé, M. J. & Bush, K. (2018). International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10). To Appear in: Braaten, E., (Editor). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Thesis and Dissertation
Bush, K. (2020). NCBRF-2: Revisited and Revised [Doctoral Dissertation, Ohio State University]. Retrieved from https://etd.ohiolink.edu/
Bush, K. (2015). Employment Status and Choice-Making in Adults with Intellectual Disability with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder or Down Syndrome [Master’s Thesis, Ohio State University]. Retrieved from https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ -
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Bush, K. L. & Tasse, M. J. (2020). NCBRF-2: Revisited and Revised. Presentation accepted at the annual American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities conference, canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Bush, K. L. & Tasse, M. J. (2016, June). Employment in Adults with Autism, Down Syndrome or Intellectual Disability. Poster presented at American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Bush, K.L. & Tasse, M.J. (2016, March). Choice-Making as a Determinant of Employment in Populations of Adults with Autism, Down Syndrome, and/or Intellectual Disability. Poster presented at Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA.
Havercamp, S. M., Ratliff-Schaub, K., Johnson, N., Navas-Macho, P., Bush, K., & Souders, H. (2015, November). Preparing Medical Students to Care for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Oral presentation given at the 143rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, Chicago, IL.
Havercamp, S., Ratlif-Shaub, K., Navas, P., Johnson, N., Souders, H., Bush, K. (2014, April). Augmenting Medical School Curriculum with Autism Spectrum Disorder Education. Poster presented at the Maternal and Child Health Poster Session, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. -
Ohio State University’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) psychology program is one of the only programs of its kind, providing clinical psychological training with a focus on research and practice in IDD psychology. It provides scientific clinical psychology training to students with a particular focus on individuals with IDD (e.g., intellectual disability, autism, and other neurodevelopmental conditions). The program is nationally accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) and espouses the clinical science model of education and training. This means that students receive rigorous research training, as well as training in the clinical practice of IDD psychology, with the explicit goal of preparing scientific clinical psychologists who integrate research and practice in meaningful and reciprocal ways throughout all of their work in psychology. The hub of IDD psychology program area activities is the Nisonger Center, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), one of only 67 federally funded UCEDDs in the country, and home to a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital consistently ranks in U.S. News & World Report’s Top 10 Children’s Hospitals and is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems. They provide unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. In March of 2020, The Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion opened. This nine-story, 386,000-square-foot building is the largest behavioral health treatment and research center on a pediatric medical campus in the United States.