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Dr. Kelsey Shively
PHD | HSPP
Dr. Shively founded Hive Child Development to help families understand their child's development and behavioral health, then partner with them on a plan that helps children thrive. She's excited to grow Hive into a hub for all your child's mental and behavioral health needs.
Her 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-occurring mental or behavioral health disorders.
About Kelsey
Kelsey's passion for working with children and teens with neurodevelopmental disabilities started early. She grew up believing in inclusivity and community engagement for all, and volunteered with diverse groups, from elderly nursing home residents to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
That led her to Vanderbilt University, where she was the sole recipient in her graduating class of the Excellence in Cognitive Studies Award. She then completed doctoral work in Ohio State University's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Psychology program.
In graduate school, she conducted research, taught undergraduates, and, through the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program, organized seminars for medical students on diagnosing and treating children with special needs. Her dissertation updated a tool that screens for mental and behavioral health concerns in children and teens with neurodevelopmental disorders.
At Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Shively led and collaborated on interdisciplinary teams and clinics with neurology, developmental behavioral pediatrics, speech-language pathology, and social work, evaluating and treating children with neurodevelopmental disorders. She also worked in clinics for children with complex medical conditions such as epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
She also supervised post-doctoral fellows at Heinzerling Communities, a residential facility for individuals with severe to profound intellectual developmental disorder and high medical needs.
Dr. Shively lives in Fishers with her husband, Jared, their son, Harrison, and their Italian water dog, Roman. They enjoy boating, bicycling, time with extended family, and exploring neighborhoods across greater Indianapolis.
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.