Ruth Ellingsen

Ms. Ellingsen is the Senior Research Associate for PEERS and a Childcare Specialist in the UCLA Early Childhood Clubhouse Program, which is a social recreational program for preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ms. Ellingsen’s previous research experience includes investigating parents’ and adolescents’ beliefs about the adolescent period and how these beliefs influence parenting strategies and adolescent risk-taking behaviors. Her clinical and research interests include promoting positive socio-emotional development and improving socialization skills for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ms. Ellingsen received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Wake Forest University in 2008.