She is the director of the Parent-Child Research Lab at Auburn where her research team evaluates PCIT training workshops, PCIT treatment fidelity, and implementation of the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System.
Most recently, Brestan-Knight has conducted projects focusing on the dissemination and implementation of PCIT to front-line mental health therapists in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.
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Elizabeth Brestan-Knight, PhD., is a licensed clinical psychologist and a Professor of Psychology at Auburn University, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses.
Dr. Knight's research interests include behavioral observations of parent-child interactions and evaluation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) dissemination and implementation efforts.
