Dr. Sarah Vess is a pediatric psychologist in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. She is a Licensed Psychologist and Health Services Provider in the state of North Carolina and is also a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and Certified Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Therapist. Dr. Vess’ current research interests involve developing best clinical practices in diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders and applying PCIT to families of children with Autism and other developmental disorders. Dr. Vess was recently the co-principal investigator of the Incredible Years Dinosaur School Sustainability Grant funded by the Duke Endowment to retain social-emotional learning practices in pre-K classrooms across Guilford County. Prior to joining Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Dr. Vess was the Associate Dean of the School of Education at High Point University and taught courses in educational psychology, behavior management, special education, and research methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Vess’ recent publications include articles in Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, Journal of Applied School Psychology, and Teaching Education.