Liz Greenfield

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PhD.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in conducting diagnostic evaluations for neurodevelopmental disorders and supporting caregivers to promote their child’s social communication and emotion regulation skills. I received my doctorate in counseling, clinical, and school psychology, clinical emphasis, at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2020. I went on to complete my doctoral internship at the UNC Chapel Hill TEACCH Center, and then my postdoctoral fellowship at the Marcus Autism Center. 

Prior to transitioning into private practice, I served as Assistant Professor within the Emory University Department of Pediatrics and was Program Manager for the Marcus Autism Center’s diagnostics department. In this role, I helped lead a team of psychologists to provide autism evaluations and conducted research on early characteristics of autism in infants who have a family member on the spectrum. Clinically, I specialized in working with children who have complex medical histories, including conducting multidisciplinary evaluations with CHOA’s NICU follow-up program. I also provided consultation in collaboration with the Department of Public Health to promote evidence-based practice within Georgia’s state Early Intervention program, Babies Can’t Wait.

I have spent much of my career devoted to naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions, or NDBI’s, an approach that involves tapping into a child’s own motivation and interests to help support their development. Specifically, I am trained in Pivotal Response Treatment and am a certified Project ImPACT coach. Each of these approaches are designed to support children to learn to communicate, interact, and play with others in new ways. I am passionate about providing neurodiversity-affirming care that aligns with my patient’s goals and values. 

I live in Atlanta, Georgia with my husband (and colleague!) Jeff Greenfield and my 1-year-old daughter Nora, french bulldog Bowie, and cat Olly. When not working, I enjoy exploring Atlanta’s parks, restaurants, and breweries with my family. 

Here are a few of my more recent publications:

Pickard, K., Hendrix, N., Greenfield, E., Yohannes, M. (2024). Using causative methods to determine system-level factors driving the uptake and use of evidence-based practices in a public early intervention system. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.  

Rudrabhatla, A., Hendrix, N., Gillespie, S., Ulven, K., Jergel, A., Greenfield, E., Guerra, K., Pickard, K. (2024). A mixed-methods examination of culturally responsive adaptation to an evidence-based parent-mediated intervention implemented for autistic children. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.

Greenfield, E., Kendrick-Allwood, S. (2024). Autism and CP: Overlapping phenotypes, distinct long-term concerns. Pediatric Research.