Marney Pollack

Marney Pollack, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and a faculty member at the A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UConn UCEDD). Her work bridges humanism and behaviorism to develop trauma-informed, individualized behavior interventions that promote student growth and wellbeing. She specializes in functional behavior assessment, function-based intervention, emotional/behavioral disorders, and single case research designs, with a focus on dismantling systemic barriers in public education.

• Education: Ph.D. in Special Education (2023) and M.S. in Special Education with emphasis on Applied Behavior Analysis (2020) from Vanderbilt University; B.A. in Psychological Science (2016) from Central Connecticut State University.

Her research emphasizes equitable access to education through interdisciplinary collaboration and school-based interventions. Prior to her academic role, she worked as a special education paraeducator, psychopharmaceutical research assistant, and lead project coordinator, grounding her work in practical applications.