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Doris Adams Hill

Doris Adams Hill, Ph.D.

  • Associate Research Professor
  • Director, Regional Autism Network


Phone: 334-844-2013
Campus Mail: 2084 Haley Center, Auburn, AL
Office Location: 1234A Haley Center
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Academic Areas

Special Education

Short Bio

Doris Hill is the director of the Auburn University Regional Autism Network and an Associate Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling. Her professional interests include positive behavior supports, developmental disabilities/autism spectrum disorder through the lifespan, and disability as it impacts military families. Dr. Hill earned her PhD in Collaborative Special Education, with a concentration in Autism and Behavior Disorders, from Auburn in 2009. She is a Nationally Board-Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level (BCBA-D). Dr. Hill currently serves on the Alabama Behavioral Analyst’s Licensing Board.

Professional & Educational Experience

  • Ph. D., Collaborative Special Education, Auburn University (2009)
  • Major area of concentration: Autism and Behavior Disorders
  • Minor area of concentration: Educational Media
  • M. S., Behavioral Science, Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma (1997)
  • B. S., Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (1984)
  • Alabama Licensed Behavior Analyst
  • National Boeard Certified Behavior Analyst

Research Interests

  • Autism

  • Developmental Disabilities

  • Single Subject Research Design

  • Global Disability Issues

  • Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

  • Disability and military families

  • Providing language access to families impacted by disability