She received a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a Master’s in Behavior Analysis from The Pennsylvania State University, and a Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2013. Dr. Peterson completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute with Dr. Cathleen Piazza as her mentor. Currently, she specializes in the assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. Dr. Peterson served as the Editorial Assistant of Behavioral Interventions from 2008 to 2010 and was the President of the Heartland Association for Behavior Analysis from March 2014 to March 2015. Dr. Peterson is a board certified behavior analyst and has served as a guest reviewer for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.