Dr. Shapinsky earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and completed her doctoral internship at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Upon moving to Illinois, she obtained supervised postdoctoral experience with children, adolescents, and young adults with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder at The Hope Institute for Children and Families. Dr. Shapinsky continued to work with both children and adults with developmental disabilities to provide behavioral consultation and psychological assessment in residential, educational, day program, and outpatient settings following licensure. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Illinois Psychological Association, and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.