About

Kimberly has studied, taught, and lived from coast-to-coast in Canada from Vancouver, BC, to St. Anthony, NL (and in-between), spending most of her career as a resource teacher, guidance counsellor, vice-principal (and more) in varied school boards, followed by clinical (McMaster Children’s Hospital), college (Fanshawe College) and university (Brock University) settings.

Kimberly is a professor, researcher, author, trainer, certified teacher, special education specialist, board-certified behaviour analyst (doctoral)—specializing in autism spectrum disorder in inclusive classroom settings.​

She began her position in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University in December 2016 and is now a tenured full professor.

Kimberly is a member of the Research Centre on Inclusive Education at Western University where she holds an assistant professorship (limited term) in the Master of Professional Education (ABA).

Kimberly is also a Registered psychologist (provisional; master’s-level) providing psychological services (assessments, counselling, and consultation).​ 

Kimberly has three complex, unique, and wonderful grown children, an adorable grandson, a supportive husband of many years who cooks dinner, and a cute puppy named Daisy. She has been the owner of Exceptionally Yours Educational Services since 2010 and lives in the woods just outside St. John’s NL.