Rena J. Sorensen, PhD, is an assistant professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In January 2000, Dr. Sorensen joined Cincinnati Children's and the Kelly O'Leary Center to assist in the development of intensive behavior intervention programs for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families.

Dr. Sorensen came to Cincinnati Children's from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she completed an internship and fellowship in the Department of Behavioral
Psychology, specializing in the behavioral assessment and treatment of persons with developmental disabilities, severe behavior, and pediatric feeding disorders.

Dr. Sorensen also served as an adjunct faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Continuing Studies, teaching courses on behavioral interventions for children with autism to graduate students in special education. Dr. Sorensen earned her undergraduate degree at Iowa State University and her graduate degree at Central Michigan University.

Dr. Sorensen is currently pursuing research on topics such as skill acquisition for persons with autism, as well as the assessment and treatment of behavior disorders. Dr. Sorensen has presented her work at local, state, and national levels.