About Brittany Dale
Dr. Dale is an Associate Professor for the Department of Special Education and teaches classes in autism spectrum disorder for the programs in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism. Dr. Dale also serves the Muncie and surrounding communities as the Director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Ball State where she supervises doctoral students in diagnostic evaluations of autism spectrum disorder. Prior to teaching for Ball State University, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Child Development Center at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis where she gained extensive experience in the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism. Her research interests include cognitive assessment across the lifespan and the performance profiles of special populations.
Professional Experience
Dr. Dale currently supervises doctoral students conducting diagnostic evaluations in the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder. She also practices within a preschool setting by completing psychoeducational assessments and participating on multidisciplinary assessment teams. Previously, she worked in private practice conducting psychological assessments for children aged two through 22. Prior to working at Ball State, Dr. Dale completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
Education
- BA in Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- MA in School Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
- Ph.D. in School Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Select Publications and Research
Winter, E. L., Dale, B. A., Lando, C., Maharjan, S., Larsen, C.*, Courville, T., & Kaufman, A. S. (2025). Cognitive aging revisited: A cross-sectional analysis of the WAIS-5. Journal of Intelligence, 13(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence13070085
Caemmerer, J. M., deLeyer-Tiarks, J. M., Dale, B. A., Winter, E. L., Charamut, N. R., Scudder, A. M., Peters, E. C., Bray, M. A., & Kaufman, A. S. (2024). Does the Bayley-4 measure the same constructs across girls and boys and infants, toddlers, and preschoolers? Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0001337
Dale, B. A., Caemmerer, J. M., Winter, E. L., & Kaufman, A. S. (2022). Bayley-4 performance of very young children with autism, developmental delay, and language impairment. Psychology in the Schools, 59, 1267-1281. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22682