Dr. Flood received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998. Dr. Flood is a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of Nebraska and maintains a part-time pediatric psychology practice. She is Director of the UNL Psychological Consultation Center (PCC) and Co-Director of the Family Interaction Skills Clinic (FISC), a specialty clinic of the PCC. As part of FISC, she directs a mental health service and research program for the Lincoln Action Program Head Start/Early Head Start program. Dr. Flood has extensive experience working with community agencies, including serving as Executive Director of the Youth Service System in Lincoln, Program Director of the Adolescent Parenting Program at Boys Town, and on the Board of Directors of several community organizations. Dr. Flood's research and clinical interests focus on child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, witnessing family violence), assessment and intervention with young children and their families, and family interaction approaches for children with behavioral or emotional disorders. She has published several research articles and chapters on child protection, school-based services, and ecological and policy issues affecting children and families.