Karen Weigle

Karen Weigle, PhD

Karen Weigle, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with people with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families.14 She is a co-founder of the Chattanooga Autism Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.23

Dr. Weigle received her masters and doctorate in Child Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University and completed her Residency at Michigan State University.135 She has extensive experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team in several medical specialty clinics and wards.14

At the Chattanooga Autism Center, Dr. Weigle provides psychological assessment and behavior therapy services.12 She has previously directed programs that provided services spanning East Tennessee and had oversight over a large number of service providers.1

For over a decade, Dr. Weigle has trained family practice and medical specialty residents, special educators, community-based services providers, families, early intervention specialists, and laypersons.1 Her teaching experience ranges from undergraduate psychology courses to special education graduate-level seminars.1

Dr. Weigle is also currently the Associate Director for the Centers for START Services at the University of New Hampshire, a national program designed to develop local crisis prevention and intervention services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health concerns.136