Dr. Paula A Sullivan PHD

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Get to know Psychologist Dr. Paula Sullivan, who serves the population of Indiana. Dr. Sullivan currently practices as a Psychologist with Riley Physicians Child Development, additional she is affiliated with the Indianan University Health Methodist and the Indianan University Health University. She holds over four decades of experience in her field. Riley Children’s Health makes it possible for families throughout Indiana to get that level of care. Whether your child needs primary care for routine health and wellness, or specialty care for acute or complex conditions, you can depend on Riley Children’s Health for best-in-class care close to home. They have the only pediatric research hospital in the state, ranked among the top hospitals in the nation in eight categories of specialized healthcare for children. Additionally, Dr. Sullivan practices as an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics with the Indiana University School of Medicine. In 2016 she was awarded the Indiana University Trustees’ Teaching Award. Indiana University School of Medicine is a national leader in medical research and education. With more than 60 academic departments and specialty divisions across nine campuses statewide and strong clinical partnerships with Indiana’s most advanced hospitals and physician networks, the school is continuously advancing its mission to prepare healers and transform health in Indiana and throughout the world. She has been involved as the clinical psychologist for the Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship program and then the RRC mandated Developmental Behavioral Pediatric rotation since 1987 and as a senior clinical psychologist for the Riley Child Development Center Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program since 1992. As a preceptor at the MSA 1 resident continuity clinics, she has promoted developmental and mental health screening and focused on increasing residents’ interviewing and counseling skills.Dr. Sullivan holds an expertise in Psychoeducational Assessment, Developmental Screening, Developmental Delays, Developmental Disabilities, and Learning Disabilities. Dr. Sullivan completed her undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1973. Furthering her education she graduated with a Master of Science and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Purdue University in 1975 and 1978 respectively.

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