Jeffrey Hine

Assistant professor
Vanderbilit University

Jeffrey Hine is assistant professor of pediatrics and director of primary-care outreach and training at the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

He received his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia and specializes in behavioral pediatrics and integrated primary care, assessment and treatment of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions, and direct application of behavioral-health services and parent-teacher training for children with a wide variety of behavioral-health and developmental needs.

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