09/23/2025
Today we introduce another incredible Goizueta Scholar, Kimberly Resendiz Chavez: Kim is a woman, student, and scholar, who was raised in Chatsworth, Georgia, and is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. She earned an A.S. degree from Dalton State College, a B.A. in Psychology from Berry College, a M.A.T. in Special Education (Adapted Curriculum and Autism) from the University of Georgia, and a M.A. in Educational Psychology (School Psychology) from the University of Georgia. Kimberly is currently a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in School Psychology at UGA. Within her clinical practice, she conducts psychoeducational evaluations, autism assessments, and intervention services in both English and Spanish and in a variety of clinical and school settings.
For the past four years, Kimberly has been a graduate fellow at the CLASE, where she has led projects such as the National and Georgia Latino Achievement and Success Report, The Georgia Latino Education Summit, and the CLASE outreach taskforce, which disseminates resources for Latine students and families. Her research focuses on disparities in autism diagnoses and services, particularly among Latine families, with the goal of increasing access to more inclusive diagnostic and educational services. After graduation, Kimberly hopes to work as a bilingual provider in a hospital or clinical setting conducting autism assessments and providing intervention, while continuing to integrate her passion for outreach into her professional practice.
Areas of Interest: Autism diagnostic and service disparities, Latine Communities, Dissemination of educational and clinical resources to underserved populations, Bi/Multilingualism in autism communities, Immigrant and first-generation families’ access to
educational and clinical services, and Access to multilingual clinical and educational services in rural communities.
