RECOGNIZING OUR FACULTY: Dorothea Lerman

By Amy Garcia

Dorothea Lerman received her Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis on applied behavioral analysis from the University of Florida. After spending some time at Kennedy Krieger Institute, a pediatric hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins, Lerman taught school psychology at Louisiana State University. The possibility of starting a new program in applied behavioral analysis brought Lerman to UHCL in 2004.

"The president came to my office to tell me I received the fellowship," Lerman said. "I'm surrounded by many accomplished people and I was pleased and surprised to be chosen."

Lerman plans to use her fellowship money on research in applied behavioral analysis, specializing in autism and developmental disability.

"This is a wonderful program the university has to recognize its professors," Lerman said.