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Dawn Hall Apgar, PhD
Director/Co-Principal Investigator
Dawn Hall Apgar, PhD received a Bachelor of Arts
in Psychology from Bucknell University and a Master’s Degree
in Social Work from Rutgers University. She has also earned
a PhD in Social Work from Rutgers University. Dr. Apgar is a
leader in the social work field and immediate past President
of the National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey Chapter
(NASW-NJ). She is also the Chairperson of the NASW-NJ Continuing
Education Committee and serves on the Boards of Directors of
several non-profit organizations. Currently, Dr. Apgar serves
on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Social
Workers as the Region IV Representative. She also serves on
the Board of Directors of the Institute for the Advancement
of Social Work Research (IASWR).
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Paul Lerman, DSW
Co-Principal Investigator
Paul Lerman, DSW, Principal Investigator of the
Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute, recently retired
as a Distinguished Professor from Rutgers University after teaching
Doctorate and Masters students for 25 years. He is the author
of Deinstitutionalization and the Welfare State Community Treatment
and Social Control, as well as numerous scholarly articles and
monographs.
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Tameeka A. Jordan, MA
Data Management & Analyses Supervisor
Tameeka A. Jordan, MA, has worked full-time since
July 1999 with the Institute. She has previously worked with
other research projects including the Family Development Evaluation
Project at Rutgers University and the Developmental Disabilities
Family Support Project at the University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey (UMDNJ). She received a Bachelor of Arts with
Honors in Psychology from Rutgers University and a Master's
in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Child &
Adolescent Clinical Psychology from Montclair State University.
Tameeka is also an Associate Member of the American Psychological
Association.
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Lynn Hutchings, M.Arch
Research Assistant
Lynn Hutchings, M.Arch, and Ph.D. student
in Social Work at Rutgers University, has been researching the
needs of people with developmental disabilities for the past
ten years. Her work has focused on environmental issues affecting
people with developmental disabilities and aging with developmental
disabilities. Lynn works with both the Developmental Disabilities
Planning Institute and the Health Care and Aging Division of
the Center for Architectural and Building Science Research.
Lynn has a Bachelor's degree from Beaver College, and Master's
Degrees from Rutgers University and New Jersey Institute of
Technology.
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