Center for Architecture and Building Science Research at NJIT Developmental Disabilities Planning

Staff Biographies

Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute

Dawn Hall Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW
Director

Paul Lerman, DSW
Co-Principal Investigator

Tameeka Jordan, MA
Data Management and Analysis Supervisor

Lynn Hutchings, M.Arch
Research Assistant

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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.

"Generating new knowledge to improve the built environment and enhance quality of life"


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