Biography

Dr. Tracy Lepper earned her bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University, where she also completed three years of graduate training before transferring to Texas Christian University. At TCU, she obtained both her master's and doctoral degrees. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) since 2013, Dr. Lepper has extensive clinical experience delivering behavior analytic services and conducting assessments for diverse populations, including individuals with autism (adults and children), cognitive challenges including dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and juvenile sex offenders. Her research interests encompass a wide range of topics, such as the assessment and treatment of non-socially mediated problem behavior, language acquisition, procedures used to establish conditioned reinforcers, research methodologies, stimulus preference assessments, and prompting strategies.

 

Awards:

• 2024 - Endowed Professorship, FranU, Sr Brenda Mary Ronayne Prof
• 2021 - Endowed Professorship, FranU, Mother Marie Crowley Professorship (completed Dec. 2022)
• 2021 - Endowed Professorship, FranU, Sr Brenda Mary Ronayne Professorship (completed Dec. 2022)
• 2016 - Shearman Research Initiative Fellowship, McNeese State University (completed Dec. 2018)
• 2016 - Endowed Professorship, McNeese State University (completed Dec. 2018)
• 2015 - Endowed Professorship, McNeese State University (completed Jan. 2017)
• 2014 - Texas Christian University Graduate Student Travel Grant
• 2014 - Organization for Autism Research Grant (indirect recipient)
• 2014 - Best psychology graduate student poster, Michael & Sally McCracken Student Research Symposium, College of Science and Engineering, Texas Christian University
• 2013 - Jerry Ray Scholarship, Texas Christian University
• 2012 - James L. Kopp, Texas Association of Behavior Analysis Scholarship
• 2011 - Master's Thesis Grant from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis
• 2010 - Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG Student Research Grant