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Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development at Stanford University School of Medicine. Throughout her career, she has been active in the development of programs to improve communication in children with autism, including the development of first words, grammatical structures, pragmatics, and social conversation. She, along with her husband Dr. Robert Koegel, developed Pivotal response treatment (PRT), which is an empirically validated treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that focuses on motivation. The Koegels have been the recipients of many awards, including the first annual Children’s Television Workshop Sesame Street Award for “Brightening the Lives of Children”, the first annual Autism Speaks award for “Science and Research” and the International ABA award for “enduring programmatic contributions in behavior analysis.” They have also been the recipients of many state, federal, and private foundation gifts and grants for developing interventions and helping families with ASD.

In addition to her published books and articles in the area of communication and language development, Dr. Lynn Koegel has developed and published procedures and field manuals in the area of self-management and functional analysis that are used in school districts and by parents throughout the United States, as well as translated in other major languages. She is the author of Overcoming Autism and Growing up on the Spectrum with parent Claire LeZebnik, which are both published by Viking/Penguin and available in most bookstores.

Dr. Lynn Koegel has appeared on ABC’s hit show, “Supernanny” and has also had her and Dr. Robert Koegel’s work showcased on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and the Discovery Channel.

Dr. Lynn Koegel was formerly the clinical director of the Koegel Autism Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Koegels moved to Stanford University in 2017 and continue to be dedicated to their work improving the lives of individuals with ASD and their families.