David Richman

Academic Preparation

Dr. Richman is the Jere Lynn Burkhart Professor and Endowed Chair of the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research. He received his Ph.D. in School Psychology and minor in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Iowa, and he completed a research postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Richman has previously been on faculty at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and the University of Illinois.

Dr. Richman's vision for the Burkhart Center is to develop an internationally recognized research center while simultaneously aligning the research agenda with community needs for families with children with autism. TTU is constructing a new building to house a full-inclusion laboratory preschool, an outpatient clinic to provide assessment and treatment for learning and behavior problems, and investigators conducting basic and applied research related to Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Research Interests

Dr. Richman's areas of research include: (a) assessment and treatment of problem behavior, (b) phenotypic expression of genetic disorders correlated with intellectual disabilities and severe behavior problems, (c) family resiliency, parenting stress, and familial quality of life, and (d) cortical reorganization post-behavior therapy.