Juliette Lerner, Ph.D.

Juliette Lerner is an incoming first-year doctoral student in the UCLA Human Development and Psychology program and a graduate student researcher in the Lord Lab. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in disability studies from UCLA and has years of experience working with autistic and neurodiverse populations within various community, clinical, and research settings, including being a research assistant and behavioral coach at the UCLA PEERS® Clinic; being a research assistant within the UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Clinic; and providing tailored services to autistic individuals within the non-profit organization IGNITE Collective, Inc. As a clinic coordinator for the UCLA PEERS® Clinic, she managed aspects of the PEERS® for Young Adults, PEERS® for Adolescents, and PEERS® for Preschoolers social skills interventions, and served as the research coordinator for the UCLA College to Career Randomized Controlled Trial. Juliette’s research interests include exploring the impact of family, caregivers, and social structures on the social-emotional and vocational development of transition-age autistic youth and adult populations.