Director
Michael Dougher, Ph.D.
(2008-2011)
University of New Mexico
Dr. Michael Dougher is currently a Professor and Director of Clinical Training at the University of New Mexico, where he started his academic career in 1980. He received his bachelor’s degree from UCLA in 1974, and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1980. Dr. Dougher played an important role in the development of the now rapidly growing field of clinical behavior analysis. He conducts basic laboratory research on stimulus equivalence, relational responding and the transformation of functions in an attempt to identify and articulate the complex verbal process that underlie the development and treatment of clinical problems. Dr. Dougher is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society and is currently serving as associate editor for both the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and The Behavior Analyst.