Doreen Granpeesheh
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Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD).
She started her career working with Dr. Ole Ivar Lovaas at UCLA. During her 12 year tenure at UCLA, she assisted Dr. Lovaas with his outcome study that was eventually published in 1987 showing a significant recovery rate among the research participants. Through her research, curriculum development and treatment approach, Dr. Granpeesheh helped demonstrate the effectiveness of intensive, early Applied Behavior Analysis intervention. Dr. Granpeesheh earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA, was licensed by the State of California and Texas, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
She started CARD in 1990. CARD has treated thousands of children around the world through its 17 satellite offices in Tarzana, CA; San Diego, CA; San Jose, CA; Garden Grove, CA; San Juan Capistrano, CA; Torrance, CA; Temecula, CA; Sacramento, CA; Bakersfield, CA; Annandale, VA; White Plains, NY; Rochester, NY; Austin, TX - a collaborative clinic with Thoughtful House; Spartanburg, SC; England; Australia; New Zealand. CARD will be opening offices in Phoenix, AZ and Melbourne, FL in 2007.
Dr. Granpeesheh lives in Los Angeles with her husband Stefan and their three children.
