Geri Harris

Dr. Geri Maria Harris is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level and licensed Clinical Psychologist. She currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer at Texas Young Autism Project (TYAP), overseeing the company's daily functioning. Dr. Harris graduated with honors at the top of her class, completing a doctoral dissertation focused on remediating dysgraphia in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
She has worked with TYAP since 1999, beginning as a behavioral therapist and researcher while working her way up. Improving the lives of children and families has been, and continues to be, a lifelong goal of hers. In her free time, Dr. Harris enjoys spending time with her husband, two young sons, and three-legged rescue pup.

Education

PhD, Walden University

MA, University of Houston - Clear Lake

MS, University of North Texas

BS, University of Houston

Public Service

Beehive Preschool, Board of Directors -

TYAP Outreach Program, Board of Directors - HOUSTON

Awards / Honors

Senior Honors Thesis, University of Houston, 2006

Publications

Little, S. G., Akin-little, A., Harris, G. Autism Spectrum Disorder: Screening and diagnosis. .

Presentations

Harris, G. (2017). Child psychopathology. Differentiating between childhood onset schizophrenia (COS) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A case presentation. University of Texas Health Science Center Northeast

Harris, G. (2017). Determining competency with older adults..

Harris, G. (2017). Evaluating the efficacy of video self-modeling for remediating dysgraphia in children with autism spectrum disorders. Walden University

Harris, G. (2017). How to best use psychological services in your legal practice. .