Morin Leaving Academia to Pursue Entrepreneurship
Jun. 27, 2025
Kristi Morin is stepping down from her position as an associate professor in the Special Education program to pursue opportunities that support individuals preparing for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) exam.
Over the past 15 years, Morin has worked as a classroom teacher, behavior therapist and researcher. She also has served as affiliated faculty in the College of Health where she collaborated on projects related to improving outcomes for individuals with autism.
During her tenure at Lehigh, Morin was awarded a highly competitive early career grant from Institute of Education Sciences, United States Department of Education, in which she developed a mentoring program to reduce attrition among early career teachers working with autistic children. In addition, she led a state-funded grant to address the extreme shortage in special education teachers throughout Pennsylvania. This included developing curriculum for an accelerated program to fully certify multiple cohorts of prospective special education teachers.
She served as a Consulting Editor for Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities and the Past President of the North Carolina Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Morin has published numerous peer-reviewed articles related to improving outcomes for individuals with autism, authored five online modules on evidence-based practices (EBPs) for students with autism and co-authored publications by the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice (NCAEP) on EBPs for students with autism.
“Kristi is a prolific scholar, an excellent advisor and mentor, and a supportive colleague,” said Lee Kern, professor of Special Education and director of the Center for Promoting Research to Practice. “Her outstanding work will continue to have an impact both at Lehigh and in the special education community.” We wish Kristi much success. She will be missed at Lehigh.
