Steve Lohrer

Steve Lohrer works with the Napa County Office of Education and serves as the Co‐Director for the Desired Results access Project sponsored by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division. Dr. Lohrer has overseen research and technical assistance projects for the state of California focused on early childhood special education, autism spectrum disorders, and inter-agency collaboration. He has more than 30 yrs of experience as a researcher, clinical social worker, and program manager in the fields of developmental disabilities, aging, mental health, and family caregiving. Dr. Lohrer has published a number of peer-reviewed research articles on disabilities and family caregiving and has been involved in the development and testing of state-wide assessment instruments used in special education. Dr. Lohrer received his Ph.D. from the Columbia University School of Social Work in New York and was a Post‐Doctoral Fellow in Developmental Disabilities Research at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.