Dr. Lee graduated from Trinity College in 1966. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1970 from the University of Massachusetts.  He returned to Trinity in 1969 and currently serves as Director of the Counseling and Wellness Center and Associate Professor of Psychology. He is also an assistant coach and sport psychologist for the women's squash team. He founded the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, currently in Volume 38, and served as its editor from 1976-1986. He has served as President of the Connecticut Psychological Association (1977-78), a member of the national Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association (1982-1985), and Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Connecticut Psychological Association from 1990-2014.

Dr. Lee teaches courses in the areas of psychotherapy theory, mind/body health, and clinical psychology, and conducts workshops and seminars in mindfulness and meditation. He has published in the areas of meditation and eating disorders.

• Burns, Jaimie L., Lee, Randolph M. and Brown, Lauren J. "The Effect of Meditation on Self-reported Measures of Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Perfectionism in a College Population." Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 25 (2011): 132-144.
• Lee, Randolph M. "From Tree-Huggers to iPodders:  Changes in College Mental Health for the Millennial Generation." The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital Psychiatric Grand Rounds, March 16, 2005.
• Lee, Randolph M. "Mind/Body Medicine and Health."  Invited presentation to Trinity College Alumni Weekend, Killington, VT, March 21, 1998.
• Lee, Randolph M. "Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa." In College Psychotherapy, edited by P. Grayson & K. Cauley. New York: Guilford, 1989.
• Lee, Randolph M. "Eating Disorders: Treatment Update." Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the Connecticut Psychological Association, Farmington, CT, October 1989.
• Lee, Randolph M. "Treating the Eating Disordered Student Without The Family."  Paper presented at the Newington Children’s' Hospital Symposium on Eating Disorders, March 3, 1989.
• Lee, Randolph M. "Eating Disorders: Current Perspectives."  Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Connecticut Psychological Association, Hartford, CT, 1987.
• Lee, Randolph M. "HMOs & Health Service Delivery: An Update."  Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Connecticut Psychological Association, Hartford, CT, 1987.

• Award for Distinguished Leadership Contributions to the Connecticut Psychological Association, 1977.
• Catherine Acuff Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Practice of Psychology, Connecticut Psychological Association, November, 2006.