Background

 Education

  • Ed.D., Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education     
  • Ed.M., Mind, Brain, and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • M.A.,  Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University                               
  • B.S., Biology-Psychology and Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University     

Current Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2018
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2014
  • Research Affiliate, MIT, 2014
  • Member of the Faculty, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2012
  • Oral and Written Language Evaluator, Learning Disabilities Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, 2002
  • Board Member, Massachusetts Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, 2010

Previous Academic Positions

  • Post-Doctoral Associate, Gabrieli Lab, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT, 2010-2013
  • Lecturer, Psychology Department, Harvard College, 2012-2013
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2010
  • Instructor, Psychology Department, Harvard College, 2008-2011
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Research Associate, Gabrieli Lab, MIT, 2005-2010
  • Instructor, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), 2009
  • Research Staff, 2006-2009, Strategic Education and Research Partnership, Dr. Catherine Snow, Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Research Staff, Summer 2005, CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology), Drs. David Rose & Bridget Dalton, Wakefield, MA
  • Fulbright Fellow, Athens, Greece, 2003-2004
  • Research Staff, 1998-2003, Center for Reading & Language Research, Tufts, Co-Principal Investigators: Drs. Maryanne Wolf, R. Morris, & M. Lovett