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Paula A. Tallal is one of our founders, and a world-recognized authority on language-learning disabilities. She has served on our Board since inception. A cognitive neuroscientist and a board-certified clinical psychologist, Dr. Tallal is a founder and co-director of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. In 2001, Dr. Tallal was named a Board of Governors Professor in Neuroscience. She is an active participant in many scientific advisory boards and government committees for both developmental language disorders and learning disabilities.
Dr. Tallal has over 25 years experience managing multi-site, multi-disciplinary, federally funded contracts and grants that have resulted in over 150 publications as well as national and international honors. She received a bachelor's degree in art history from New York University and a doctorate from Cambridge University in Experimental Psychology, with additional research training at Johns Hopkins University. | 