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Elena Grigorenko, Ph.D.

Dr. Grigorenko received her Ph.D. in General Psychology from Moscow State University, Russia and her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and Human Genetics from Yale University. Currently, Dr. Grigorenko is Associate Professor of Child Studies Epidemiology and Public Health, and Psychology at Yale, USA and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Moscow State University, Russia. Dr. Grigorenko's research focuses on understanding the cognitive texture and etiology of language and learning disabilities.

Tina Newman Ph.D.

Tina Newman, Ph.D. Dr. Newman received her doctorate in School/Applied Child Psychology from McGill University in Canada. Dr. Newman is currently an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale University Child Study Center. Her clinical and research interests are in assessment and intervention with children who have individual learning needs, including learning disabilities, ADHD, and gifted- ness. Dr. Newman is particularly interested in children with double exceptionalities (e.g., gifted- ness and learning disabilities) and circumscribed interests in autism spectrum disorders.

Sara S. Sparrow, Ph.D

Sara S. Sparrow, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scientist at Yale University's Child Study Center and Department of Psychology. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and neuropsychology at the University of Florida. Her main research interests involve the assessment of adaptive behavior, autism spectrum disorders, mental retardation, child neuropsychology, and other developmental disabilities.

Lesley Hart, Ph.D.

Lesley Hart, Ph.D. Dr. Hart received her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, with a concentration in neuroscience through the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition. Currently, Dr. Hart is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale University Child Study Center. Her research interests focus on reading development, skilled reading performance, and impairments in language and reading processes.

Susan Felsenfeld, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Felsenfeld received her Ph.D. in Communication Disorders and Behavioral Genetics from the University of Minnesota. She is currently an Associate Professor of Communication Disorders at Southern Connecticut State University and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale University Child Study Center. Her research focuses on identifying etiological factors that increase risk for developmental disorders of speech, particularly phonological disorders and stuttering.