Anna Middleton, Ph.D. is a Clinical Research Scientist in the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite for Children and a Certified Academic Language Therapist. Her clinical training and work in the field of reading disabilities cultivated her interest in the science of reading and the mechanisms by which methods effective reading instruction improve various student outcomes.
…She completed her M.A. in Psychology at San Diego State University, and her Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research interests include optimizing treatment efficacy to improve reading outcomes for all children, characterizing individual differences in response to reading instruction, and enhancing our understanding of the psychological and neurological mechanisms underlying specific learning disabilities, particularly dyslexia.
Sheryl Frierson, M.D., is the medical director of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders. As the third medical director in the Center’s history, she follows in the footsteps of two pioneering innovators in the field of dyslexia, Jeffrey Black, M.D., and Luke Waites, M.D.
About
Specialties
Dyslexia
Education and Training
Undergraduate
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Medical
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
Residency
Oakland Children’s Hospital, Oakland, CA
Fellowship
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Vennecia Jackson, M.D., is director of diagnostic services at the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia & Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite for Children and staff developmental pediatrician since 1994.
About
Specialties
Dyslexia and Learning Disorders
Education and Training
Medical
East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
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