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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb, Ph.D. is a human developmental psychologist and educational neuroscientist. Her research focuses on individual differences in social, emotional, cognitive, and brain development from early childhood through adolescence and young adulthood with implications for education. Dr. Gotlieb is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at the University of California, Los Angeles. She completed a Ph.D. in the University of Southern California's Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Brain Sciences and membership in Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College.
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