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Nadine Gaab is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where her work focuses on typical and atypical learning trajectories from infancy to adolescence, with a special emphasis on language, reading, and literacy development. Her research incorporates developmental psychology, learning sciences, neuroscience, educational technology, and educational policy within a learning disability framework. Gaab's laboratory employs longitudinal behavioral neuroimaging studies to characterize learning differences and the cumulative risk and protective factors shaping these variations at genetic, neurobiological, cognitive, and environmental levels. She is committed to early identification and preventative education strategies, translating research findings into practical implications for educational practice and policy. Throughout her career, she has received numerous awards recognizing her contributions to the field, including the IMBES Translation Award, Academic Research Recognition Award from the World Literacy Foundation, and leadership awards from the Learning Disabilities Association of America. As an associate editor for several journals in her field, she is dedicated to advancing the science and advocacy of learning differences and dyslexia.
Harvard Graduate School of Education • Cambridge, MA
Conducts research on learning differences and their underlying mechanisms. Oversees the Gaab Lab, focusing on longitudinal studies related to literacy and language-based learning disabilities.
Administered via Harvard Griffin GSAS; encompasses PhD in Education.