Dr. Nadine Gaab

Professor

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Biography

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.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

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.

Awards

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IMBES Translation Award

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Academic Research Recognition Award

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Learning Disabilities Association America Award

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Norman Geschwind Memorial Lecture

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Allan Crocker Award

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Alice Garside Award

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T. Berry Brazelton Award

Requirements for Harvard Graduate School of Education

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7.5
Reading
Required:7.5
Writing
Required:7.5
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Administered via Harvard Griffin GSAS; encompasses PhD in Education.