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Nadine Gaab is a German-American developmental cognitive neuroscientist and distinguished professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[1] She specialize on developmental dyslexia and the development of reading skills from infancy through adolescence.[2][3]
Education
[edit]Gaab studied psychology at the University of Trier in Germany and received her degree in 2001. She had her doctoral studies in psychology and neuroscience at the University of Zurich, receiving her Ph.D. in 2004.[4]
From 2004 to 2005, Gaab was a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University, where she worked with John D. E. Gabrieli, Gary H. Glover, and Paula Tallal.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Gaab joined Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital in 2007 as an assistant professor of pediatrics. She established the Gaab Lab at Boston Children's Hospital.[4][6]
In 2021, Gaab joined the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education as an associate professor of education.[7] She was promoted to professor of education with tenure effective 1 January 2026 and was appointed the Silvana and Christopher Pascucci Professor in Learning Differences.[8]
Research
[edit]Gaab's work combines developmental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and education and has used longitudinal behavioral and neuroimaging methods to study language and reading development.[2][6]
Gaab Lab has examined brain development in infants and young children with and without familial risk for dyslexia.[10] A 2025 study from the lab reported that developmental trajectories associated with reading ability began to diverge during the second year of life, suggesting that differences relevant to later reading development may emerge before formal schooling.[10][11]
Earlier research involving Gaab examined differences in brain responses to rapidly changing auditory stimuli in children with dyslexia. The findings were reported in the popular press as evidence that auditory processing and associated brain systems may play a role in reading difficulties.[12][13]
In a 2024 review, she and Nancy Duggan discussed research on early brain development and its implications for dyslexia prevention and policy.[14]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2012: T. Berry Brazelton Award for Innovation, Boston Children's Hospital[15]
- 2017: Alice Garside Award, Massachusetts Branch of the International Dyslexia Association[15]
- 2018: Allen C. Crocker Award for Clinical Excellence and Advocacy, Boston Children's Hospital[2]
- 2019: Learning Disabilities Association of America Award[2][16]
- 2020: Norman Geschwind Memorial Lecture, International Dyslexia Association[17]
- 2023: Academic Research Recognition Award, World Literacy Foundation[2]
- 2024: Translation Award, International Society of Mind, Brain, and Education[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lavanchy, Gene; Dumas, Bob (2025-09-05). "Harvard researcher working to identify students with reading problems at younger ages". Boston 25 News. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nadine Gaab". Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Episode 9: Dyslexia and developmental trajectories with Dr. Nadine Gaab". Amplify. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- 1 2 3 "Gaab Named Professor of Education". Harvard Graduate School of Education. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Nadine Gaab, Ph.D." (PDF). Gaab Lab. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Nadine Gaab". Boston Children's Hospital. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Harvard study finds early signs of reading difficulties in children | ETIH EdTech News". EdTech Innovation Hub. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ "Nadine Gaab Awarded Named Chair". Harvard Graduate School of Education. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "EarlyBird: Addressing Dyslexia Through Game Play". Harvard Brain Science Initiative. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Reading skills — and struggles — manifest earlier than thought". Harvard Gazette. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ Gaab, Nadine; Turesky, Ted K. (2026). "The Reading Brain from Womb to Classroom: Typical and Atypical Development and Implications for a Preventative Education Model". Annual Review of Developmental Psychology. 8. doi:10.1146/annurev-devpsych-111323-093800.
- ↑ Fritz, Sandy (1 April 2008). "Sounding Out Dyslexia". Scientific American. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ Powers, Sara J.; Wang, Yingying; Beach, Sara D.; Sideridis, Georgios D.; Gaab, Nadine (2016). "Examining the relationship between home literacy environment and neural correlates of phonological processing in beginning readers with and without a familial risk for dyslexia: an fMRI study". Annals of Dyslexia. 66 (3): 337–360. doi:10.1007/s11881-016-0134-2. PMID 27550556.
- ↑ Gaab, Nadine; Duggan, Nancy (2024). "Leveraging brain science for impactful advocacy and policymaking: The synergistic partnership between developmental cognitive neuroscientists and a parent-led grassroots movement to drive dyslexia prevention policy and legislation". Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101376. PMC 11019101. PMID 38608358.
- 1 2 "Nadine Gaab". Harvard University Department of Psychology. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Nadine Gaab wins LDA Award from the Learning Disability Association of America". Harvard Brain Science Initiative. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ "Dr. Nadine Gaab Announced as 2020 Norman Geschwind Lecture Recipient". International Dyslexia Association. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "IMBES - IMBES Award Recipients". imbes.org. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
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