Rebecca Landa | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Other names | Rebecca Jean Moellman-Landa |
Alma mater |
Towson University Pennsylvania State University University of Washington |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Speech-language pathology, neuropsychology, autism research |
Institutions |
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute |
Rebecca Jean Moellman-Landa (born 1955) is an American speech-language pathologist specializing in neuropsychology and autism research. She is the founder and director of the center for autism and related disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Landa is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Landa was born in 1955. [1] She earned a B.S. from Towson University in 1977. [2] Landa completed a M.S. at the Pennsylvania State University in 1978. [2] She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1985. [2] Her dissertation was titled, Effectiveness of language elicitation tasks with two-year-olds. [3] Landa conducted postdoctoral research in psychiatric genetics at the Johns Hopkins University. [4]
Landa is the founder, vice president, and director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. [4] She is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. [4] She investigates neuropsychological, learning, and communication processes in people with autism across their lifespan. [4]
Rebecca Landa | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Other names | Rebecca Jean Moellman-Landa |
Alma mater |
Towson University Pennsylvania State University University of Washington |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Speech-language pathology, neuropsychology, autism research |
Institutions |
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute |
Rebecca Jean Moellman-Landa (born 1955) is an American speech-language pathologist specializing in neuropsychology and autism research. She is the founder and director of the center for autism and related disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Landa is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Landa was born in 1955. [1] She earned a B.S. from Towson University in 1977. [2] Landa completed a M.S. at the Pennsylvania State University in 1978. [2] She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1985. [2] Her dissertation was titled, Effectiveness of language elicitation tasks with two-year-olds. [3] Landa conducted postdoctoral research in psychiatric genetics at the Johns Hopkins University. [4]
Landa is the founder, vice president, and director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. [4] She is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. [4] She investigates neuropsychological, learning, and communication processes in people with autism across their lifespan. [4]