Selected Invited Talks (2023-Present)

• The Reading Brain in the Age of AI: An Evidence-Based Perspective. The Reading League, 10th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. October 2026.
• The Dyslexia Foundation, 22nd Extraordinary Brain Symposium. El Convento, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. June 2026.
• Neurocognitive Foundations of Literacy: Typical Development and Dyslexia. Center for Educational Neuroscience Applications (CENA), Bridgewater State University. April 2026.
• (Not So) Universal Literacy Screening: The Leaky Pipeline from Identification to Instruction - and Can AI Help? Lunch & Lit Online Lecture, Right to Read. February 2026.
• From Brain to Policy: Building Evidence-Based Systems for Better Literacy Outcomes. PREREQ Seminar, Boston University. February 2026.

• From Early Development to Practice: The Neurocognitive Foundations of Literacy. Child Mind Institute Visiting Professor Lecture Series, New York, NY. December 2025.
• Explicit Instruction to Build Vocabulary Knowledge for Reading Comprehension. The Dyslexia Foundation Conference, Boston, MA. October 2025.
• Navigating Tomorrow: Embracing AI Across the Curriculum. Annual Zelma Wynn Symposium, Summit School, Edgewater, MD. October 2025.
• Neural Systems Underlying Reading Comprehension: Language and Beyond. Big Sky Literacy Summit, Big Sky, MT. August 2025.
• Developing Vocabulary Knowledge Through Text-Supplemented Audiobooks and Scalable Human and AI Tutoring. Big Sky Literacy Summit, Big Sky, MT. August 2025.
• Smart Start: Leveraging Technology to Detect and Support Learning Differences Early. Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR). June 2025.
• Reverse-Engineering Human Tutoring: Building Scalable AI for Literacy. MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA. May 2025.
• The Neuroscience of Reading: Tracing Literacy from Language to Comprehension. Annual Zelma Wynn Symposium, Summit School, Edgewater, MD. March 2025.
• Reading to Learn, Learning to Engage. Thriving in the Middle School Years: BU Wheelock Forum, Boston University. February 2025.

• Neuroscience of Reading. The Dyslexia Foundation Conference, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA. November 2024.
• Investigating the Neurocognitive Substrates of Typical and Atypical Literacy Development. University of Texas at Dallas. November 2024.

• Harnessing Technology to Advance Education. XtraordinaryPeople, NYC. November 2023.
• Towards Precise and Adaptive Education through AI Integration. Symposium on Improving the Lives of Families and Children, MIT. October 2023.
• Open-Source Infrastructure for Student Learning Disability Identification and Treatment. Red Hat North America Research Interest Group Meeting. October 2023.
• Cognitive and Neural Substrates of Typical and Atypical Reading Development. NWEA Meeting. March 2023.
• Teaching Reading in Contentious Times: Panel Discussion. Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. September 2023.

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