Manju Banerjee to Serve on Professional Advisory Board of LDA

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Manju Banerjee, Ph.D., has been elected to a three-year term on the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA).

Dr. Banerjee is Vice President for Educational Research and Innovation at Landmark College. A certified diagnostician and teacher-consultant on learning disabilities, Banerjee has over 30 years of experience in the field of learning disabilities, ADHD, and postsecondary disability services.

Dr. Banerjee received her doctoral degree from the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, on the application of universal design to high-stakes testing.

She has published and presented extensively, both nationally and internationally, on topics such as disability documentation and accommodations, technological competencies for postsecondary transition, online learning, and universal design. She has been and is currently principal investigator/co-principal investigator on multiple federal, foundation, and National Science Foundation grants.

She is an editorial board member of the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability and of Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal. She serves on the Professional Advisory Board (PAB) of the National Council for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), and has been a PAB member on the LDA for the past three years. She is a consultant to Educational Testing Service (ETS) and Understood.org.

The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is a non-profit organization of parents, professionals, and adults with learning disabilities providing support, information, and advocacy on behalf of individuals with learning disabilities.