PRAMATARIS & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons

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• Assistant Professor at Pace University

In addition to her neuropsychology practice, Dr. Rao is an Assistant Professor at Pace University, teaching at the doctoral level. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Dr. Rao taught at the secondary level, in a high needs neighborhood in Maryland while she earned her masters degree in Urban Education from Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Psy.D. in school-clinical child psychology from Pace University. Dr. Rao completed her clinical training at the Center for Attention and Learning, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Montefiore Hospital and in schools in the New York area. Her research interests are centered on the application and utility of psychological testing with diverse populations. Dr. Rao is a member of the American Psychological Association and National Association of School Psychologists.

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• Director of the Center for Attention

In addition to her private practice, Dr. Goodearl serves as the current director of the Center for Attention and Learning at Northwell Health- Lenox Hill Hospital. Previously, she was the director of the Child and Adolescent Psychoeducational Treatment Program within the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center of Montefiore Medical (formerly Albert Einstein College of Medicine). She earned her PhD in school psychology from Columbia University and a masters degree in measurement and evaluation from New York University. Prior to receiving her masters, Dr. Goodearl spent four years as a research associate at the Yale Child Study Center conducting developmental evaluations. She completed her undergraduate studies in psychology at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Goodearl is a member of the American Psychological Association, National Association of School Psychologists, International Neuropsychological Society and the New York Neuropsychology Group.

Dr. Dixon has worked as a neuropsychologist for over a decade. She received her master's degree in educational neuroscience from Harvard University and a doctorate in School Psychology from St. John's University, where her research interests focused on demonstrating how advances in neuroscience can impact school psychology practice. Following her doctorate, Dr. Dixon completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at Northwell Health-Lenox Hill Hospital's Center for Attention and Learning, where she specialized in the assessment and diagnosis of children with academic, attention, and executive functioning difficulties. Dr. Dixon is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and has published extensively in professional books on assessment and intervention practices.