Professor Robert Savage

Robert Savage holds a PhD in Developmental Experimental Psychology, as well as an MSc in Professional Educational Psychology, from the University of London; he also has a post-graduate certificate in Education from Cambridge University. He brings to the position of Dean an excellent teaching record, having taught a range of undergraduate and graduate courses on language and literacy development, inclusive education, and exceptionalities; and an outstanding international reputation for collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and policy-relevant scholarship in areas such as cognitive processes in reading and spelling, reading interventions, learning disabilities, inclusive education, the impact of French immersion, and information technologies for literacy. He is the author or co-author of over 100 highly cited peer-reviewed journal and web articles, chapters, and reviews; and frequently presents his research to international conferences. He is currently serving as President of the Society for Scientific Study of Reading.