Adele Dorothy Diamond

Background

Diamond, Adele Dorothy was born on June 14, 1952 in New York City. Daughter of Jerome and Mildred Diamond.

Education

Student, London School Economics, 1972; Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1983.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University School Medicine, 1982-1985; assistant professor psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, 1986-1988; assistant professor psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1988-1995; member Mahoney Institute Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1988-1995; member program on biological bases of behavior, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1988-1995; member Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1988-1995; director development neuropsychology section Mental Retardation Center, Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1990-1993; director neuropsychology and behavior analysis core, Mental Retardation Research Center, Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1993-1995; visiting associate professor department brain and cognitive science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995-1996; senior scientist, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1996; director Center for Developmental Cognitive Neurosci., Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1997. Ad hoc reviewer grant applications National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Council Neurosci. Board, U. K., National Science and Engineering Council Canada, Ministry of Health, Ontario, Ontario Mental Foundation, State of Louisiana Department Health and Human Superior vena cava syndrome, Australian Research Council, Canberra.

Area coordinator Danforth Fellows, 1976-1978. Co-area coordinator Society for Values in Higher Education, 1976-1978. Residenttutor Adams House, Harvard University, 1978-1983.

Achievements

• Adele Dorothy Diamond has been listed as a notable Developmental cognitive neuroscientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • The Development and neural bases of higher cognitive functions (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)

Membership

Fellow APA; member American Association of University Professors, American Psychological Society, American Sociological Association, International Society for Behavioral Neurosci., International Brain Research Organisation, International Society for Infant Studies, Memory Disorders Research Society, Society for Neurosci., Society for Research in Child Development, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: dancing, outdoor activities, theater.

Connections

Father:

Jerome Diamond

Mother:

Mildred Diamond