Sharon Leach, PhD, has been named a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont. Dr Leach is a clinical neuropsychologist at the Stern Center for Language and Learning with over 20 years of experience providing evaluations for children, adolescents and adults. Together with Julia Molson, PsyD, Dr Leach is a Supervising Psychologist of the School Consultation rotation, a component of the Pediatric Psychiatry Fellowship at UVM’s Larner College of Medicine. As part of their rotation, UVM fellows join the Stern Center’s diagnostic team in conducting multidisciplinary evaluations for children. The University of Vermont Medical Center offers 42 residency and fellowship programs to provide a comprehensive and well-rounded medical training experience that is academically and clinically focused, and the Stern Center partnership is designed to teach UVM fellows about differential diagnoses of learning disorders.
The Stern Center for Language and Learning is a nonprofit educational resource in Williston, VT, dedicated to enriching the lives of learners. For 35 years the organization has recognized that all great minds don’t think alike, and its staff helps children and adults reach their academic, social and professional goals. The Stern Center provides research-based learning evaluations and customized instruction, including those with learning disabilities, dyslexia, language disorders, social learning challenges, autism, attention deficit disorders and learning differences. Its staff also designs and delivers customized professional learning programs and systems change using current research and trends in education. Through the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute, the Stern Center works with schools and individual educators in early literacy, oral language, reading, written language, social cognition, executive functioning and math. Courses are offered live and online. Scholarships are available. More information is at www.sterncenter.org.