Paula A Tallal

Paula Tallal, Ph.D. received her B.A. from New York University in 1969 and her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Cambridge University, England in 1973. She completed additional research training as a post-doctoral fellow at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she subsequently was appointed to the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Psychology, Neurology, Communication Sciences and Pediatrics. In 1979, Dr. Tallal accepted a position at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Psychiatry where she quickly moved through the academic ranks to Full Professor. During this time she also became Board Certified in clinical psychology. In 1987 Tallal was recruited by Rutgers’ University to co-found and co-direct a new Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, as well as a new graduate training program in Behavioral and Neural Sciences. Tallal’s vision to integrate research and graduate training across the domains of behavioral and neural sciences became the focus of this now thriving research and training center, which currently has over 200 faculty, postdocs, students and staff. Tallal has received Rutgers’ highest academic award, Rutgers University Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research and holds the University’s highest academic rank, Board of Governors Professor of Neuroscience. 1969 B.A., New York University. History of Art (major). Experimental Psychology 1973 Ph.D., Cambridge University, England.