G. Reid Lyon
Dr. G. Reid Lyon has had a wide range of professional responsibilities
during his career including his contributions as a researcher,
neuroscientist, professor,classroom teacher, special education teacher,
school psychologist, and national leader in the development of
evidence-based education policy at the federal and state levels. From
1992 until 2005, Dr. Lyon served as a research psychologist and the
Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) where he was responsible for the direction,
development, and management of research programs in developmental and
cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, behavioral
pediatrics, reading development and disabilities, learning
disabilities, early childhood development, and school readiness. While
at the NIH, Dr. Lyon worked closely with the White House, the U.S.
Department of Education, and Congress on the development of
evidence-based education policy and testified yearly before
Congressional Senate and House Committees from 1997 until 2005 about
science-based education. In 2006, he was named one of the top ten
national leaders in Education during the 1996-2006 decade by the
Editorial Projects in Education (Education Week).
Following his work at the NIH, served as a Distinguished Research Scholar at the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD) studying the neurobiology of reasoning abilities among adolescents and the neuroscience of PTSD among combat veterans. Concurrent with his appointment at UTD, Dr. Lyon was an associate dean in the School of Education at Southern Methodist University as well as a distinguished professor of education policy and leadership. Following his career in higher education, Lyon made a commitment to help fellow combat veterans at the VA Health Center in Cape Coral Florida serving combat veterans who suffer from substance abuse disorders and PTSD. During his academic career, Lyon also served on the faculties of the University of Alabama - Birmingham, Northwestern University, and the University of Vermont School Of Medicine.
Dr. Lyon received his B.A. in physiological psychological from North Carolina Wesleyan College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico with a dual concentration in Neuropsychology and Learning Disorders and Disabilities). He authored, co-authored, and edited more than 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters on developmental neuroscience, learning differences and disabilities, reading and reading difficulties, and educational policy.
Following his work at the NIH, served as a Distinguished Research Scholar at the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD) studying the neurobiology of reasoning abilities among adolescents and the neuroscience of PTSD among combat veterans. Concurrent with his appointment at UTD, Dr. Lyon was an associate dean in the School of Education at Southern Methodist University as well as a distinguished professor of education policy and leadership. Following his career in higher education, Lyon made a commitment to help fellow combat veterans at the VA Health Center in Cape Coral Florida serving combat veterans who suffer from substance abuse disorders and PTSD. During his academic career, Lyon also served on the faculties of the University of Alabama - Birmingham, Northwestern University, and the University of Vermont School Of Medicine.
Dr. Lyon received his B.A. in physiological psychological from North Carolina Wesleyan College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico with a dual concentration in Neuropsychology and Learning Disorders and Disabilities). He authored, co-authored, and edited more than 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters on developmental neuroscience, learning differences and disabilities, reading and reading difficulties, and educational policy.