Hollis Scarborough, Ph.D.

Hollis Scarborough is a developmental psychologist whose research has explored the relationships between language and reading over the lifespan, with a particular emphasis on children with reading disabilities and preschoolers at risk for difficulty in learning to read. Much of Dr. Scarborough’s research was conducted as a Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories, and she taught for many years at Bryn Mawr College and elsewhere. Before retirement, she served on the boards of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR), and on many editorial boards (including The Journal of Learning Disabilities, Child Development, and Annals of Dyslexia). Dr. Scarborough was also a member of the National Academy of Science’s Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children. In 2019, she was the first recipient of the AIM Institute’s Hollis Scarborough Award, named in her honor.