She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Cornell University, with postdoctoral work at Harvard University. She is the author of books on children’s sex-role development and early child literacy, and numerous scientific papers dealing with child development, developmental disabilities, and child abuse and neglect. She has taught extensively at schools such as The New School for Social Research, Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, and Princeton University. She is currently psychology consultant to Mindprint Learning, an on-line cognitive assessment for children.