Rebecca Jean Moellman-Landa (born 1955) is an American speech-language pathologist specializing in neuropsychology and autism research. She is the founder and director of the center for autism and related disorders at the

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. Landa is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the

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Life

Landa was born in 1955. She earned a B.S. from

Towson University Towson University (TU or Towson) is a public university in Towson, Maryland. Founded in 1866 as Maryland's first training school for teachers, Towson University is a part of the University System of Maryland. Since its founding, the university h ...

in 1977. Landa completed a M.S. at the

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in 1978. She earned a Ph.D. from the

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in 1985. Her dissertation was titled, ''Effectiveness of language elicitation tasks with two-year-olds''. Landa conducted postdoctoral research in psychiatric genetics at the

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. Landa is the founder, vice president, and director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the

. She is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the

. She investigates neuropsychological, learning, and communication processes in people with autism across their lifespan.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Landa, Rebecca Living people 1955 births Place of birth missing (living people) Towson University alumni Pennsylvania State University alumni University of Washington alumni Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty Speech and language pathologists American pathologists Women pathologists 20th-century American women scientists 20th-century American scientists 21st-century American women scientists 21st-century American scientists American medical researchers American women medical researchers Autism researchers