Shawn A. Robinson, Ph.D.

Dr. Shawn A. Robinson is a Research Affiliate with the Wei LAB, author of the Doctor Dyslexia Dude series, practitioner, and entrepreneur. Robinson’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of race, dyslexia, and giftedness, and how the misidentification of behavior/emotional disorders neglects the academic and social development of African American boys with an actual learning disability in Special Education. Robinson also brings a wealth of academic experience, training, and knowledge about the psychological development of dyslexia, which he learned as a graduate student and practitioner in the field. His undergraduate work was completed at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, his master’s at DePaul University, and he received his doctorate from Cardinal Stritch University in Language and Literacy.