Faculty

Laurie E. Cutting, Ph.D.
Cutting@kennedykrieger.org
  • Research Scientist at Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • Director of the Education and Brain Research Program at Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • Associate Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Education at the Johns Hopkins University
Laurie E. CuttingDr. Laurie E. Cutting received her degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 1997 from Northwestern University. During her doctoral work at Northwestern University, she completed internships at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Yale University School of Medicine’s Center for Learning and Attention, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In 2002-2003, she completed an NIH science policy fellowship. After receiving her doctorate, Dr. Cutting completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Developmental Cognitive Neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Cutting is a research scientist at Kennedy Krieger Institute and an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor of Education at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests are focused on brain-behavior relationships in the areas of reading and reading disabilities, as well as ADHD and Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
Sheryl L. Rimrodt, M.D.
Rimrodt@kennedykrieger.org
  • Research Scientist at Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sheryl L. RimrodtDr. Sheryl L. Rimrodt is a developmental pediatrician with board certification in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. She obtained her B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University, her M.D. from University of California, San Diego, and her post-doctoral training in Neurodevelopmental Disabililties at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her current appointments are Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Research Scientist within the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Developmental Cognitive Neurology, Education and Brain Research Program (EBRP). Her primary responsibilities include managing and coordinating the EBRP team efforts in the collection and analysis of brain imaging data. She is also the primary investigator on the EBRP study of reading comprehension in young adults (18-24 years old).