Benjamin Powers

Experience

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  The Maplewood School

  Jan 2000 - Jun 2000

  Russian Teacher

  Served as a long-term leave replacement for the school's Russian teacher, and taught all of the 200+ students, from kindergarten through 8th grade, in Russian language and culture.

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  The Kildonan School

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2012

  During my four-year tenure as headmaster, we worked to re-establish Kildonan as one of the premier boarding schools for students with dyslexia. We were successful in creating a clear student profile, aligned with the School's mission, instituted consistent and mission-driven practices and policies, gained a better understanding of and control over the School's finances, made aesthetic and capital improvements around the School's campus, including the development of a Campus Master Plan, developed a strategic marketing and recruitment plan for admissions, enhanced the reputation of the School in both the national and international communities, and created opportunities for more ecologically and environmentally conscious decisions. Show less

  • Headmaster

    Aug 2008 - Jun 2012

  • Assistant Headmaster

    Sept 2007 - Aug 2008

  • Director of Camp Dunnabeck

    Jun 2005 - Aug 2008
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  The Southport School

  Jul 2012 - now

  Engaged head of school at one of the thought leaders in the education of students with language-based learning differences, like dyslexia, and ADHD. Our vision is a world where people with language-based learning differences and ADHD are embraced for their strengths and potential, and where all teachers have access to training in best educational practices and current research.Over the past several years, we have worked to develop new branding and visual identity platforms, created an innovative 5-year strategic plan, developed partnerships with leading researchers in the field, and implemented a regional initiative to bring current research and practice, as well as opportunities for personal empowerment, to people who work with or are members of the LD/ADHD community. Show less

  • Executive Director

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Head of School

    Jul 2012 - Jul 2022
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  THE DYSLEXIA FOUNDATION

  Sept 2016 - now

  • Executive Director

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Chair for Scientific Symposia

    Sept 2016 - Jun 2022
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  Grenoble Ecole de Management

  Nov 2017 - now

  Research Affiliate

  As a Research Affiliate for the Research Chair at FERE: Women & Economic Renewal, I engage in research projects and publications that aim to improve the position of women in the economy, from a standpoint of social diversity.

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  Haskins Laboratories, Inc

  Feb 2018 - now

  Senior Scientist

  Haskins Laboratories is an independent, international, multidisciplinary community of researchers conducting basic research on spoken and written language. Exchanging ideas, fostering collaborations, and forging partnerships across the sciences, it produces groundbreaking research that enhances our understanding of—and reveals ways to improve or remediate—speech perception and production, reading and reading disabilities, and human communication.Haskins Laboratories has long-standing, formal affiliations with the University of Connecticut and Yale University. We also have collaborations and partnerships, both formal and informal, with other institutions and groups around the world. Show less

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  The Southport CoLAB

  Aug 2018 - now

  Founder of The Southport CoLAB
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  National Center on Improving Literacy

  Sept 2018 - now

  Technical Advisor

  Provide technical assistance to NCIL, a US Department of Education funded initiative to increase access to, and use of, evidence-based approaches to screen, identify, and teach students with literacy-related disabilities, including dyslexia.

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  Yale Child Study Center

  Oct 2022 - now

  Director, Global Literacy Hub
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  Yale School of Medicine

  Oct 2022 - now

  Lecturer
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  University of Connecticut

  Aug 2024 - now

  Research Associate Professor