Specialty Areas: Learning Disabilities; Dyslexia; ADHD; Disruptive Behavior Disorders

David J. Marks, Ph.D., is the Director of Educational Outreach for the Institute for Learning and Academic Achievement at the NYU Child Study Center. Dr. Marks conducts and supervises comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations of children, adolescents, and adults with learning disorders, developmental disabilities, and neurological conditions. A highly gifted and respected clinician, Dr. Marks routinely consults with teachers and school-based support teams, and assists parents and teachers with the implementation of home- and school-based behavioral interventions.

Dr. Marks received his B.A. in psychology (Cum Laude) from Emory University and his M.A. in psychology from Queens College of the City University of New York. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology (clinical neuropsychology) from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and completed his doctoral dissertation examining the role of parenting and neuropsychological factors in preschool youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). During his predoctoral internship at the University of Chicago Medical Center, Dr. Marks received intensive training in pediatric neuropsychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as child outpatient psychotherapy.

Following his postdoctoral fellowship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Marks served as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and the Director of the Mount Sinai Learning and Development Center. While there, Dr. Marks's comprehensive approach to psychoeducational and neuropsychological testing and individualized, results-focused clinical reports earned him a reputation as an empathic clinician, dedicated educator, and invaluable patient advocate.

A strong believer that active participation in science and clinical practice reciprocally informs and benefits each endeavor, Dr. Marks has also been a co-investigator on multiple federally-funded research programs involving children and adults with ADHD. These include studies evaluating non-pharmacological interventions for children and adults with ADHD as well as a longitudinal investigation of preschoolers with ADHD. Dr. Marks has authored or co-authored more than 35 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and other professional publications, and has served as a reviewer for a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) special emphasis panel and an ad-hoc reviewer for more than a dozen scientific journals. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, International Neuropsychological Society, and International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.