Biography

Dr. Bryck serves as the Senior Director of the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training; Landmark College exclusively serve neurodivergent students, such as those with learning disabilities, like dyslexia, or ADHD, or autism. His work centers on the study of executive function (EF), including understanding disparities in EF, and testing the efficacy of interventions, programs, and strategies aimed at enhancing EF. He has served as an investigator on grants exploring: a cognitive training program for low income children, the well-being and academic effects of resilience training for neurodivergent college students, the effects of metacognitive and EF scaffolds in math problem solving. He also serves as the campus lead on a National Science Foundation project providing STEM mentoring for students with disabilities.  Rick regularly presents professional learning workshops on EF and educational techniques for enhancing learning. He regularly teaches in Landmark College’s Learning Differences and Neurodiversity online certificate program for education professionals, including courses on student engagement, executive function, and classroom technologies for diverse learners.