Francie M. Matthews, PhD
Francie M. Matthews, Ph.D., holds a doctoral degree from the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Northwestern University. She is the founder and director of a learning center specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities in Westfield, New Jersey. She has worked with children and adults with language learning differences for 25 years through her center, public schools, and clinical settings and has
a long-standing interest in the relationship of oral language abilities to literacy. Dr. Matthews has presented on the identification and treatment of reading disorders at the state and national levels and has authored several articles on this topic. She is a recent past president of the New Jersey Branch of The International Dyslexia Association. Dr. Matthews also served on the Board of Trustees of the
Winston School in Short Hills, New Jersey, a school for students with learning differences.