The NeuronFarm® is led by Dr. Mina Johnson-Glenberg, a cognitive scientist who possesses a unique combination of skills garnered from hands-on teaching and a rigorous research background. She leads a management team with comprehensive technological, operational, and research expertise. Team members have managed the development and launch of award-winning software and have extensive experience in the Education marketplace.
The NeuronFarm's Managment Team
Dr. Mina C. Johnson-Glenberg, Ph.D., President/CSO
Ankur Malhotra, COO
Dr. David Elderbrock, CTO
Academic Board of Advisors
Dr. Arthur C. Graesser (CV-pdf)
Dr. Jane Oakhill (CV-pdf)
Mina C. Johnson-Glenberg, Ph.D.
President/Chief Science Officer
Dr. Johnson-Glenberg is a cognitive scientist who is dedicated to the remediation of reading problems. She worked as an educational therapist in Los Angeles, CA for years. In the early 90's, she decided to research learning disabilities, and, more importantly, how such disabilities could be remediated. She entered graduate school and received her Doctorate in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. There she worked on one of the first computer-based reading remediation projects, ROSS, which trained phonological awareness and reading strategies to children with dyslexia. Dr. Johnson-Glenberg has extensive experience in implementing and assessing the effects of comprehension training programs and has been published in several leading peer-reviewed journals. (See research for links to publications.)
Dr. Johnson-Glenberg is affiliated with Arizona State University's Department of Psychology . Her work has included creating neural networks of reading comprehension processes and researching/assessing working memory and literacy in individuals with fragile X syndrome (see research). Her strengths include experimental design, behavioral statistics, artificial intelligence, and applying evidence-based theory to interactive e-learning tools. She has been a Principal Investigator on several Federal and private foundation grants, including the National Institutes of Health (NICHD), US Department of Education (IES), and the FRAXA Foundation. She is on the Board of Directors of Wisconsin Literacy and is a member of the Technology Committee of the Wisconsin State Reading Association.
As the President and Chief Science Officer of The NeuronFarm, Dr. Johnson-Glenberg oversees all creative, experimental, and managerial aspects of this rapidly growing company.
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Ankur Malhotra, Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Malhotra has extensive experience working with technology startups in diverse areas of general business management, operations, and human resources. He has been a consultant on business plan and human resource development projects at Alfalight (a high-tech laser diode manufacturing startup) and Supranet Communications (a local Internet Service Provider), and developed business and strategic plans for Mototron (a developer of engine control software for the automotive industry) and eMetagen (a Madison-based biotech startup). He also has a software development and engineering background, having worked on interactive voice-response systems and Web-based transaction software for Tata Unisys in Bangalore and New Delhi, India. He has consulted for UW-Learning Innovations (The University of Wisconsin System's online and distance learning division) and also managed grant administration on several large Federal-funded research and development projects. As a partner with the Agave Group (a Madison-based new venture consulting firm), he developed their e-Learning and Information Technology consulting practice and managed the successful implementation of several Web-based instructional media and database projects at UW-Madison. Mr. Malhotra received a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University, India and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison's Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship program.
Mr. Malhotra joined The NeuronFarm in 2002 as Chief Operations Officer and is responsible for managing administrative and general operations for the firm, as well as financial planning and business development.
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David Elderbrock, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Elderbrock has experience as both an educator and a technologist, with 12 years of work in educational software design and implementation, and 10 years of teaching literature at the high school and university level. He has worked as an instructional technologist at both the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as Humanities Coordinator for the Instructional Technology Program, and at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he specialized in the development of interactive, Web-based learning applications. In 1994, he founded Literate Technologies, LLC and worked for six years as a technology consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley, with a focus on helping corporations develop Internet applications to improve employee training, manage information, and communicate more effectively. In this capacity, he developed Internet applications for over 20 companies including Apple Computer, Pacific Bell, Siemens, Barclays Global Investors, and CitiBank CA/NV. Dr. Elderbrock also has significant experience with starting and growing software ventures, most notably having served as CTO for AwardTrack, Inc, a Silicon Valley high tech start-up subsequently acquired by 24/7 Media for $75 million. He holds a Master of Arts in Teaching English from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Elderbrock joined the NeuronFarm in 2003 as Chief Technology Officer and provides the company's technical vision and direction, manages the information systems and computer infrastructure, and directs the architecture, technical design, and implementation of all software products.
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