Rate Professor Charles Perfetti

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1967.

Research Interests: Reading processes, language comprehension, cognitive psychology.

Appointments: Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh (2001–present); Director, Learning Research and Development Center.

Awards: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (2002).

Publications:

• Reading Ability (Oxford University Press, 1985).
• Over 200 peer-reviewed articles in Cognitive Psychology, Journal of Memory and Language.