Neena Saha, Phd Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Va, Us

United States

I've consulted for small, medium, and large educational/EdTech companies, providing feedback and advice on research, product design, curriculum design and development, and go-to-market strategy.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Author of The Reading Research Recap blog and video blog (vlog). I founded the The Reading Research Recap in May of 2020. I grew the audience to around 4k subscribers (200 paying subscribers) on the Substack platform before the blog was acquired by MetaMetrics Inc. in September 2021.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Helped develop a go-to-market strategy for MetaMetrics' K-2 products, services, and tools including Lexile Find A Decodable Book. Lexile Find A Decodable Book is a groundbreaking tool allows teachers to search for decodable books by sounds. Ran the Reading Research Recap: a monthly blog/vlog that highlights recent reading research and how it applies to the classroom.

Cary, North Carolina, United States

I founded Elemeno to help bridge the research-to-practice gap in literacy. Part of my doctoral research at Vanderbilt was patented and upon graduation I founded Elemeno, and licensed the technology to try and develop it into a product that would be useful for teachers. I developed an MVP whereby educators could search for decodable books by letter-sounds. Through extensive customer discovery and several product iterations I learned I need to build upon this technology, so I filed for another patent independent of Vanderbilt (that MetaMetrics now owns).

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

My research focused on individual differences in decoding skill acquisition and text decodability. This led to the creation of the Decoding System Measure (DSyM) which, in turn, led to one patent and a second pending patent. I received funds from Vanderbilt's tech transfer office to develop the DSyM into an application to measure the decodability of text. I worked with the engineers to design this tool and it is used by researchers across the nation.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

New York, New York

Columbia University, New York, Ny

• Implemented (wrote the IRB, recruited, scheduled, and ran over 50 participants) an original research study using a novel experimental paradigm to study rapid letter naming on an adult population• Programmed an original research task on the Tobii T60 eye-tracker, collected reading performancemeasures on the TOWRE-2, and TOSWRF-2• Performed data analysis (with help from a doctoral student in psychology) and wrote up results that was accepted as a poster for the New England Conference on Dyslexia

Columbia University

• Recruited, scheduled, and conducted behavioral experiments on over 45 participants for various projects examining the effect of reward on transfer in the hippocampus and striatum• Managed participant response databases for several projects• Created suitable stimuli for behavioral experimental paradigms• Combed through extant literature to compile means for the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire• Attended and contributed to weekly RA/Matlab meetings

Los Angeles, California

• Created and implemented engaging lesson plans incorporating the California state standards for students with learning disabilities, specific language impairment, traumatic brain injury, autism, ADD, ADHD, and/or social-emotional disabilities• Selected to spearhead the high school remedial reading program, attended the Wilson Just Words training and implemented it with fidelity in two high school classes• Utilized a multi-modal (visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic), strengths-based approach to teaching, with fidelity in two high school classes• Individualized assignments and activities according to each student’s unique set of needs• Continually assessed student progress and wrote quarterly progress monitoring reports as well as IEPs which I presented at the IEP meetings• Collaborated with other service providers such as counselors, paraprofessionals, and tutors to provide the best system of support for my students• Taught a variety of courses including Algebra, English, Earth Science, Physics, and a specialized Remedial Reading program

Los Angeles, Ca

• Assisted the teacher with curriculum planning and implementation as well as positive behavioral support of student behaviors for various classes and age levels before being asked to stay on as a special education teacher

Charlottesville, Virginia

• Managed client service providers (paid and volunteer) on 15- 20 active foster care casesCreated and implemented family-focused, child-centered service plans mindful of local budget; all of which were court approved• Secured emergency food, shelter, and clothing for children who were unexpectedly court-ordered into foster care• Conducted in-depth ongoing oral and written assessment of client needs and progress• Creatively addressed client’s needs through partnerships with previously unknown or under-utilized community resources• Functioned as the on-call social worker to deal with crisis situations• Enhanced worker morale and burnout prevention through service on the Social Committee and Agency Day Out Planning Committee• Participated in numerous professional development opportunities and trainings• Maintained a positive, strengths-based attitude while advocating for the best interests of the client

Charlottesville, Virginia

• Balanced multiple competing referrals from Child Protective Services, Foster Care and Foster Care Prevention Teams through flexible planning and prioritization• Supervised family visitation to ensure safety of children• Conducted emergency referrals and subsequent placement of children in foster care• Created and maintained client information databases using Microsoft Excel to streamline Adoption Subsidy Bill-pay• Implemented agency-wide safe car seat practices in department vehicles and functioned as the agency representative on car seat safety• Served on the Central Virginia Adoption Awareness Committee and helped plan the annual adoption gala as well as speaking events in the community

Charlottesville, Virginia

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Special Education, High Incidence Disabilities

Activities and Societies: • Member of the Education & Brain Research Lab (PI: Laurie Cutting) • University Center for Excellence.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Neuroscience And Education

Educational Neuroscience is a discipline that utilizes methods and research from cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology.

Post-Baccalaureate Program, Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience

Related coursework: psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroscience coursework, including two graduate-level seminars: cognitive.

Education Specialist Teaching Credential: Level 1 Mild/Moderate, Special Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology & International Relations (Double Major)

Activities and Societies: Madison House Tutoring