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Brenda Carla Rapp professor and chair of the Department of
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at Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University. In 2010, she was appointed joint
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of the journal ''
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''.


Early life and education

Rapp is originally from Madrid, Spain. During the summer after completing high school, Rapp grew interested in helping children with learning and language disabilities. She pursued a Special Education degree at the
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. Rapp gained her doctorate in psychology in 1990 from
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. She has worked there since.


Research and career

Rapp's main research interests are written word production (spelling) and
dysgraphia Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder and learning disability that concerns impairments in written expression, which affects the ability to write, primarily handwriting, but also coherence. It is a specific learning disability (SLD) as well as a ...
(spelling problems). Rapp has published over 150 papers in scientific journals, such as the ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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,'' and has been cited over 6,000 times. She has commented on her research findings in various media outlets, including
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,
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and
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. She was awarded an
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from
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on April 8th, 2025.


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