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Merrily Brome, MA, ABSNP, is a nationally certified school neuropsychologist, who continues to maintain certification in both elementary and special education.�� She has worked in the education profession for 43 years, with experience at the pre-school through high school high school level.�� Merrily has a bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University in elementary and special education.�� She spent the first part of her career as a special educator in a middle school.�� Her graduate degree from Towson State University (MD) is in School Psychology, which she has practiced for 30 years.�� In that capacity, she has worked in numerous school settings, from preschool through high school.�� While serving on a preschool special education assessment team for several years, she pursued additional training in order to refine her skills in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.�� In addition to further graduate work at both Loyola University (Md.) and Johns Hopkins University, she has completed a year-long post graduate certification program offered by the American Board of School Neuropsychology.�� A particular area of professional interest is the impact of childhood trauma on neurodevelopment, behavior, and learning.�� Merrily has served as an adjunct professor for the University of Missouri where she developed and instructed several units for graduate level coursework on “Learning and the Brain.”�� She also has presented the annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, which is sponsored by the Center for School Mental Health (CSMH).

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