Linda Brody, Ed.D., received her doctorate in Gifted Education with a minor in Learning Disabilities from the Johns Hopkins University, and she has over 30 years experience counseling gifted students and their families. Currently, Dr. Brody directs CTY's Study of Exceptional Talent and serves as CTY's Special Advisor on Advocacy and Public Policy. Her research focuses on understanding and serving profoundly gifted students, gifted females, and twice exceptional students. She has published widely and makes presentations regularly at national and international professional conferences.

Emiko Kasahara, Ed.D., is a licensed psychologist who received her doctorate from Northern Arizona University with an emphasis on Counseling Psychology.  In addition to conducting psycho-educational evaluations, she coordinates a testing program for overseas students,manages the Academic and Career Guidance program, and helps conduct program evaluations for the Research Department.

Karen E. Mickenberg, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist who received her doctorate degree in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.  She has 20 years of experience working with academically talented children.  In addition to her work in the Diagnostic and Counseling Center, Dr. Mickenberg conducts research for CTY.  Her special interests include motivation, self-perceptions, metacognition, and family roles.  Dr. Mickenberg's research has yielded two awards from the American Mensa Education and Research Foundation.  She also serves as an advisory editor for the Journal of Educational Psychology.

Carol Mills, Ph.D., received her doctorate in psychology from the Johns Hopkins University. After teaching in the psychology department at Franklin and Marshall College, she joined CTY in 1988 as Director of Research and Teacher Training. Currently, Dr. Mills is CTY's Senior Director of Research and Counseling Services. Her research has centered around the cognitive and personality development of gifted children and the diagnostic and educational issues of twice-exceptional students. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Mills has conducted numerous diagnostic evaluations and educational consultations over the past 20 years, and has worked with schools both nationally and internationally on identifying and meeting the needs of exceptional children.

Julie Pace, Ph.D., the Director of the Diagnostic and Counseling Center, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. At UVA, Dr. Pace specialized in the psychological assessment of learning, behavioral, and emotional problems in children and adults. She has worked at CTY since 1999, conducting psycho-educational evaluations of gifted and twice-exceptional students and consulting with families and schools about issues related to giftedness and/or learning disabilities. She is also responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the Diagnostic and Counseling Center. Dr. Pace is currently co-authoring a book on creating effective educational programs for twice-exceptional students.

Deborah Slater, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist who received her doctorate degree in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.  Dr. Slater has worked for a number of years in the DCC, conducting psycho-educational evaluations. She has also done educational evaluation research for the Maryland State Department of Education Infants and Toddlers Program, Connections Academy (a virtual school), and the Center for Talented Youth.