William M. Jenkins, Ph.D., is Scientific Learning’s Senior Vice President of Product Development. One of our founders, he joined the company at inception from a faculty position at the Keck Center for Integrative Neurosciences at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.
Jenkins is an expert in learning-based brain plasticity, behavioral algorithms, and psychophysical methods, as well as an expert in multimedia and Internet technology.
He is an author or co-author of more than 100 publications and holds 46 U.S. patents and 12 foreign patents.
Jenkins earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology, along with a master’s degree and Ph.D. in psychobiology, from Florida State University. Jenkins has authored or co-authored 13 commercial software products.
He was recognized by Discovery Magazine in its annual Awards for Technology Innovations and received the Year 2000 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award.
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Dr. Jenkins discusses the product development challenges involved as more and more students work with Fast ForWord® products.
