Dr. Soltano joined the Worcester University faculty and its Department of Psychology in 1999, and holds her B.A. and Ph.D. from State University of New York, Albany. She is an experimental psychologist with extensive experience in statistical analysis, experimental design, and language processing in adults. Dr. Soltano applies her training in cognitive psychology to issues in the science of teaching and learning. She has previously served as chair of her department, and presently is Director of the University’s Center for Teaching and Learning.