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 the Study of Exceptional Talent and co-directs the Diagnostic and Counseling Center at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. 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 and helps conduct program evaluations for the Research Department.

Cynthia Kingsford, M.S., Ed.M., is a psychology associate who received her Masters of Education from Harvard University in Teaching and Learning, where she was a teaching assistant for a course on psychological assessment. While at Harvard, Cynthia studied under Dr. Jane Holmes Bernstein, Director of the Neuropsychology Program at Children’s Hospital in Boston. Prior to working for CTY, Cynthia conducted psycho-educational evaluations at The Institute for Learning and Development in Lexington, Massachusetts. 

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 15 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 the Director of Research and the Co-Director of the Diagnostic and Counseling Center. Dr. Mills’ 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 hundreds of 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., received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, where she specialized in the psychological assessment of children and adults. In addition to conducting psycho-educational evaluations and consulting with families, Dr. Pace is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the Diagnostic and Counseling Center. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Pace supervises the clinical work of Cynthia Kingsford, M.S. Ed.M.