Richard K. Olson, College Professor of Distinction, emeritus
College Professor of Distinction, emeritus •
Institute for Behavioral Genetics • Psychology & Neuroscience
dick.olson@Colorado.edu
303-492-8865

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Colorado Boulder
345 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0345

Research Interests:
Etiology and remediation of reading disabilities and component processes in reading and language.

Selected Publications:

  1. Wadsworth SJ, DeFries JC, Olson RK, Willcutt EG.(2007). Colorado longitudinal twin study of reading disability.Annals of Dyslexia, 57(2), 139-60. |ÌýÌý´¥
  2. Willcutt EG, Pennington BF, Olson RK, DeFries JC.(2007). Understanding comorbidity: a twin study of reading disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.ÌýAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics, 144(6),Ìý709-14. |ÌýÌý´¥
  3. Olson RK. (2006) Genes, environment, and dyslexia. The 2005 Norman Geschwind Memorial Lecture.ÌýAnnals of Dyslexia, 56(2),Ìý205-38. |ÌýÌý´¥

Dr. Olson speaks on the Reading and Language Laboratory: