Dr. Ryan Kneer, C.PsychSchool Psychologist
In 1994 Dr. Kneer obtained his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a minor in Counseling from the University of Arizona. While there, he published research on Fuzzy Trace Theory and children’s memory development with his mentor Dr. Charles Brainerd. He has assessed over 2500 individuals (from preschool age through adulthood) since that time both privately and with various agencies, school districts, and post-secondary institutions.
Dr. Kneer’s passion is in working with individuals and students to determine their cognitive strengths and weaknesses as well as their emotional needs. He has experience evaluating behavioural problems, intellectual and/or learning disorders, ADHD, and various emotional disorders.
Whereas most of Dr. Kneer’s past experience was as a K-12 salaried school psychologist, he also headed the Quality Assurance Program at the Northern Ontario Assessment and Resource Centre. He continues to teach at Laurentian University part-time as a professor of Fundamentals of Psychometrics and Psychology of Education.
