Peg Dawson, Ed.D., received her doctorate in school/child clinical psychology from the University of Virginia. She worked as a school psychologist for 16 years in Maine and New Hampshire. For the past 18 years, she has worked at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she specializes in the assessment of children and adults with learning and attention disorders. She also provides training on assessment, attention deficits, learning disabilities, and executive skills.

Peg has extensive organizational experience at the state, national, and international level. She has served in many capacities, including as president of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Psychologists.