Deborah Fidler

Fidler researches development in individuals with neurogenetic disorders associated with intellectual disability.

Her work focuses on describing the effects of specific neurogenetic conditions on development and translating this knowledge into new interventions and educational opportunities that support learning, independence and wellbeing.

Fidler has served as the editor of the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and is co-editor of the International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities. She has won several awards over the course of her career, including the 2009 CSU Athletic Deparment Waterpik Award for Excellence in Education and the 2022 Scholarly Impact Award from CSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research. She is the co-director of the RAM Scholars program at CSU, an inclusive post-secondary career skills training program for adults with an intellectual disability interested in careers in agriculture.

Fidler received her B.A. in psychology from Cornell University in 1996. She then studied psychological studies in education at the University of California, Los Angeles, earning her M.S. in 1998 and her Ph.D. in 2001.