He earned his MA and PhD degrees in Cognitive Psychology at Wayne State University and spent five years teaching in Psychology Departments at Hamilton College and Colgate University in New York before coming to Northwestern's Program in Learning Disabilities. While at Northwestern he became licensed as a clinical psychologist and has been actively involved in departmental clinical activities, including supervision of the LD diagnostic clinic, for the past three decades. He also maintains a private practice in which he conducts diagnostic evaluations. Dr. Zecker’s research has resulted in over 75 publications and more than 100 presentations at professional meeting. His current research interests focus on the roles of attention and auditory processing in reading development.