Q:Facts: - |name: alan m. leslie - residence: united states - known for: autism research - work institutions: rutgers university - field: psychologist - doctoral advisor: jerome bruner - image size: 150px - nationality: scottish - alma mater: university of edinburgh university of oxford Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alan m. leslie .
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dr alan m. leslie is a scottish psychologist and professor of psychology and cognitive science at rutgers university , where he directs the cognitive development laboratory and is co-director of the rutgers university center for cognitive science -lrb- ruccs -rrb- along with ernest lepore .