Charles “Chuck” Perfetti, a distinguished professor of psychology, has been honored by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) for his decades of work to demystify how humans learn language. The director of and senior scientist for Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center has spent much of his career at Pitt studying reading and language processing at various stages, including adults who are learning to read Chinese. Perfetti was nominated for the FABBS honor by colleagues recognizing his legacy of scholastic contribution.
