Branton Shearer, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist who received his master's degree at Harvard University and his Ph.D. in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation at the Union Institute. He received a U.S. Department of Education Innovation Grant to study the use of the multiple intelligences to enhance cognitive functioning following brain trauma. He initially created The Multiple Intelligences Developmental Scales (MIDAS) in 1987. In his private practice he counseled adults, adolescents and their families to improve educational / vocational achievement and personal satisfaction. He conducts w...