Ronald L. Taylor, Ed.D. was a professor of Exceptional Student Education at Florida Atlantic University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in Psychology at Austin College and Trinity University. He received his doctorate in Special Education from the University of Houston. Prior to coming to Florida Atlantic University, Dr. Taylor was a school psychologist and consulting teacher for a Title III grant that focused on working with culturally diverse students. He also served on the faculty in Special Education at Boston University. Dr. Taylor published extensively, including 9 books (21 counting various editions) and over 20 chapters and 90 articles. He received over 2 million dollars in grant funding. He was active in several professional organizations, having made over 60 presentations, and was editor of Diagnostique, the journal for the assessment division of the Council for Exceptional Children.