Branton Shearer

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...See more

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 workshops for teachers and school administrators interested in implementing MI theory. He was an instructor at Kent State University for 12+ years where he assisted practicing teachers to learn how to use their multiple intelligences to achieve personal and professional goals. He has been described as a "compulsive learner" and has been developing and implementing the MIDAS for over 25 years. He has presented results of his research at both national and international conferences. He is also a poet. Dr. Shearer is president of Multiple Intelligences Research and Consulting, Inc., which has received numerous grants from private foundations and schools to work with teachers in devising creative strategies for implementing the MIDAS in classrooms. He has written 18 books to guide teachers, students, parents, school administrators and psychologists in implementing MI theory in their daily lives. He also consults with businesses interested in maximizing their human capital. The MIDAS assessment has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Dutch, German, Greek, Persian, Arabic, and Bahasa and has been completed by over 50,000 people world-wide. It is being used in schools in more than 25 different countries. See less