Joanne Ruthsatz

Joanne Ruthsatz is Assistant Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University, Mansfield. She graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BA in psychology, receiving Phi Beta Kappa. She completed her PhD in Experimental Psychology at Case Western Reserve University. Training on the Mental Retardation Research Grant, she studied the full range of human cognitive ability. Her research interests include discovering the genetic link between autism and the extraordinary talent displayed by child prodigies. Her forthcoming book is titled The Prodigy's Cousin: The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent.

• The Prodigy's Cousin: The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent (2016) Book