Literacy & Lifestyle Assessment
& Research Centre

Dr. Estelle Doctor Ph.D

Dr Estelle Lewin Doctor is Director of the Literacy and Lifestyle Assessment and Research Centre, and a Research Associate at the Institute of Education, London. Estelle took her PhD at Birkbeck College, University of London and is an Educational Psychologist of long experience both as academic and as practitioner. She has taught at universities in England and South Africa for over 30 years. For eight years she directed a team at a multilingual multidisciplinary Learning Disabilities Centre in South Africa, specialising in the assessment and diagnosis of reading and spelling disorders.

Much of her published output has been on ways of developing assessment and remedial programmes for people with such disorders, and her main research interest continues to be in this specialised field. She has trained post-graduate students and professionals in the use of her techniques.

She is a Chartered Psychologist, a Corporate Member of the British Dyslexia Association, and an accredited Forum facilitator for the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO).

“Estelle, your expert facilitating created an enriching and fulfilling day. The retreat will be of great benefit to us giving us more solidity and depth as a group but also by giving insight on an individual level“.

“On a personal level I feel the retreat will create more openness and supportiveness in future forum meetings.”