Meet the Team at LearningRx Cresskill!

LearningRx’s programs and results are unique… so of course our people are, too! Get to know our team below. We look forward to getting to know you, too!

Dr. Elsie A Rosa

Executive Director

I completed my Ph.D. in Innovation in Curriculum and Instruction at Fordham University after more than two decades of working in education. My academic background also includes a master’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education from Fordham, a master’s degree in Teaching from Pace University, and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz. Over the years, I’ve taught in classrooms, coached teachers, and supported programs in improving quality and best practices. Again and again, I met families whose children were bright, hardworking, and motivated, yet continued to struggle despite supportive teachers and well-designed instruction and accommodations. Parents often expressed their frustration and heartache, watching their children put in so much effort while still falling behind, and feeling as though nothing seemed to get to the root of the problem.

What I came to realize was that for many of these students, the challenge wasn’t the curriculum or the instruction. It was weaknesses in the underlying cognitive skills that make learning possible, like attention, memory, and processing speed. Traditional supports could provide temporary relief, but they rarely addressed these deeper issues. That is what drew me to LearningRx. Unlike approaches that simply repeat teaching the content like tutoring, modify curriculum or add support, LearningRx takes a research-based, one-on-one approach to strengthen the brain’s core learning skills. Backed by peer-reviewed medical, psychological, and educational research, this program offers families something different: real lasting change, not just temporary solutions.

What excites me most now is helping families find hope through brain training, watching students become more confident, more independent, and more capable than they ever thought possible!

Beyond my professional work, I have a passion for traveling the world, immersing myself in new cultures, discovering diverse cuisines, and gaining fresh perspectives that enrich both my personal life and professional outlook.

If you or someone you know is struggling with focus, memory, reading, or problem-solving, I would love to connect and share how brain training can make a lasting difference. Please give us a call at (201) 468-1032.

Dr. Chun Zhang

I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with a PhD in Education in 2000. Having worked in different types of educational settings as a teacher, teacher trainer, and teacher researcher for over three decades, I found many students struggle regardless of having disabilities. For most of the students who struggle, getting an individualized education plan (IEP) or through accommodations via a Section 504 plan is the option. However, seeing students struggle for their school career or making slow progress, or graduating with weak learning skills for college and career has a significant impact on students and their families. The most unfortunate outcome is that children cannot get independent and find fulfilling jobs after more than 12 to 16 years of schooling when they continue to struggle as adults after graduating from high school and college.

During the pandemic, I began to notice and track the story of LearningRx and tried to understand the program, the logic and science evidence supporting this program, and its outcomes. Through meeting with multiple LearningRx owners whose children went through learningRx, I strongly believe in the intensive one on one brain/cognitive skills coaching/training program. This program can untangle the deep rooted causes of the learning struggles through strengthening the core cognitive skills (i.e., attention, focus, memory, processing and processing speed, logic and reasoning, and auditory processing) that regulate learning and performance. More importantly, the results and outcomes have been backed by over three decades of research through peer-reviewed medical, psychological, and educational journals and dissertations.

Just like a coach for our body, LearningRx is a coach for our brain. The life changing stories of more than 101000 children and adults are inspiring. I hope more children and adults will experience these life changing experiences that will make their learning easier, faster, better, and more enjoyable.