Dr. Leppert is the Director of the Center for Development and Learning at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Leppert received her undergraduate degree in biology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She received her medical training at the national Universities of Ireland, University College Cork, where she earned her M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. degrees. She joined Kennedy Krieger in 1992 with a fellowship in developmental pediatrics through the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has been an active medical staff member at the Kennedy Krieger Institute since 1995 in the division of Neurology and Developmental Medicine. Dr. Leppert has an active role in the education of the residents and fellows of the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Residency Program.  Dr. Leppert’s  educational focus surrounds curriculum development and dissemination of training on early identification and co-occurring disorders in early childhood.