In 2014, with Stephanie Carlson, he co-founded Reflection Sciences, which provides the Minnesota Executive Function Scale and surrounding services to educators. In 2021, he co-founded Reflective Performance to bring insights on executive function to workforce development.
Dr. Zelazo received his B.A. with Honors from McGill University, and his Ph.D. with Distinction from Yale University. Prior to moving to the University of Minnesota, he was a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, where he held the Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuroscience.
Dr. Zelazo has authored or edited over 200 publications, including the two-volume Oxford Handbook of Developmental Psychology (2013). Dr. Zelazo was also the lead developer of the executive function measures for the NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function and the National Children’s Study. He continues to work on national longitudinal research as part of the ECHO PRO Core.
Dr. Zelazo is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science; he has served on several editorial and advisory boards (e.g., Development and Psychopathology; Mind and Life Institute; Science of Learning and Development (SoLD); Vroom), and he is Past-President of the Jean Piaget Society. He is a popular keynote speaker at national and international meetings.
