Ms. Susan Morris Leflar is director of training with EXCEL, Inc. In addition to presenting 4MAT awareness, intermediate, and advanced seminars, Leflar facilitates groups seeking to implement 4MAT and develops 4MAT training materials. Current work also includes researching further training applications of learning styles and brain dominance research.
For nine years, Leflar was director of the Study Skills Center at the University of the Ozarks, a model learning assistance center used by faculty and students. She also has four years of classroom experience as a special education and reading teacher.
Leflar has presented 4MAT in over 48 states and provinces. She has presented as well at national and state conferences, including National Curriculum Study Institutes (sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) and the National Association of Developmental Education. She has published several articles in the Journal of Developmental and Remedial Education.
Leflar received her undergraduate degree from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia and earned a masters degree in administration, supervision, and higher education at Appalachian State. She received additional training at the Kellogg Institute, Appalachian State University, focusing on innovations in learning/instructional styles, intervention strategies, program management, and evaluation.