Abigail Norfleet James graduated from Grymes Memorial School, St. Catherine's School in Richmond, VA and Duke University where she majored in Science Education.  She taught at St. Agnes' School, Blue Ridge School, Stuart Hall School, and Woodberry Forest School all in Virginia.  She obtained her doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Education and did a post-doctorate fellowship in neuroscience.  Her area of expertise is developmental and educational psychology as applied to the gendered classroom. She is an instructor in Psychology at the University of Virginia and consults with school systems, colleges, and universities on the subject of gendered education and the effect of neuroscience in the classrom.  She is the author of a number of books and has presented at conferences around the world.