Dr. Branton Shearer completed his undergraduate degree at the age of 28 from Lesley University (B.S.). He then received his master's in Counseling and Consulting Psychology at Harvard University (Ed.M.) and completed his doctoral studies in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation at the Union Institute (Ph.D.), Cincinnati, Ohio. He created the Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDASTM) in 1987 to assist in the rehabilitation of a person recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Since then the MIDASTM has been translated into 12 different languages and used in more than 23 countries as a research-based assessment to further the educational and career development of students and adults.

He works with teachers, schools, and businesses around the world to assist in their efforts to inspire multiple intelligences for everyone. He has worked with many schools in the U.S. as well as around the world: Kent, Tallmadge, and Wooster, Ohio. He also consults with teachers in the Philippines, Ireland, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore.

Dr. Branton Shearer是发展心理学家，于美国哈佛大学获得硕士学位(主修咨 商与咨询)，在联合研究院(Union Institute)获得哲学博士(主修临床心理-神经 心理复健)。他曾获得美国政府教育部教育创新项目补助，研究如何应用多元智能以增进脑伤者的认知功能，并于 1987 年开始编制《多元智能发展量表》(The Multiple Intelligences Developmental Scales ; MIDAS)，进行系列研究。1994 年他在俄亥俄州肯特市创立了「多元智能研究与咨询有限公司」(Multiple Intelligences Research and Consulting, Inc)，发行MIDAS之外，并帮助青少 年、成人及其家庭，透过多元智能的探索和发展，提升教育与职业成就及个人满足感。此外，他经常为教师和教育行政人员办理 MI 工作坊，也在肯特大学(Kent University)兼课，教授 MI 课程。此外，希勒博士于 1996 年在美国教育研究学会 (American Educational Research Association; AERA)内创立了「多元智能研究 小组」(The Multiple Intelligences Special Interest Group ; MI-SIG)，担任该研究小组召集人，发行 MI 会, 每年四月美国 AERA 年会期间，该小组即举行论文发表会。