Polly Bayrd has taught students with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral problems at the elementary and junior high level. She has been a teacher-trainer at the University of Minnesota. She is currently a psychologist at Washburn Child Guidance Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and consults at a local learning disabilities clinic. She has consulted and presented at conferences in India, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and England. Polly Bayrd received her undergraduate degree at Wellesley College and her graduate degrees at the University of Minnesota.