Elizabeth Norton is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Director of the Language, Education and Reading Neuroscience (LEARN) Lab. Her research investigates the brain and behavioral basis of language and reading development and disorders, particularly early identification of disorders such as dyslexia, developmental language disorder, and autism. She uses EEG/ERP and MRI brain imaging methodologies to investigate these questions in infants, toddlers, and children. Collaborations include studies of developmentally-sensitive measures of premature infants' brain development, indicators of mental health and its relations with language, and intervention for cardiovascular health. Dr. Norton also serves as Co-Director of the Neurodevelopmental Resource Core within the Northwestern Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci).
Honors and Awards
- SoC Clarence Simon Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring, 2020
- Standing member, NIH Language and Communication Study Section
- Editorial board member for Scientific Studies of Reading and Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Outstanding Early Career Researcher award, Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society
- Fetal Infant Toddler Neuroimaging Group (FITN'G)
Lab
Education
- Post Doctoral Fellow, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- PhD, Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University
- BA, Language and Brain Development, Dartmouth College
Course
- CSD 369: Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication (alternate years)
- CSD 392: Language Development and Usage