Dr. Lisa Wisman Weil is a language scientist and speech-language pathologist. She is Assistant Dean in the School of Communication and a faculty member in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her research, teaching, and clinical interests focus on child language development and language disorders.
Dr. Wisman Weil is co-director of the Language in Infants + Toddlers Lab at Emerson, or LI+TLE Lab. She conducts research focused on child language development and language disorders. She is particularly curious about the grammatical development of young children, including those with developmental language disorder (DLD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and how caregivers can best support early language development.
Dr. Wisman Weil teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. Undergraduate courses include: Language Acquisition, Introduction to Communication Disorders, and Autism. Graduate courses include: Preschool Language Disorders and Clinical Methods 4 (preparing for professional practice as a speech-language pathologist). She aims to teach students to think critically about theory and research to yield best practice in the field of speech-language pathology.
About
- Department Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Since 2015
Education
M.A., Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Areas of Expertise
- Autism
- Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Speech & Language Disorders
Publications
Wisman Weil, L. & Schuele, C. M. (2019). Complex syntax interventions for young children with language impairments. EBP Briefs, 13(5), 1-9. Bloomington, MN: NCS Pearson, Inc.
2019Wisman Weil, L. & Leonard, L. (2017). Case assignment in English-speaking children: A paired priming paradigm. Journal of Child Language, 44(4), 943-967. doi:10.1017/S0305000916000337
2017Shared neuroanatomical substrates of impaired phonological working memory across reading disability and autism. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 1, 169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2015.11.001
2016Lu, C., Qi, Z., Harris, A., Wisman Weil, L., Han, M., Halverson, K., Perrachione, T., Kjelgaard, M., Wexler, K., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Gabrieli, J. (2016)
2016Shared neuroanatomical substrates of impaired phonological working memory across reading disability and autism. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 1, 169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2015.11.001
Wisman Weil, L. & Middleton, L. (2010). Use of the LENA tool to evaluate the effectiveness of a parent intervention program. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, 17, 108-111. doi:10.1044/lle17.3.108
2010Deevy, P., Wisman Weil, L., Leonard, L., & Goffman, L. (2010). Extending use of the NRT to preschool-age children with and without specific language impairment
2010Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 41, 277-288. doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2009/08-0096)