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Born | March 27, 1953 |
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Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington (BA, PhD) |
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Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Susan Ellis Weismer (born March 27, 1953) is a language and communication scientist known for her work on language development in children with specific language impairment (SLI, also known as developmental language disorder) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).[1][2] She is the Oros Family Chair and Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she is a Principal Investigator and Director of the Language Processes Lab.[3][4] She has also served as the Associate Dean for Research, College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[4]
Ellis Weismer received the Alfred K. Kawana Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publications from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2017.[3][5] Previously, in 2013, she received ASHA Honors of the Association, which is their highest honor for contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders.[6][7] Ellis Weismer has served as Language Editor of the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.[8]
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