Lisa Wisman Weil

Senior Scholar-in-Residence and Assistant Dean
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
Lisa Wisman Weil
Email Email lisa_wismanweil@emerson.edu
As a language scientist and speech-language pathologist, Dr. Wisman Weil's research, teaching, and clinical interests focus on child language development and developmental language disorders. She studies grammatical development in children, including those with developmental language disorders.

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

Education

B.A., Case Western Reserve University
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.

2019

Wisman 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

2017

Shared 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

2016

Lu, C., Qi, Z., Harris, A., Wisman Weil, L., Han, M., Halverson, K., Perrachione, T., Kjelgaard, M., Wexler, K., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Gabrieli, J. (2016)

2016

Shared 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

2010

Deevy, P., Wisman Weil, L., Leonard, L., & Goffman, L. (2010). Extending use of the NRT to preschool-age children with and without specific language impairment

2010

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 41, 277-288. doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2009/08-0096)

Grants

"Use of the LENA to evaluate the effectiveness of a parent intervention program." American Speech Language Hearing Association, Special Interest Division 1, Starfish Mini-grant. Direct Costs: $3997. Role: PI

2009

Predoctoral Fellowship. National Institutes of Health Training Grant (T32DC000030-19, PI: Laurence B. Leonard).

2009

Awards & Honors

Lessons for Success, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

2012

Meritorious Poster Submission, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. "Testing the Agreement Tense Omission Model in Children with SLI". Co-authored with Laurence B. Leonard.

2012

Weinberg Funds Travel Award, Purdue University, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

2011

New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, ASHFoundation

2011

Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship, Purdue University Graduate School

2007

Distinguished Service Award, Case Western Reserve University Housing, Residence and Greek Life

2003

First Place in Social Sciences, Senior Capstone Research Fair, Case Western Reserve University

2002

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, Ohio Speech-Language-and-Hearing Association

2001

Howard Hughes Fellow, Summer Program in Undergraduate Research, Case Western Reserve University

2000