Susan Ellis Weismer

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). 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. She has also served as the Associate Dean for Research, College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Ellis Weismer received the Alfred K. Kawana Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publications from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2017. 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. Ellis Weismer has served as Language Editor of the ''Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research''. Provided by Wikipedia