POTENTIAL LAB MEMBERS
Northwestern undergraduates and master’s students: If you are a Northwestern student interested in joining the lab, please email Prof. Norton and include your resume. Joining the lab involves attending at least 3 lab meetings and volunteering for at least 20 total hours over several weeks; after that, students can continue to volunteer or receive course credit or work study. As of December 2025, we are at capacity for student projects. We may begin welcoming more student lab members in January 2026 – please email us then. We prioritize students with a strong interest in our areas of research, who have or are building content knowledge in these areas, and who are looking for an ongoing, multi-year involvement with the lab.
Prospective PhD students: Dr. Norton admits PhD students through the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders PhD program. Applications for the fall 2026 cycle have closed. Applicants can view the status of their application in CollegeNet.
Prospective postdocs: Prospective postdoctoral scholars who have background in closely related areas and who bring or are applying for funding may be considered. Please email Dr. Norton at enorton at northwestern.edu.
High school students and undergraduates from other institutions: We do not have openings at this time in the lab, due to the substantial extra steps to onboard non-Northwestern individuals. Please check back in the future. We are unfortunately not able to support high school student projects or internships because of logistics limitations.
GENERAL CONTACT and INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS
Our email address is learnlab@northwestern.edu. You can email us if you are interested in future studies.
TALK INVITATIONS and CONSULTATIONS
Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Norton via email at enorton at northwestern.edu. Note that Dr. Norton may not be able to offer input on a given child’s case.
LAB LOCATION
The lab is located in the Frances Searle Building on the Northwestern Campus in Evanston. Our address is:
2240 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
TRANSPORTATION
Parking is available just behind the building for research participants with a provided pass.
Public transit is also available nearby. We are located 1 block from the CTA 201 stop at Noyes Street and 3 blocks from the CTA Purple Line stop at Noyes. Please reach out to us if you have questions about parking or finding us.