Area(s) of Specialization:
- Child care quality
- Family child care
- Professional development of early childhood teachers
- Toddler/Twos cognitive and language development in context
- Teacher-child interactions
- Data utilization in early childhood programs
- Program evaluation
Dr. Norris’s research focuses on human development at the intersection of early childhood policy, programming, and classroom practice. She has examined the influence of early childhood policies such as Quality Rating and Improvement Systems and early childhood educator scholarship programs on the quality of child care as well as the experiences of children, families, and staff. She is particularly interested in the cognitive and language development of toddlers and twos in early care and education settings.
