PEN Lab

Our Mission

The mission of the Psycholinguistics in Education at Northern (PEN) Lab is to conduct basic research on the psychology of language and reading that can inform professional practice. Our findings will assist teachers, administrators, school psychologists, speech-language pathologists and parents in making decisions in the best interests of children, regardless of background or (dis)ability.

Lab News

PEN Lab Awarded NIH Grant to Study Word Learning in Children Who Are Blind! - In fall 2023, PEN Lab Director Dr. Lindsay Harris was awarded a four-year grant from the National Eye Institute to study word learning and vocabulary development in children who are blind and visually impaired.

Contact Us

PEN Lab
Graham 415
pen-lab@niu.edu