Nola Norris

Dr Nola Norris is an Australian educator and researcher specialising in neurodiversity and learning. With extensive experience across primary, secondary and tertiary education, she completed her PhD at the University of Wollongong exploring thinking, memory and learning in gifted adults with Asperger syndrome. Her research journey was sparked by her husband's diagnosis with Asperger syndrome in 2004, leading to the development of her innovative Thinking, Memory, and Learning Framework. Dr...See more

Dr Nola Norris is an Australian educator and researcher specialising in neurodiversity and learning. With extensive experience across primary, secondary and tertiary education, she completed her PhD at the University of Wollongong exploring thinking, memory and learning in gifted adults with Asperger syndrome. Her research journey was sparked by her husband's diagnosis with Asperger syndrome in 2004, leading to the development of her innovative Thinking, Memory, and Learning Framework. Dr Norris has received multiple awards for her contributions to education, including admission as Honorary Fellow of the Teachers' Guild of NSW. Her work bridges the gap between neuroscience research and classroom practice. See less