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Adjunct rank detailsNicole Landi, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, Child Study CenterDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, Child Study Center; Director of EEG Research, Haskins Laboratories
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Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Biography
Dr. Landi received her Ph.D. in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005.
Dr. Landi's primary research examines individual differences in reading and reading intervention response. She uses multiple methodologies with an emphasis on cognitive neuroscience methods including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), event related potentials (ERP) and neuroimaging genetics techniques.
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Last Updated on January 05, 2023.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimary
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Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Haskins Laboratories (2007)
- PhD
- University of Pittsburgh (2005)
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Medical Research Interests
Psychiatry and Psychology
Public Health Interests
Behavioral Health; Child/Adolescent Health; Clinical Trials; Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics; Perinatal/Prenatal Health; Poverty and Economic Security; Mental Health
ORCID
0000-0003-2890-2519
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Helena Rutherford, PhD
Linda Mayes, MD
Marc Potenza, PhD, MD
Nabin Koirala
Angela Maupin, PhD
James Leckman, MD, PhD
26Publications
910Citations
Publications
2025
Electrophysiological indices of reading intervention response: A systematic review
Lee B, Landi N. Electrophysiological indices of reading intervention response: A systematic review. Advances In Child Development And Behavior 2025, 68: 105-131. PMID: 40581393, DOI: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2025.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEvent-related potentialsReading disabilityNeural systemsEvent-related potential componentRegional activity changesNeural functionPre-post intervention changesCognitive neuroscience toolsPre- to post-interventionMagnetic resonance imagingIntervention-associated changesBrain basisRD readersTD readersReading interventionReading improvementTemporal dynamicsIntervention changesActivity changesNeuroscience toolsReview of studiesPost-interventionNeural signalsSystematic review of studiesSystematic reviewHow does SES influence the brain circuitry for literacy? Modeling the association between SES, oral language, white matter integrity, and reading
Villa M, Koirala N, Perdue M, Branum-Martin L, Landi N. How does SES influence the brain circuitry for literacy? Modeling the association between SES, oral language, white matter integrity, and reading. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2025, 73: 101561. PMID: 40319671, PMCID: PMC12099765, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWhite matter integrityOral languageSocioeconomic statusOral language skillsWhite matter tractsEffect of socioeconomic statusNeurobiological factorsBrain circuitryContribution of socioeconomic statusStructural equation modelingLanguage skillsInfluence readingEducational objectivesLanguageOccupational successParental educationSkill variationReadingEquation modelingContribution of environmental factorsNeurobiologyLiteracyEducationIndirect contributionSkillsThe neural characteristics influencing literacy outcome in children with cochlear implants
Koirala N, Manning J, Neumann S, Anderson C, Deroche M, Wolfe J, Pugh K, Landi N, Muthuraman M, Gracco V. The neural characteristics influencing literacy outcome in children with cochlear implants. Brain Communications 2025, 7: fcaf086. PMID: 40046341, PMCID: PMC11881800, DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCochlear implantationHearing interventionDuration of deafnessCongenital hearing lossQuality of lifeHearing aidsHearing ageHearing lossImpact of early auditory deprivationAuditory deprivationAuditory developmentFunctional Near-Infrared SpectroscopyTiming of interventionClinical measuresEarly auditory deprivationInterventionEarly interventionAdequate accessHearingReading outcomesReading abilityNeural characteristicsEnhanced outcomesInitial implantationNeural reorganization
2024
Neural Processing of Speech Sounds in Autistic Kindergarteners as a Predictor of Reading Outcomes
Manning B, Hosseini K, Yang E, Buzzell G, Landi N, Kim S. Neural Processing of Speech Sounds in Autistic Kindergarteners as a Predictor of Reading Outcomes. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2024, 1-18. PMID: 39578316, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06638-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly auditory event-related potentialsSpeech sound processingReading abilitySpeech soundsAutistic childrenReading developmentNeural processing of speech soundsAssociated with reading abilityProcessing of speech soundsResponses to speech soundsMeasures of reading abilitySignificant three-way interactionProcessing speech soundsEvent-related potentialsAuditory event-related potentialsPoor reading skillsSound processingWord recognition abilityThree-way interactionFollow-up analysisNonverbal IQBisyllabic pseudowordsNeural differencesNeural substratesNeural basisProsodic Features in Production Reflect Reading Comprehension Skill in High School Students
Breen M, Van Dyke J, Krivokapić J, Landi N. Prosodic Features in Production Reflect Reading Comprehension Skill in High School Students. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2024, 50: 1662-1682. PMID: 38647458, PMCID: PMC11493852, DOI: 10.1037/xlm0001355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsReading comprehension skillsHigh school readersHigh school studentsComprehension skillsProsodic cuesProficient readersSchool readersDiscourse coherenceSchool studentsSemantic structureLower-level skillsYes-no questionsProsodic productionWh-questionsReading abilityReading comprehensionFluencyMulticlausal sentencesEarly readersAcoustic cuesYes-noProsodic featuresCuesShort storiesSkills
2023
Will you read how I will read? Naturalistic fMRI predictors of emergent reading
Wat E, Jangraw D, Finn E, Bandettini P, Preston J, Landi N, Hoeft F, Frost S, Lau A, Chen G, Pugh K, Molfese P. Will you read how I will read? Naturalistic fMRI predictors of emergent reading. Neuropsychologia 2023, 193: 108763. PMID: 38141965, PMCID: PMC11370251, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2022
The impact of computer–assisted technology on literacy acquisition during COVID-19-related school closures: Group–level effects and predictors of individual–level outcomes
Richter C, Siegelman N, Mahaffy K, Van Den Bunt M, Kearns D, Landi N, Sabatini J, Pugh K, Hoeft F. The impact of computer–assisted technology on literacy acquisition during COVID-19-related school closures: Group–level effects and predictors of individual–level outcomes. Frontiers In Psychology 2022, 13: 1001555. PMID: 36533015, PMCID: PMC9755674, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1001555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsEarly literacy skillsRegular school yearLetter-sound knowledgeSchool yearSchool closuresCOVID-19-related school closuresStandardized measuresSchool shutdownsLiteracy progressLiteracy skillsInstructional toolAcademic yearPerson instructionReading growthLiteracy acquisitionReading skillsReading developmentCOVID-19 pandemicRime awarenessInstructionProfile of childrenSkillsComputer-assisted technologyProgramChildrenResearcher–practitioner partnerships and in‐school laboratories facilitate translational research in reading
Landi N, Kleinman D, Agrawal V, Ashton G, Coyne‐Green A, Roberts P, Blair N, Russell J, Stutzman A, Scorrano D, Frazier N, Pugh K, Hoeft F. Researcher–practitioner partnerships and in‐school laboratories facilitate translational research in reading. Journal Of Research In Reading 2022, 45: 367-384. PMID: 36970562, PMCID: PMC10038566, DOI: 10.1111/1467-9817.12392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricEvent-Related Potentials to Speech Relate to Speech Sound Production and Language in Young Children
Harwood V, Preston J, Baron A, Kleinman D, Landi N. Event-Related Potentials to Speech Relate to Speech Sound Production and Language in Young Children. Developmental Neuropsychology 2022, 47: 105-123. PMID: 35133218, PMCID: PMC10393112, DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2022.2036154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSpeech sound productionEvent-related potential componentN2 event-related potential componentEvent-related potentialsYoung childrenChildhood language developmentEarly childhood language developmentPhonemic sensitivitySpeech perceptionReceptive languageLanguage performanceN2 componentLanguage developmentElectrophysiological measuresHaskins LaboratoriesSound productionPotential componentsNew tokenAmplitude differenceEarly childhoodAmerican speechLanguageChildrenClinical measuresPseudowords
2021
Reading intervention and neuroplasticity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of brain changes associated with reading intervention
Perdue M, Mahaffy K, Vlahcevic K, Wolfman E, Erbeli F, Richlan F, Landi N. Reading intervention and neuroplasticity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of brain changes associated with reading intervention. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2021, 132: 465-494. PMID: 34856223, PMCID: PMC10327490, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMeta-analytic findingsReading networkSub-cortical regionsIndividual differencesBrain mechanismsBrain activationEfficacy of interventionsIntervention programsBehavioral researchBrain changesFurther empirical researchSensory systemsEmpirical researchInterventionEvidence of changesMethodological heterogeneityTerms of interactionsTaskNeuroplasticityBrainResearchParticipantsQualitative synthesisReadingDisability
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