Neurons that Fire Together Wire Together with Dr Vonda Jump Norman, PhD

Dr Vonda Jump Norman, SSW, MS, PhD., is a tenured Associate Professor at Utah State University in the Social Work Department, who specializes in Early Childhood Development. She joins That TRACKS and talks to Robert about her grant work research in overseas orphanages, about her work with the Department of Defense, and about her research course she teaches her undergraduate social work students. She has presented a TEDx talk, authored and co-authored many studies on the science of baby massage as well as contributed chapters in multiple books. Additionally, she was a standout track athlete in high school and college in her home state of Kentucky, where she and Robert first met as track athletes just under 40 years ago at Centre College of Kentucky. Now, That TRACKS. Contact her at Vonda.Jump@usu.edu