Meghan Swanson PhD

Meghan Swanson is a developmental and cognitive neuroscientist. In her research, she investigates the neurobiology of early communication. She is also interested in how infants and their parents communicate and how this early communication impacts brain development and later language and cognitive skills.

Meghan is currently an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow working with Joseph Piven, M.D. on the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS), an NIH Autism Center for Excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research is supported by an NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (PI Swanson, K99MH108700).