He completed his pre-doctoral internship in school psychology at Heartland Area Education Agency 11 in Iowa. His research primarily focuses on evaluating and improving the technical adequacy of academic and behavioral measures used in schools. In addition, Van Norman conducts research aimed at building the capacity of educators and school psychologists to use data meaningfully to make sound educational decisions. He was awarded an Eva O. Miller doctoral fellowship for his work on progress monitoring and data-based decision making.