Désia Bacon, PhD | Morse Scholar Alumni

Désia Bacon
Désia Bacon

Morse Scholar Alumni 2020–2023

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
San José State University

Contact

desia.bacon@sjsu.edu

About

Désia Bacon earned her MS and PhD in (Developmental) Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, a Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellow, and a Morse Scholar. Broadly, Désia is interested in how children use the varied information in their environment to help them learn. Her primary research centers on the intersection of language and social development, with a specific focus on how young children utilize perceptual and social cues in their diverse environments to facilitate their language learning. Before pursuing graduate education, Désia earned her BS in Psychology at the University of Central Florida where she was a McNair Scholar.

Education

2017 BS Psychology University of Central Florida
2019 MS Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison
2023 PhD Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison
2020–2023 Morse Scholar Major Professor: Jenny Saffran, PhD Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

In the News

Videos

Dr. Desia Bacon Interview
Desia Bacon talks about her field of work, why she does it and how it relates to mental health & disability

Selected Publications