Viridiana L. Benitez, PhD

Position title: Morse Scholar Alumni 2016–2017

Viridiana L. Benitez

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Learning & Development Lab
Early Childhood Cognition Research Group
Arizona State University

Contact

viridiana.benitez@asu.edu

About

Viridiana is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and directs the Learning & Development Lab. She also co-founded the Early Childhood Cognition Research Group at ASU.

Her research focuses on understanding how cognition and experience shape word learning across development. She studies this question by working with infants, children, and adults from monolingual and bilingual backgrounds using experimental and observational methods.

The ultimate goal of her research is to identify the factors that support or hinder word learning in order to promote the success of children growing up in diverse language learning environments.

Education

  • 2016–2017 Morse Scholar Alumni
  • 2013 PhD in Developmental Psychology, Indiana University-Bloomington
  • 2008 BS in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, University of Houston
  • 2006 AA in Social Sciences, San Jacinto Community College

In the News

Viridiana Benitez Feature

Selected Publications