Amanda Delgado

Amanda Delgado is a Ph.D. in Education student specializing in Learning Sciences in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Her current research interests include language acquisition and how play promotes learning.

She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies from Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, FL in 2018. Her undergraduate honors thesis, titled Individual Differences in Adults’ Intersensory Processing Predict Performance on Standardized Cognitive Tests, centered on adult attention skills and their executive function skills.

Prior to joining the Child’s Play, Learning and Development Lab at UD, she worked as a post-baccalaureate research assistant at the Infant Development Lab at FIU, where she assisted in research investigating perceptual, cognitive, and social development of infants and young children.

Education

• B.A. with Honors, Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 2018

Professional Experience

• Graduate Research Assistant, Child’s Play and Development Lab, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2020–present
• Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistant, Infant Development Lab, Florida International University, 2018–2020
• Research Assistant, Linguisitics, English Department, Florida International University, 2018
• Research Assistant/Counselor, Brave Bunch Summer Treatment Program, Florida International University, 2017, 2018
• Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology Afterschool Tutor, Miami Lakes Educational Center, Miami Lakes, FL, 2017
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Infant Development Lab, Florida International University, 2016–2018

Honors and Awards

• University Graduate Scholars Award, University of Delaware, 2020
• McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program Awardee, 2020
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Florida International University, 2018–present

Presentations

• Contino, K., Edgar, E. V., Testa, K., Delgado, A., Todd, J. T., Bahrick, L. E. (2019, October). Intersensory Processing Skills at 12 Months Predicts Vocabulary Growth in Word Production Between 18 and 24 Months. Poster presented at International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, IL.
• Edgar, E. V., Delgado, A., Testa, K., Contino, K., Todd, J. T., Bahrick, L. E. (2019, October). The Relation Between Intersensory Processing & Diversity of Child Word Production is Moderated by Socioeconomic Status. Poster presented at International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, IL.
• Delgado, A., Todd, J. T., Eccles, A., Bahrick, L. E. (2018, March). Individual differences in adults’ intersensory processing predict performance on standardized cognitive tests. Poster presented at the Conference for Undergraduate Research at Florida International University, Miami, FL.
• Eccles, A., Delgado, A., Todd, J. T., Bahrick, L. E. (2018, March). Stability in intersensory processing speed and accuracy: Evidence for test-retest reliability. Poster presented at the Conference for Undergraduate Research at Florida International University, Miami, FL.