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About Kirsten Read

My research focuses on early language development, how most children becomes so fast and fluent in understanding and using language in just the first few years of life - no small task! My most recent studies involve looking at how common kinds of language experiences, specifically  story book reading and language play, can help children use their own predictions to learn new words. 

Positions

September 2023 - Present Associate Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of Psychology
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2017 - 2023 Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of Psychology
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2010 - 2017 Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of Psychology
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2008 - 2010 Adjunct Faculty, San Jose State University ‐ Child and Adolescent Department and Department of Psychology
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2007 - 2008 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin ‐ Department of Psychology
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Courses

  • PSYC 1: General Psychology 1
  • PSYC 2: General Psychology 2
  • PSYC 40: Statistical Data Analysis
  • PSYC 43: Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSYC 131: Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYC 137: Psycholinguistics
  • PSYC 185: Developmental Psychology

Education

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2007 Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology & Minor Linguistics, Stanford University
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2004 MA in Psychology, Stanford University
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2000 B.A. in Psychology & Creative Writing, University of Pennsylvania
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Contact Information

Department of Psychology
office: 408-551-3008

Email:

ORCID

Research Works (20)