Désia Bacon

Désia Bacon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at San Jose State University, affiliated with the College of Social Sciences. She investigates how children leverage perceptual, social, and environmental cues to enhance learning, particularly in language and social development.

Education:

• PhD in Developmental Psychology – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MS in Developmental Psychology – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• BS in Psychology – University of Central Florida

Her work integrates cross-disciplinary themes such as economic geography and active mobility to understand how built environments and urban contexts impact developmental outcomes.

Scientific Awards:

• NSF Graduate Research Fellow
• Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellow
• Morse Scholar
• McNair Scholar