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Stanka Fitneva is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Developmental Psychology Program at Queen's University's Department of Psychology. She holds a B.A. from Smith College (1996) and a Ph.D. from Cornell University (2003). Her research focuses on language acquisition, social cognition, and the development of children's understanding of knowledge sources, including evidentiality, cultural influences, and memory. She explores questions like how children gather information, assess reliability of sources, and represent the social world.
Her work integrates experimental methods to study topics such as cross-situational word learning, the role of context in communication, and the cognitive mechanisms underlying social information processing. Notable research includes investigations into children’s beliefs about knowledge distribution across cultures (e.g., Japanese vs. Canadian children) and the impact of epistemic framing on communication strategies.
Recent articles highlight themes such as error correction mechanisms in word learning, psychosocial factors in neurodevelopmental disabilities, and the interplay between epistemic emotions and decision-making. Her findings contribute to theoretical frameworks in developmental psychology and cognitive science, emphasizing the social and linguistic foundations of cognitive development.
No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Her advising and grants activities are not detailed, though her lab site and CV suggest active research collaborations. She maintains a lab focused on developmental psychology, exploring topics like evidentiality and social cognition through experimental paradigms.
