Vanessa Vieites
Bio I recently completed my PhD in Psychology specializing in Developmental Science at Florida International university, where I studied neurological and cognitive predictors of individual differences in young children's learning and memory abilities. Along the way, I earned a minor in Quantitative Methods and a certificate in Women's and Gender Studies. But writing was my first love--ever since I was a kid journaling in her diary and writing poems about unrequited crushes. I began my venture into science communication when I was invited, along with my graduate advisor, to write a lay summary...