Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
13. Ochoa, K.D., Bermudez, V. N., Pesch, A., Salazar, J., Gomez, W., Rodriguez, R., Ahn, J., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Bustamante, A. S. (in press). “Los niños tienen derecho de jugar”: Exploring Latina Mothers’ Experiences as Co-Researchers and Advocates for Playful Learning in Community Spaces. Frontiers in Education.
12. Pesch, A., Weisberg, D. S., Weisberg, M., Kennedy, K., Ochoa, K. D., Bermudez, V. N., Salazar, J., Ahn, J., Bustamante, A. S., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2026). Leveraging community science to encourage a more inclusive and culturally representative developmental science. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.70039
11. Salazar, J., Seccia, I.T., Maldonado, J.V., Hernandez, L., Bermudez, V.N., Acevedo-Farag, L.M., Ahn, J., & Bustamante, A.S. (2025). Sustaining Latine families’ cultural values through technology mediation practices. Journal of Latinos and Education, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2024.2444942
10. Begolli, K., Bermudez, V.N., Lawrence, L., Valdez, S., Santana, E., Alvarez-Vargas, D., Acevedo-Farag, L., Ahn, J., Bailey, D., Rhodes, K., Richland, L., & Bustamante, A.S. (2024). Incorporating design based implementation research with a randomized controlled trial to develop and evaluate the efficacy of playful rational number learning. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 78, 102296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2024.102296
9. Guo, S., Bailey, D.H., Rhodes, K., Begolli, K.N., Bermudez V.N., Lawrence, L., Alvarez-Vargas, D., Acevedo-Farag, L.M., Ahn J., Bustamante, A.S., & Richland, L.E. (2024). Buckets of fun: Impacts of Fraction Ball on students’ math-related emotions. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 42, 101645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101645
8. Bermudez, V.N., Salazar, J., Garcia, L., Ochoa, K., Pesch, A., Roldan, W., Soto-Lara, S., Gomez, W., Rodriguez, R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Ahn, J., & Bustamante, A.S. (2023). Designing culturally situated playful environments for early STEM learning with a Latine community. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 65, 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.06.003
7. Bustamante, A.S., Bermudez, V.N., Belgrave, A.B., Ochoa, K., & Vandell, D.L. (2023). Quality of early childcare and education predicts high school STEM achievement for students from low-income backgrounds. Developmental Psychology, 59(8), 1440-1451. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001546
6. Alvarez-Vargas, D., Lopez Perez, J.P., Bermudez, V.N., Beltrán Grimm, S., Santana, E., Begolli, K., & Bustamante, A. S. (2023). Evidence-based designs for physically active and playful math learning. Theory Into Practice, 62(2), 166-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2023.2202131
5. Bermudez, V.N., Fearon-Drake, D., Wheelis, M., Cohenour, M., Suntai, Z., & Scullin, M. (2022). Sleep disparities in the first month of college: Implications for academic achievement. Sleep Advances, 3(1), zpac041. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac041
4. Pesch, A., Ochoa, K.D., Fletcher, K., Bermudez, V.N., Todaro, R., Salazar, J., Gibbs, H.M., Ahn, J., Bustamante, A.S., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2022). Reinventing the public square and early educational settings through culturally informed, community co-design: Playful Learning Landscapes. Frontiers in Psychology – Educational Psychology, 13, 7322. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.933320
3. Belgrave, A.B., Bermudez, V.N., Chew, P., Lin, Y., Ahn, J., & Bustamante, A.S. (2022). Using a participatory design approach for co-creating culturally situated STEM enrichment activities. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 82, 101451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2022.101451
2. Marchman, V.A., Bermudez, V.N., Bang, J.Y., & Fernald, A. (2020). Off to a good start: Early Spanish-language processing efficiency supports Spanish- and English-language outcomes at 4 1⁄2 years in sequential bilinguals. Developmental Science, 23, e12973. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12973
1. Park, J., Bermudez, V., Roberts, R.C. & Brannon, E.M. (2016). Non-symbolic approximate arithmetic training improves math performance in preschoolers. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 152, 278-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2016.07.011
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Cawelti, L., Ochoa, K., Bermudez, V. N., Chew, P., Ojeda-Ramirez, S., & Peppler, K. (2024). Facilitating connected learning PD for library professionals through design cycles. In Filipiak, D., & McBride, C. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2023 Connected Learning Summit. Carnegie Mellon University: ETC Press. Available at this link.
Garcia, L., Roldan, W., Bermudez, V. N., Bustamante, A. S., & Ahn, J. (2022). Elevating the ways in which Latina mothers perceive, do, and envision early STEM learning. Proceedings of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 551-558. https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10427554
Chew, P., Lin, Y., Bermudez, V. N., Bustamante, A. S., & Ahn, J. (2021). Understanding pedagogical frameworks, relationships, and learning opportunities in community-based participatory design. Proceedings of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 541-544. https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10427549
Peer-Reviewed Research Reports
Bermudez, V.N. (2025). Matemáticas en Familia: Co-designing Home Math Activities with Latine Families. National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement. https://familymath.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Vanessa-Bermudez-Research-Fellow-Brief.pdf
Bermudez, V.N., Lara, A., Ochoa, K., Garcia, L., Pesch, A., Anderson, M. J., Salazar, J., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Ahn, J., Bustamante, A. S., Gomez, W., & Rodriguez, R. (2024). Engaging Parents as Co-Designers and Researchers in Research-Practice Partnerships. NNERPP Extra, 6(4), 2-10. https://nnerppextra.rice.edu/resources/engaging-parents-as-co-designers-and-researchers-in-research-practice-partnerships/