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Rebecca L Gomez

  • Professor, Psychology
  • Associate Dean, Undergraduate Student Success
  • Professor, Cognitive Science - GIDP
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • rgomez@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Experimental Psychology
    • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
    • Assessing the relationship between explicit knowledge and implicit learning
  • M.A. Experimental Psychology
    • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
    • An empirical evaluation of association networks as memory and information retrieval aids
  • B.A. Philosophy
    • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Work Experience

  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2007 - 2017)
  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2001 - 2007)
  • Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (1999 - 2001)

Awards

  • Fellow
    • Association for Psychological Science, Spring 2017

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Interests

Research

Learning systems and brain development.  Memory formation in infancy and early childhood.  Language acquisition in infancy and early childhood.  Sleep, learning, and memory in infants, children, and adults. Memory updating.

Teaching

Cognitive DevelopmentChild Development

Courses

2025-26 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2026)
  • Honors Thesis
    NROS 498H (Spring 2026)
  • Master's Report
    PSY 909 (Spring 2026)
  • Directed Research
    NROS 392 (Fall 2025)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2025)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2025)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2025)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 392H (Fall 2025)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Fall 2025)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NROS 299H (Fall 2025)
  • Honors Thesis
    NROS 498H (Fall 2025)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2025)

2024-25 Courses

  • Directed Research
    NROS 392 (Summer I 2025)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Spring 2025)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2025)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Directed Research
    NROS 492H (Spring 2025)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2025)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2025)
  • Directed Research
    NROS 492 (Fall 2024)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2024)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2024)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2024)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2024)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Spring 2024)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2024)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Spring 2024)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Spring 2024)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2024)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2023)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2023)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 392H (Fall 2023)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Fall 2023)
  • Preceptorship
    PSY 391 (Fall 2023)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSIO 499H (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 299H (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Thesis
    FSHD 498H (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2023)
  • Directed Research
    PSIO 492 (Fall 2022)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2022)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2022)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Fall 2022)
  • Honors Thesis
    FSHD 498H (Fall 2022)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Fall 2022)
  • Independent Study
    PSIO 399 (Fall 2022)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Fall 2022)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2022)
  • Master's Report
    PSY 909 (Fall 2022)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Directed Research
    NSCS 392 (Spring 2022)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 492 (Spring 2022)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Spring 2022)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2022)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 499H (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Spring 2022)
  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Spring 2022)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2022)
  • Thesis
    PSY 910 (Spring 2022)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 392 (Fall 2021)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 492 (Fall 2021)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2021)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 499H (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Fall 2021)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2021)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Directed Research
    NSCS 492 (Spring 2021)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2021)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2021)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 392 (Fall 2020)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2020)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2020)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 392H (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 299 (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Fall 2020)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • CNS Colloquium
    PSY 595A (Spring 2020)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Spring 2020)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2020)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 499H (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2020)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2020)
  • CNS Colloquium
    PSY 595A (Fall 2019)
  • Developmental Psychology
    PSY 240 (Fall 2019)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2019)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2019)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 299H (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Fall 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 299 (Fall 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Fall 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    PSY 391 (Fall 2019)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Summer I 2019)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 492 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    PSIO 492 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2019)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 299H (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 699 (Spring 2019)
  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Spring 2019)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2019)
  • Developmental Psychology
    PSY 240 (Fall 2018)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2018)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2018)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 392H (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 299H (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 499H (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    PSY 391 (Fall 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    PSY 491 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Summer I 2018)
  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Summer I 2018)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Spring 2018)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2018)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2018)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Spring 2018)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2018)
  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Spring 2018)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2018)
  • Cognitive Psychology
    LING 596F (Fall 2017)
  • Cognitive Psychology
    PSY 596F (Fall 2017)
  • Developmental Psychology
    PSY 240 (Fall 2017)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 492 (Fall 2017)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2017)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 392H (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Directed Research
    PSYS 492H (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    PSY 491 (Fall 2017)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2017)
  • Thesis
    PSY 910 (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Summer I 2017)
  • Developmental Psychology
    PSY 240 (Spring 2017)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 299H (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2017)
  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Spring 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    PSY 391 (Spring 2017)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2017)
  • Developmental Psychology
    PSY 240 (Fall 2016)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 299H (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 499H (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 599 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 699 (Fall 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    PSY 491 (Fall 2016)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 299H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 499H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Seminar
    PSY 496H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 199 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2016)
  • Intro to Cognitive Dev
    PSY 340 (Spring 2016)
  • Master's Report
    PSY 909 (Spring 2016)

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