Judith Becker Bryant
Dr. Judith Becker Bryant is Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida.
Bryant graduated from Yale University and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development in child psychology. She is best known for her work on pragmatic socialization and lexical innovation in the preschool years.
Recently she has conducted research on gender and age differences in expressions of affection and research on the language-related factors that predict how well Spanish-speaking children will acquire English literacy skills. Bryant has received numerous teaching awards and particularly enjoys teaching developmental psychology and developmental research methods.