Victoria Coons

Victoria Coons is a first year doctoral candidate in the School of Education, Learning Sciences Program at the University of Delaware. She received her B.A. in Psychology from The University of North Carolina Wilmington, and her M.S.Ed. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development from the University of Pennsylvania. She is particularly interested in investigating how early life experiences, especially those related to socioeconomic status, shape children’s language development. Her research aims to explore the mechanisms by which environmental factors influence language acquisition and identify potential interventions to support language growth in underserved populations.

Education

• M.S.Ed., Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2024
• B.A., Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, 2021

Professional Experience

• Graduate Research Assistant, Child’s Play and Development Lab, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2024–present
• Research Consultant, Aptive Resources, 2024
• Senior Research Coordinator, IES Grant at The Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, 2023-2024
• Teaching Assistant, Human Development, University of Pennsylvania, 2023
• Senior Research Coordinator, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2023

Recent Honors and Awards

• Unidel Distinguished Graduate Scholar Award, University of Delaware, 2024
• Lydia C. Dunlap Scholar, University of Delaware, 2024