Pacheco Santiago

Santiago Pacheco

Graduate Student
Faculty Mentor(s): Isobel Heck, Nestor Tulagan

Office Location
494 Meliora Hall

Research Overview

My research interests mainly focus on the effects of culture and language effects learning and the way in which children think/interact with our surroundings. As well as the effects of culture and language on learning and parent/child conversations. More specifically, I would like to examine the differences in categorization thinking styles (thematic verses taxonomic) between Non-Hispanic Caucasians and Hispanics as well as look at the effects of acculturation on those thinking styles.

Selected Publications

  • Pacheco, S. R. (2019, October). Language and Categorization Effects on Cognitive Processing in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White College Students. Presented at the 6th Annual Florida International University McNair Scholars Research Conference, Miami, Florida.
  • Pacheco, S. R. (2019, October). Language and Categorization Effects on Cognitive Processing in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White College Students. Presented at the University of New Mexico McNair Scholars Research Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Pacheco, S. R. (2019, July). Language and Categorization Effects on Cognitive Processing in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White College Students. Presented at the McNair & Research Opportunity Program Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Burks, A., Avila, J., Katz, J., Pacheco, S. R., Verney, S. P. (2019, February). Health Literacy is linked to Executive functioning in older American Indians. Presented at Hispanic Neuropsychological Society Conference, New York City, New York.

Honors

  • 2021 Provost & Promise Fellowship, University of Rochester
  • 2018 – 2020 McNair/ROP Scholars Program
  • 2016 – 2019 Honors Student, UNM Deans List Recipient, University of New Mexico
  • 2019 UNM Leadership and Involvement Award

Additional Information

2016 - 2019: University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology with a Minor in Communication, Graduated Summa Cum Laude

2018 - 2020: Undergraduare Research Assistant, Culture & Cognition Lab, University of New Mexico (Lab PI: Steven P. Verney, Ph. D.)