Publications & Presentations

Conference Presentations

Santos, H., & Menendez, D. (2026). Children’s multiple conceptions of death: Biological, spiritual, and affective understandings. Poster presented at the Cognitive Development Society Bi-Ennial Conference in Montreal, Canada. Poster PDF
Goettems, A., Ledesma, D., Munoz, U., Santos, H., & Menendez, D. (2026). How did you learn about death? Cultural impacts on children’s understanding of death. Poster presented at the Bay Area Developmental Symposium in Santa Cruz, CA
Price, I., Otto, E., Santos, H., & Menendez, D. (2026). Death of heroes and villains—to be celebrated or mourned? How moral evaluations shape children’s emotions about death. Poster presented at the Bay Area Developmental Symposium in Santa Cruz, CA
Munoz, U., Goettems, A., Ledesma, D., Santos, H., & Menendez, D. (2026). Children’s understanding of death, conversations about death, and parental predictors. Poster presented at the Psi Chi symposium in Santa Cruz, CA

Santos, H., & Menendez, D. (2025). Once Upon a Goodbye: Exploring How Animated Films Spark Child-Caregiver Conversations About Death. Poster presented at the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci) Conference, San Francisco, United States.
Santos, H., & Menendez, D. (2025). Once Upon a Goodbye: Exploring How Animated Films Spark Parent-Child Conversations About Death. Presentation at the Bay Area Developmental Symposium in Merced, CA.

Santos, H., & Menendez, D. (In Prep). Rated E for Emotional: Children’s Understanding of Death, Conversations About Death, and Parental Predictors. Preprint