Marta Rivera is a postdoctoral researcher in cognitive psycholinguistics at the University of Les Illes Balears (Spain).  She obtained her PhD from the University of Granada (Spain) in 2023 supported by different fundings including a Fullbright Fellowship (2021-2022). Her research interests pursue the study of language learning and processing in bilingual and monolingual populations, paying special attention to the role of extrinsic and intrinsic factors to the subject that can modulate successful learning.  In her research she considers factors such as the context and difficulty of the material to learn, abilities in cognitive control, age, or previous linguistic experience.  Besides, she is interested in other aspects of Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics such as language co-activation during comprehension and production. 

She is involved in different science outreach projects to encourage language learning and use and is an active collaborator of Women in Cognitive Science - Europe.

Publications (Last 5 years):

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., Iniesta, A., Pérez, A.I., Bajo, T. (2023). Second language acquisition of grammatical rules: The effects of learning condition, rule difficulty, and executive function.Bilingualism: Language and Cognition

• Andras, F., Rivera, M., Bajo, T., Dussias, P. E., & Paolieri, D. (2022). Cognate facilitation effect during auditory comprehension of a second language: A visual world eye-tracking study. International Journal of Bilingualism, 13670069211033359. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069211033359

• Iniesta, A., Bajo, T., Rivera, M., & Paolieri, D. (2022). Transfer effects from language processing to the size of the attentional window: the impact of orthographic transparency. British Journal of Psychology.

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., Iniesta, A., Bajo, T. (2022). Cognitive and contextual factors modulating grammar learning at older ages. Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 979. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.943392

Conference Presentations (Last 5 years): 

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., Kroll, J. & Bajo, T. (2023, May). The role of L2 proficiency and proactive control in new grammar learning. Oral Presentation at XVI International Symposium of Psycholinguistics / Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., & Bajo, T. (2022, August). Focus of attention in explicit and implicit grammatical rule learning. Poster at European Society of Cognitive Psychology annual event 2022 / Lille (France)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., Bajo, T., & Kroll, J. (2022, May). Individual Differences in L3 Grammar Learning: Contextual and Cognitive Factors. Research proposal poster at American Psychology Society annual event 2022 / Chicago (United States)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., & Bajo, T. (2022, April). Intrinsic and extrinsic factors modulating grammar learning at older ages. Poster at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society annual event 2022 / San Francisco (United States)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., Pérez, Ana I. & Bajo, T. (2021, November). Intrinsic and extrinsic factors in second language grammatical learning. Poster at 62nd Psychonomics Society Annual Meeting / Online (United States)

• Rivera, M. (2021, Julio). Aprendizaje de reglas gramaticales en un segundo idioma: Factores moduladores. Oral presentation at I Jornadas Interuniversitarias entre Granada y Málaga / Online (Spain)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., Pérez, Ana I. & Bajo, T. (2021, Junio). Second language grammar learning: The role of individual differences in explicit learning. Póster en XV International Symposium of Psycholinguistics / Online (Spain)

• Bellagarda M., Iniesta, A., López-Rojas, C., Reyes, M. & Rivera., M. (2021, Mayo). ¿Cómo conviven varios idiomas en el cerebro? Transfiriendo la investigación desde el laboratorio a la sociedad. Conferencia divulgativa en IV Jornadas de Investigación del CIMCYC “Perspectiva de Género en Investigación Psicológica” / Online (Spain)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D., Pérez, Ana I. & Bajo, T. (2021, Abril). Successful Grammar learning in an incidental context: The modulatory effect of Individual differences. Póster en Jornadas virtuales SEPEX 2021 / Online (España)

• Iniesta, A., Rivera, M., García-Gámez, A. y Quesada, T. (2019, Junio) Título: Luces y Sombras del bilingüismo. Conferencia oral/divulgativa en III Jornadas de Investigadores en Formación Fomentando la Interdisciplinariedad (JIFFI)./ Granada, España.

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D. y Bajo, M.T. (2018, September). How context could affect second language learning. Poster presentado a Bilingualism Matters research Symposium / Edimburgo, Escocia (Reino Unido)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D. y Bajo, M.T. (2018, Junio). Factores a la base de la adquisición de un segundo idioma. Presentación Oral II Jornadas de Investigación fomentando la interdisciplinaridad (JIFFI)/ Granada (Spain)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D. y Bajo, M.T. (2018, Mayo). Factores a la base de la adquisición de un segundo idioma. Poster presentado en las II Jornadas de Investigación: Cerebro, Conducta y Sociedad Virtual / Centro de investigación mente, cerebro y comportamiento (CIMCYC), Granada (Spain)

• Rivera, M., Paolieri, D. y Bajo, M.T. (2017, Junio). Las ventajas cognitivas del bilingüismo: correlación entre tareas verbales y no verbales. Presentación oral I Psicho&Ling Workshop / Granada (Spain)

Outreach projects implication:

Teacher Education About Multilingualism (TEAM) Proyecto Erasmus+ KA203 

Women in Cognitive Science - Europe  (Social media manager)

Proyecto de divulgación FECYT (FCT-19-15358) / Universidad de Granada