Annelise Pesch

PhD - Developmental Psychology
University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Development - 2020

BA - Philosophy
Arizona State University - 2014

BS - Psychology
Arizona State University - 2014

Pesch, A., Fletcher, K. K., Williams, O., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2025). Enhancing teacher-child engagement and promoting early learning with Playful Learning Landscapes. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 98, 101786.  - Journal Article

Pesch, A., Fletcher, K. K., Golinkoff, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2025). Evidence-based meets community-centered: A new approach to creating informal learning opportunities for children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 00, 1–7.  - Journal Article

Pesch, A., Hespos, S., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2025). Playful Learning Landscapes in the United States: Encouraging intellectual and social risk in everyday spaces. In The Impact of Risk and Outdoor Play on Children’s Learning - Listening, Responding, and Acting on Collective Voices.  - Book Chapter

DeAngelis, E., Glaspie, N., Bisla, I., Pesch, A., & Koenig, M. A. (2025). When trust and mistrust are misplaced: Lessons from early childhood. In K. J. Rotenberg (Eds.), The Handbook of Trust and Social Psychology. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.  - Book Chapter

Fletcher, K. K., Wright, C., Pesch, A., Abdurokhmonova, G., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2024). Playful Learning as a robust, adaptable, culturally relevant pedagogy to foster children’s 21st Century skills. Journal of Children and Media, 18(3), 309-321.  - Journal Article

Fisch, S. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Abdurokhmonova, G., Davis, L., Fisch, N., Fish, S. R. D., Fletcher, K. K., Pesch, A., Tomforde, J., Volpe, C., & Wright, C. A. (2024). Remote observation of hands-on problem solving among preschool children: Methodological challenges and solutions. Journal of Children and Media, 18(3), 351-366.  - Journal Article

Fisch, S. M., Fletcher, K. K., Abdurokhmonova, G., Fisch, N., Fisch, S. R. D., Jurist, M., Krestin, R., Pesch, A., Seguì, I., Shulman, J., Silton, N., Tomforde, J., Volpe, C., Wright, C. A., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2024). “I wonder, what if, let’s try”: Impact of Sesame Street’s Playful Learning curriculum on children’s problem solving. Journal of Children and Media, 18(3), 334-350.  - Journal Article

Pesch, A., Todaro, R. D., Piper, D., Evans, N., Pasek, J., Golinkoff, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2024). A bird’s eye view of phubbing: How adult observations of phubbing impact judgments, epistemic trust, and interpersonal trust. Mobile Media and Communication, 12(3), 536-563.  - Journal Article

Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2025–Present]

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Temple University [2020–2025]