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Genesis D. Arizmendi, PhD, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor & Director of the Multicultural Bilingual Certificate Program
Headshot of woman with black straight hair parted on the side wearing a black and white top smiling at the camera.
genesis@arizona.edu
Pronouns:
she, her, ella

Documents

Arizmendi-CV-526.pdf

Courses: 

  • CGSC 305: Bilingual Language and Learning (Fall)
  • SLHS 536: Assessment I (Fall)
  • SLHS 435/535: Bilingualism, Multiculturalism, and Language Varieties (Spring)

Overview

Genesis Arizmendi, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor with appointments in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Cognitive Science. As an interdisciplinary clinician-scientist, she is dedicated to community-centered, representative research that drives systemic change across disciplines and into practice.
 
After earning her PhD, Dr. Arizmendi expanded her expertise through postdoctoral training in Educational Psychology at the University of New Mexico and Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Center for Equity Promotion. Dr. Arizmendi is the director of the Bilingualism and the Brain in Education and Language (BABEL) Lab, where her research aims to mitigate disparities within educational, healthcare, and legal systems, focusing on Spanish-English speaking communities. 
 
Dr. Arizmendi interrogates how policy and social context influence bilingual development and educational outcomes. Drawing on over a decade of clinical practice as a bilingual speech-language pathologist serving Latino communities, she approaches questions of language policy, educational access, and healthcare equity from both scientific and practitioner perspectives. She uses implementation science frameworks to examine the intersection of cognition, language, and academic achievement in bilingual children with diverse learning profiles, spanning typical development, developmental language disorder, and difficulties with classroom learning. Her scholarship spans developmental, community, and forensic contexts, including speech-language pathology evaluations for Spanish-speaking individuals in capital proceedings.
 

Dr. Arizmendi's Google Scholar Profile

Awards

  • Early Career Scholar Award, University of Arizona Distinguished Faculty Awards (2026)
  • Ronald E. McNair Mentor of the Year, University of Arizona (2025)
  • Advancing Academic Research Careers (AARC) Award, American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (2024)
  • Distinguished Early Career Professional Award, American Speech-Language Hearing Association (2021)

Licensure & Certification

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • Licensed, Arizona Department of Health Services