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West Lafayette, In, Us

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

• Funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and the BU Wheelock Glenn Fellowship. • Completed dissertation using experimental methods to investigate ways to increase young children's science interest and engagement. • Managed and mentored team of undergraduate and graduate level research assistants (N~30 over 5 years) in the process of research.• Forged community partnerships with local preschools and during COVID successfully connected with families to conduct research via Zoom.• Presented research talks and posters at multiple relevant professional conferences.• Organized symposia bringing together collaborators from multiple institutions to present on research exploring early STEM learning.

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

• Contributed to intellectual pursuits of lab by adding to manuscripts, collecting and analyzing data, and developing new measures for studies. • Supervised and trained research assistants on lab procedures and protocol.• Mentored master's and undergraduate students by providing support through every stage of the development of research project. • Managed administrative aspects of lab, including updating IRB protocol, liaising with preschools and local museum, and maintaining study binders and online files.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States

• Designed and executed a study as part of research in the Swarthmore KidLab investigating children's early learning. • Developed and wrote a senior thesis.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Collaborated with a graduate student in the Harvard Lab for Developmental Studies on research projects with young children and infants.• Critically analyzed and discussed significant journal articles in the field at weekly reading groups. • Designed and presented a professional scientific poster detailing the experimental methods and results found from data collected throughout the summer.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Applied Human Development

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology