2020 - Present | Professor, Providence College ‐ Psychology | |
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2019 - Present | Director, Providence College ‐ Center for Engaged Learning | |
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2014 - 2020 | Associate Professor of Psychology, Providence College ‐ Psychology | |
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2008 - 2014 | Assistant Professor of Psychology, Providence College ‐ Psychology | |
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2007 - 2008 | Instructor, University of Virginia | |
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Disciplines
Grants
2018 - 2018 | Testing the Effectiveness of Play- and Inquiry-Based Instruction in Early Science Education |
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$44,000.00 | |
2014 - 2016 | Measuring a Toddler’s Understanding of Pretense |
RI-INBRE Proposal Development Award | |
Role: PI | |
$157,000.00 | |
2012 - 2014 | The Cognitive Representation of Pretense |
RI-INBRE Student Training Project Award | |
Role: PI | |
$133,000.00 | |
2011 - 2012 | The Development of the Representation of Pretense |
RI-INBRE Pilot Undergraduate Student Research Training Project Award | |
Role: PI | |
$41,151.00 |
Honors and Awards
- Faculty Excellence Award, Providence. College, 2016
- Graduate Teaching Award, University of Virginia, Fall 2007-2008
- Distinguished Teaching Fellowship, University of Virginia, Fall 2007
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2005
- Hobbs Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Texas, Fall 2002
- Psi Chi, University of Texas
- Clint Anderson Research Prize, Summer 2019 (Role: Faculty Advisor to Julia Culhane)
- Open Educational Resources Mini-Grant for PSY 306, Spring 2018 (Role: Co-recipient)
- Undergraduate Research Grant, The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness and Executive Function, Fall 2017 (Role: Faculty Advisor to Emily Ventura)
- Undergraduate Research Grant, Learning False Emotions through Pretend Play, Fall 2016. (Role: Faculty Advisor to Mikaila Christopher)
Courses
- Introduction to the Psychology Major (PSY 178)
- Advanced Cognitive Development (PSY 488)
- Child and Adolescent Development (PSY 306)
- Child Psychology (PSY 312)
- Engaging PC (EDU 471)
- Experimental Child Psychology and Lab (PSY 406 and 406L)
- Independent Study (PSY 490)
- Introduction to Psychology (PSY 100)
- Psychology of Adolescence (PSY 313)
- Research in Psychology (PSY 395)
- Research Methods and Statistical Analysis I and LAB (PSY 201)
- Research Methods and Statistical Analysis II and LAB (PSY 202)
2008 | Ph.D. Psycology, University of Virginia | |
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2006 | M.A. Psychology, University of Virginia | |
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2002 | B.A. Psychology, University of Texas at Austin | |
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