Last update: October 2024
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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STUDENTS ADVISED
Honors/Independent Study Students
- Lindsay Schwartzman (2022-Present, Duke University)
- 2024-25 Independent Study Student
- 2024 Morris Fellowship Award for Research on Child and Family Policy [$1,000]
- 2024 Internship Funding Program [$4,000]
- Elissa Harris (Duke University)
- 2022-23 Independent Study Student
- 2023 Duke Psychology & Neuroscience Lafitte Travel Award [$1,500]
- 2022 Duke Undergraduate Research Support, Independent Study Grant [$400]
- 2022 Psychology & Neuroscience Undergraduate Small Grant [$400]
- 2022 University of Virginia Diversifying Psychology Days
- 2022 Psi Chi International Honor Society Member
- 2022 The National Name Exchange Member
- Madeline Brence (UVA, Current Position: Ph.D. student at UVA)
- 2021-22 Raven Fellowship Recipient [$2,500]
- 2020-21 Harrison Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient [$4,000]
- 2020 Semester Scholars Award Recipient [$995]
- Jenna Marzougui (UVA)
- 2020 Psychological Society Award
- 2020 Research Excellence in Psychology Laboratory
- 2020 Elected Member of the Raven Society (UVA's oldest and most prestigious honor society)
- 2019-20 Distinguished Majors Thesis student
- 2019 Minerva Award Recipient [$3,000]
Research Assistants and Interns:
- Caroline Sangvai (2024-Present, Duke University)
- Brooke Weiner (2024, Duke University)
- Hannah Auddino (2024, Duke University)
- Leah Kim (2024, Duke University)
- Sema Merve Balcık (2023-Present, Duke University)
- Jennifer Hu (2023-24, Duke University)
- Emma Xiong (2023, Duke University)
- Janvi Kavathia (2022-24, Duke University)
- Justin Kim (2022-23, Duke University)
- Casey Dies (2022, Cornell University)
- Esha Sheth (2021-22, Cornell University)
- Dana Karami (2021-22, Cornell University)
- Hope Yehl (2019-21, UVA), Achievements: 2021 Research Excellence in Psychology Laboratory
- Madeleine F. Mitchell (2016-19, UVA), Achievements: 2017-19 Double Hoo Student [$10,000]
- Angelica Bosko (2019, UVA)
- Nancy Hernandez (2019 UVA, Leadership Alliance Intern), Achievements: McNair Scholar
- Kimberly Cancel-Vargas (2019 UVA, Leadership Alliance Intern)
- Daniela Alvarez-Vargas (2018, UVA)
- Marie Grace Martinez (2016-19, UVA), Achievements: Research Excellence in Psychology Laboratory
- Michelle Winkler-Mallma (2016-19, UVA)
- Anne Kresge (2016-18, UVA)
- Maura Austin (2016-17, UVA)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
GUEST LECTURES
OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY
- 02/2024, On Gossip at St. Mary's College of Maryland (Dr. Gili Freedman)
- 04/2022, Development of Moral Identities, Social Identities at Duke University (Dr. Sarah Gaither)
- 02/2022, Studying Morality, Research Methods at University of Georgia (Dr. Katherine Ehrlich)
- 12/2021, Moral Development, Cognitive Science at Bogazici University (Dr. Rabia Ergin)
- 11/2021, Moral Development, Child Development at Gustavus Adolphus College (Dr. Madeline Harms)
- 11/2021, Moral Development, Child Development at Gustavus Adolphus College (Dr. Madeline Harms)
- 10/2021, Moral Development, Developmental Psychology at Wayne State University (Dr. Hannah Schacter)
- 04/2021, Evolutionary Approaches to Moral Development, Social Development at Koç University (Dr. Ayse Bilge Selçuk)
- 04/2021, Moral Development, Introduction to Child Psychology at UVA (Dr. Amrisha Vaish)
- 03/2021, Giving Effective Presentations, Seminar for Distinguished Majors at UVA (Dr. Chad Dodson)
- 03/2021, Investigating Children's Moral Development, College Science Scholars at UVA (Dr. Karen Schmidt)
- 11/2020, Moral Development, Introduction to Child Psychology at UVA (Dr. Jessica Stern)
- 10/2020, Moral Development, Introduction to Human Development at Cornell University (Dr. Tamar Kushnir)
- 10/2020, Moral Norm Enforcement, Moral Development class at St. Joseph's University (Dr. Clare Conry-Murray)
- 04/2020, Panel: Research in Developmental Psychology, Childhood and Adolescence class at Hanover College (Dr. Kate Snyder)
- 04/2020, Article Discussion: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy, Infant Development at UVA (Dr. Tobias Grossmann)
- 03/2020, Article Discussion: Perception and Cognition in Infancy, Infant Development at UVA (Dr. Tobias Grossmann)
- 02/2020, Investigating Children's Moral Development, College Science Scholars at UVA (Dr. Karen Schmidt)
- 09/2019, Eye-tracking and Pupillometry Methods, Research Methods: Child Development at UVA (Jessica Taggart, M.A.)
- 04/2019, Moral Development, Introduction to Child Psychology at UVA (Dr. Amrisha Vaish)
- 11/2018, Moral Development, Introduction to Child Psychology at UVA (Dr. Angeline Lillard)
- 08/2017, Eye-tracking and Pupillometry Methods, Designing and Conducting Research with Children at UVA (Jessica Taggart, M.A.)
- HEAD TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Spring 2019, Introduction to Social Psychology (Dr. Timothy Wilson)
- Responsible for revamping the syllabus
- Scheduled and led TA meetings with the professor and three other TAs
- Spring 2019, Introduction to Social Psychology (Dr. Timothy Wilson)
- DISCUSSION TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Spring 2019, Introduction to Social Psychology (Dr. Timothy Wilson)
- Led weekly seminars and provided feedback on weekly writing assignments
- Graded two papers for the main course (120 papers total)
- Fall 2018, Introduction to Child Psychology (Dr. Angeline Lillard)
- Led weekly seminars and provided feedback on weekly writing assignments.
- Gave a guest lecture to the entire class on Moral Development
- Participated in Child Fest where we demonstrated developmental concepts covered in class on children
- Spring 2018, Introduction to Social Psychology (Dr. Timothy Wilson)
- Led weekly seminars and provided feedback on weekly writing assignments
- Graded two papers for the main course (154 papers total)
- Spring 2019, Introduction to Social Psychology (Dr. Timothy Wilson)
- LAB TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Fall 2017, Research Methods and Data Analysis I (Dr. Fred Smyth)
- Taught statistics and research methods using SPSS.
- Spring 2017, Research Methods and Data Analysis II (Dr. Karen Schmidt)
- Taught statistics and research methods using R statistical programming.
- Fall 2016, Research Methods and Data Analysis I (Dr. Fred Smyth & Dr. Jamie Morris)
- Taught statistics and research methods using SPSS.
- Taught statistics and research methods using SPSS.
- Fall 2017, Research Methods and Data Analysis I (Dr. Fred Smyth)
- REVIEW TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Spring 2021, Introduction to Child Psychology (Dr. Amrisha Vaish)
- Wrote exams
- Led review sessions in advance of those exams
- Fall 2020, Introduction to Cognition (Dr. Mariana Teles Santos Golino)
- Wrote weekly quizzes
- Led weekly online review sessions
- Spring 2020, Infant Development (Dr. Tobias Grossmann)
- Wrote and graded exams
- Led review sessions in advance of those exams
- Led two article discussion sessions with all students
- Spring 2016, Research Methods and Data Analysis II (Dr. Karen Schmidt)
- Led weekly review sessions
- Graded approximately 350 midterms
- Fall 2015, Introduction to Child Psychology (Dr. Angeline Lillard)
- Led exam review sessions
- Wrote 60+ multiple choice exam questions per exam (for 4 exams)
- Spring 2021, Introduction to Child Psychology (Dr. Amrisha Vaish)
OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY
- UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Fall 2013, Introduction to Psychology (Dr. Deniz Tahiroğlu)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2018 - 2021, Tomorrow's Professor Today, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Virginia
2018 - 2019, Writing & Presenting Research, Psychology Department, University of Virginia
2015 - 2017, Graduate Teaching Training Program, Psychology Department, University of Virginia
- Completed a five-week course development program where I designed a curriculum with an emphasis on student motivation and inclusion.
- Completed 18.5 hours of workshops on teaching (excluding the curriculum design workshop)
- Twenty graduate students were chosen to participate
- This four-day seminar, offered online during the week of August 10-14, was led by Professors Tamika Carey, Heidi Nobles, and Patricia Sullivan of UVA’s Writing and Rhetoric Program, who shared research on the teaching of writing and models of assignments and other practical resources; responded to participant-generated teaching materials; provided practical pedagogical suggestions; and facilitated discussion among participants.
2018 - 2019, Writing & Presenting Research, Psychology Department, University of Virginia
- Fall 2019, Oral Presentations of Research, Dr. Daniel Willingham
- Spring 2018, Writing in the Psychological Sciences, Dr. Daniel Willingham
2015 - 2017, Graduate Teaching Training Program, Psychology Department, University of Virginia
- Fall 2017, Teaching Psychology Courses, Dr. Daniel Willingham
- Fall 2016, Teaching Psychology Discussion Sections, Dr. Daniel Willingham
- Fall 2015, Teaching Psychology Review Sections, Dr. Daniel Willingham
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
- 2020, Teaching Continuity: Virtual Summer Session Workshop, Charlottesville, VA
- 2020, Strategies for Closing the Semester with Equity in Mind Workshop, Charlottesville, VA
- 2020, Inclusion by Design Workshop, Charlottesville, VA
- 2020, Reflective Teaching Statement/Teaching Portfolio Workshop, Charlottesville, VA
- 2020, UVA Acts: Inclusive Teaching Toolkit Workshop: Small Groups, Charlottesville, VA
- 2019, UVA Acts: Inclusive Teaching Toolkit Workshop: Lectures, Charlottesville, VA
- 2019, How Reducing Student Resistance Leads to Better Learning and Happier Faculty, Charlottesville, VA
- 2019, Story as Pedagogy, Charlottesville, VA
- 2017, Innovation in Pedagogy Summit, Charlottesville, VA
- 2017, Inclusivity in the Classroom Workshop, Charlottesville, VA
- 2016, Innovation in Pedagogy Summit, Charlottesville, VA
- 2016, Student-Faculty Partnerships in University Teaching and Learning: A collaborative workshop, Charlottesville, VA
- 2015, Teaching Workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants, Charlottesville, VA
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Duke University
Department of Psychology
417 Chapel Dr
Durham, NC 27708
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Duke University
Department of Psychology
417 Chapel Dr
Durham, NC 27708
[email protected]