Susan Geffen, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow

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1 Susan Geffen, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Psychology University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4 Office Phone: (403) Cell Phone: (403) Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION Degree 2014 PhD, Psychology Thesis: When and How Infants Discriminate between Declaratives and Interrogatives Supervisor: Dr. Toben Mintz 2010 M.A., Psychology 2008 B.S., Neuroscience, Psychobiology Focus Position Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Psychology University of Calgary PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS GRANTS AND AWARDS Position Amount 2013 Paula Menyuk Travel Award $300 Boston University Conference on Language Development Dissertation Completion Fellowship $30, nd place at the USC Graduate Research Symposium-Social $1000 Science & Humanities Division 2013 Department Travel Award $350 Department of Psychology, University of California

2 Doctoral Dissertation Research (co-pi) $15,108 National Science Foundation Morkovin Grayson & Judith Manning Fellowship $23, Center for Excellence in Teaching Teaching Assistant Fellow $ Graduate Student Government Travel Grants 2011 Paula Menyuk Travel Award $300 Boston University Conference on Language Development 2011 Department Travel Award $250 Department of Psychology, University of California USC College Graduate Merit Fellowship $21,000 PUBLICATIONS Publications (accepted) Geffen, S. & Mintz, T. (2014). Can you believe it?! Twelve-month-olds use word order to distinguish between declaratives and polar interrogatives. Language Learning and Development, (ahead-of-print), Geffen, S., & Mintz, T. (2011). Seven-month-olds' Discrimination of Statements and Questions. In 36th Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD), Boston University. Manuscripts (submitted, under review and under revision) Geffen, S. & Mintz, T. (under revision). Prosodic differences between declaratives and interrogatives in infant-directed speech. Manuscript submitted and under revision in Journal of Child Language. Manuscripts (in preparation) Geffen, S. & Mintz, T. (in prep). Eight-month-olds discriminate between declaratives and polar interrogatives. Manuscript in preparation. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Papers Presented Geffen, S. (2015, January). Infants ability to distinguish between statements and questions.

3 University of Calgary Cognitive Science Series. Geffen, S. (2014, March). Infants ability to distinguish between statements and questions. BCS/Developmental Brownbag. Geffen, S. & Mintz, T. (2013, May). 12-month-olds can use word order to distinguish between statements and questions. SoCal Conference on Cognitive and Language Development. Geffen, S. (2013, January). When and how infants distinguish between statements and questions. BCS/Developmental Brownbag. Geffen, S. & Mintz, T. (2012, April). 7-month-olds discrimination of statements and questions. SoCal Conference on Cognitive and Language Development. Posters Presented Geffen, S. & Mintz, T. (2013, May). Infants ability to discriminate between statements and questions. Association for Psychological Science Conference, Washington DC. Geffen, S. & Mintz, T. (2013, August). Infants ability to discriminate between statements and questions. The 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany. Geffen, S., & Mintz, T. (2012, April). Seven-month-olds' Discrimination of Statements and Questions. Graduate Research Symposium. Geffen, S. (2010, December) Young infants discrimination of statements and questions. Third-Year Poster Presentation. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor Positions Experimental Psycholinguistics 2015 Department of Linguistics, Language and Culture, University of Calgary Designed original course content and was the sole instructor Exploring Psychology 2012 Continuing Education & Summer Programs, University of Southern California Designed original course content and was the sole instructor for a summer intensive college prep course in Introduction to Psychology. Exploring Psychology 2011 Continuing Education & Summer Programs, University of Southern California Designed original course content and was the sole instructor for a summer intensive college prep course in Introduction to Psychology. Autism 101: Fact or Fiction 2010 Department of Psychology, Designed original course content and was the sole instructor for a 7 week undergraduate level course connected to an Introduction to Psychology course. This 7 week course was the

4 second half of the semester, following typical discussion sections for the Introduction to Psychology course. Guest Lectures The Emergence of Speech, part 2 October, 2015 Department of Psychology, University of Calgary Developmental Disorders I March, 2012 Language Development in Infancy February, 2012 Habituation and Head Turn Preference Procedure January, 2012 Atypical development in early childhood September, 2011 Parenting Styles and Family Dynamics April, 2011 Teaching Assistant Positions Developmental Psychology 2012 Provided in-class support with course lectures and assignments. Delivered guest lectures on developmental disorders and language development in infancy. Developmental Psychology 2011 Provided in-class support with course lectures and assignments. Delivered a guest lecture on atypical development in early childhood. Developmental Psychology 2011 Provided in-class support with course lectures and assignments. Delivered a guest lecture on parenting styles and family dynamics. Introduction to Psychology 2010 Conducted weekly tutorial lectures Research Methods 2010 Provided in-class support with course lectures and assignments

5 and conducted tutorial sessions. MENTORSHIP AND SUPERVISION Students Cameron Pepperdine (Honours Student) Co-Supervised with Dr. Suzanne Curtin Department of Psychology, University of Calgary Co-supervised Honours thesis The Role of Lexical Stress in the Development of Language Conor Frye (Directed Research Student) 2009 Co-Supervised with Dr. Toben Mintz RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Position Graduate Research Assistant Department of Psychology, ; Supervised by Dr. Toben Mintz Managed data collection and participant recruitment for a study on vowel harmony in infants. Also designed and ran a study examining sentence-type discrimination in infants Research Assistant Department of Psychology, University Of Miami Supervised by Dr. Kristin Lindahl Assisted with data entry and analysis for a study on dyadic relationships between married couples and a parent with their child, and specifically examining communication patterns between parents and a child with disruptive behavior problems. Gained experience with presenting research Research Assistant Department of Psychology, University Of Miami Supervised by Dr. Alexandra Quittner Assisted with coding data for a study examining the effect of cochlear implants on academic achievement in deaf children PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES Membership Cognitive Science Society Student Affiliate Association for Psychological Science Student Affiliate

6 American Psychological Association Student Affiliate Society for the Teaching of Psychology Student Affiliate Graduate Association of Students in Psychology Department of Psychology, Communications Co-Chair President Fundraising Chair Psi Chi National Psychology Honors Society Position 2015 Reviewer for Infancy Professional and Editorial Service 2014 Reviewer for Infant and Child Development 2013 Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Grant Competition Peer Reviewer 2006 Spanish/English Bilingualism Programs; PI: Maria Carlo, University of Miami, Department of Education; Examining various dual language integration programs in Texas elementary schools Skills Programming: R Other programs: Endnote, SPSS, Prism, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator