Heather Harden Mangelsdorf Curriculum Vitae

North Central College [email protected] Department of (860) 424-1354 125 S. Loomis Street www.heathermangelsdorf.com Naperville, IL 60540

EDUCATION & TRAINING______Ph.D., Psychology, 2018 ​ Dissertation: Using parasympathetic activity to gain insights about gesture and learning Committee: Susan Goldin-Meadow, Greg Norman, and Howard Nusbaum

M.A., Psychology, University of Chicago 2015 Thesis: From movement to gesture: How the body reflects and enhances learning Committee: Susan Goldin-Meadow, Howard Nusbaum, and Daniel Casasanto

Research Assistant, University of Chicago 2011-2013 Supervisors: Susan Goldin-Meadow, Susan Levine, and Howard Nusbaum

B.A., Psychology, Haverford College 2011 Honors in Psychology, Minor in Dance Thesis: Seeing , hearing dance: The role of affect in music and dance interactions ​ ​ Advisor: Marilyn Boltz

TEACHING EXPERIENCE______Professor, Social Psychology, North Central College 2018 Professor, Research Methods and Experimentation, North Central College 2018 Lecturer, Body and Mind: How our bodies reveal and change emotion and thought 2017 University of Chicago. Syllabus. Student Evaluations. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Lecturer, Mind: Mechanisms of the Mind 2017 University of Chicago. Syllabus. Student Evaluations. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Lecturer, Cognitive Psychology 2017 University of Chicago. Syllabus. Student Evaluations. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Lecturer, Mindful Leadership 2017 University of Chicago. Syllabus. Student Evaluations. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Teaching Assistant, Psychological Statistics 2016 University of Chicago. Student Evaluations. ​ ​ Teaching Intern, Mind Core Series 2015-2016 University of Chicago. Student Evaluations. ​ ​ Teaching Assistant, Psychology of Stereotyping and Prejudice, University of Chicago 2016 Guest Lecturer, Child Development in the Classroom, University of Chicago 2016-2017 200-hour Certification in Teaching Yoga, Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp 2011 Yoga Instructor, University of Chicago 2011-2015 Yoga Instructor, Haverford College 2010-2011

PEDAGOGY AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE______Teaching Consultant for the Chicago Center for Teaching 2017-2018 Conducted Individual Teaching Consultations and Mid-Course Reviews for graduate student instructors. Teaching Fellow with the Chicago Center for Teaching 2016-2017 Included extensive pedagogical training over the summer and school year. Designed and led the following workshops: Workshop on Learning Objectives and Inclusive Teaching Fundamentals of Teaching Psychology The Transparent Syllabus: How to Design and Communicate Better Classroom Policies Becoming an effective teacher: A workshop series on course design, teaching philosophies, and career options Professional Development Panel on Teaching PRISM Preceptor for Undergraduate Psychology Program 2016-2017 Helped organize professional and academic development workshops on the psychology major, honors theses, applying for fellowships, finding summer internships, getting involved in research, careers in mental health, applying to graduate school, and writing a statement of purpose. Advisor for two master’s student theses 2015-2017 Research Supervisor for twelve undergraduate research assistants 2014-2018 Graduate Student Mentor for first-year PhD students 2014-2018

SERVICE______Dean’s Advisory Council, Social Sciences Division, University of Chicago 2016-2018 Psychology Representative and Rotating Chair. Worked with Deans to create Survey on Teaching Experience and Pedagogical Training for all graduate students in the Social Sciences Division. Co-chaired two meetings on preparing graduate students to be effective teachers. Helped create recommendations for diversity and inclusion initiatives. Psychology Graduate Student Organization, University of Chicago 2013-2018 President Chair of Professional Development Committee Chair and Member of Academic Life Committee Social Sciences Graduate Student Activities Committee, University of Chicago 2015-2016 Psychology Representative Chicago Psychology Graduate Student Research Symposium 2014-2015 Lead Organizer Prospective Students’ Weekend, University of Chicago 2013-2016 Lead Organizer Social Events Organizer Visiting Students Panel Speaker Judge for Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017 Judge for Earl Franklin Undergraduate Research Awards 2017 Ad hoc Journal Reviewer: 2016-Present Cognitive Science Learning and Instruction Cognitive Processing Yoga Club Co-President, University of Chicago 2013-2015 Yoga Mala Spirit Week Co-Organizer, University of Chicago 2014 Thinking Within: Mindfulness for Peak Performance, Psychology Consultant 2014 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Psychology Consultant 2011-2012 Listening Skills Training Group Creator, Haverford College 2010-2011 Yoga Club President and Founder, Haverford College 2010-2011 Psychology Club Co-President, Haverford College 2008-2010 The Friendship Circle, Activities Co-Coordinator for special needs teens 2010 Institute of Living Volunteer, Child in-patient ward, Hartford Hospital 2008

HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS______National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2015-2018 John Dewey Prize Lectureship 2017 Chicago Center for Teaching Fellowship 2016-2017 CultureLab Graduate Research Fellowship, UChicago Cultural Policy Center 2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention 2013 Psi Chi Honor Society, Charter Member, Haverford College 2011 Brobyn Scholarship for character, scholarship & personality, Haverford College 2007-2011

RESEARCH AWARDS______Neubauer Family Collegium for Culture and Society, University of Chicago. 2018-2021 “Motion and meaning: Sign and body gesture in dance narratives across cultures” ($134,271) University of Chicago Center in Delhi Project Award. “Dance as Gesture” ($23,000) 2016-2017 Center for Gesture, Sign, and Language Research Grant, University of Chicago. 2016-2017 “How context and music move us: A comparison of gesture and language in signed and spoken ​ communication and performance” ($2,500) ​ Norman H. Anderson Research Award, University of Chicago. 2014-2015 “From movement to gesture: How the body reflects and enhances learning” ($1,000) ​ ​ Arts|Science Initiative Collaborative Grant. University of Chicago. 2013-2014 “What Makes a Compelling Performance? An Investigation of the Physiology of Emotion in Actors and Audiences” ($2,500) Graduate Tuition Fellowship and Stipend, University of Chicago ($125,000) 2013-2018 Arts|Science Initiative Collaborative Grant. University of Chicago. 2011-2012 “The Music of Movement: Harnessing Motion Capture Technology to Measure Synchronization in Dance” ($500)

PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS______Mangelsdorf, H. H. & Shivaram, A. (2018, January). Metaphoric iconicity of gestures in classical Indian dance. Invited talk at the University of Chicago Center in Delhi, India. Mangelsdorf, H. H., Cooperrider, K., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2017, May). Gestures represent ​ ​ action information about force. Poster presented at APS Conference, Boston. Mangelsdorf, H. H., & Kotabe, H. (2017, April). Psychological consequences of valuing emotions. Invited talk at the University of Chicago Cognitive Brownbag, Chicago, IL. Mangelsdorf, H. H., Goldin-Meadow, S., & Cook, S. W. (2016, July). From movement to gesture: How the body reflects and enhances learning. Poster presented at the 7th ​ ​ Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies, Paris, France. ​ Mangelsdorf, H. H. (2016, May). From movement to gesture: How the body reflects and enhances learning. Invited talk at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Developmental ​ Brownbag, Madison, WI. Mangelsdorf, H. L. (2016, February). From movement to gesture: How the body reflects and enhances learning. Invited talk at the University of Chicago Developmental Brownbag, ​ Chicago, IL. Matelski Boulware, J., Huskey, B., Mangelsdorf, H. H., & Nusbaum, H. C. (2015, August). The effects of online mindfulness training on wisdom in elementary school teachers: A pilot study. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario. Harden, H. L. (2015, June). From movement to gesture: How the body reflects and enhances l learning. Symposium talk presented at the annual inter-Science of Learning Centers Conference, San Diego, CA. Williams, P. B., Kontra, C., Harden, H. L., Nusbaum, H. C., & Hoeckner, B. (2014, May). The Association Between Wisdom and Practice. Poster presented at Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Chicago, IL. Harden, H. L., Necka, E., Fitzgibbon, P., & Hopkins, E. (2014, May). Emotions and Physiology during Artistic Performance. Presentations by the recipients of the 2014 Arts/Science Graduate Collaboration Grants. Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL. Harden, H. L., Necka, E., Fitzgibbon, P., & Hopkins, E. (2014, April). Emotions and Physiology during Artistic Performance. Expose Yourself Series. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL. Harden, H. L. (2014, March). Increasing Insight: Effects of Meditation on Creative Problem Solving. Wisdom Research Forum. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL. Harden, H. L. & McFadden, W. (2012, April). The Music of Movement: Harnessing Motion Capture Technology to Measure Synchronization in Dance. Presentations by the recipients of the 2012 Arts/Science Graduate Collaboration Grants. Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Harden, H. L. & Cherichello, G. (2011, April). Seeing Music, Hearing Dance: The Role of Affect in Music and Dance Interactions. Senior Thesis Presentations, Department of Psychology. Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

PUBLICATIONS ______Ngoc Boulware, J., Huskey, B., Mangelsdorf, H. H., & Nusbaum, H. C. (submitted). The effects of mindfulness on wisdom in elementary school teachers. Mangelsdorf, H. H., Cook, S. W., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (in prep). From movement to gesture: ​ Changes in children's gestures over time predict learning of mathematical equivalence. Mangelsdorf, H. H., Kotabe, H., Hofmann, W., & Gross, J. (in prep). Valuing emotions ​ influences felt emotion and satisfaction with life. Mangelsdorf, H. H., Cooperrider, K., Chambers, K., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (in prep). Gestures ​ represent action information about force. Williams, P. B., Mangelsdorf, H. H., Kontra, C., Nusbaum, H. C., & Hoeckner, B. (2016). The relationship between mental and somatic practices and wisdom. PloS one, 11(2), e0149369. ​ ​ ​ ​ Harden, H. L. (2014). Demand for shorter leisure experiences: What arts organizations can learn from the cognitive science of . Culture Lab Library. Cultural Policy Center, the University of Chicago.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS______Society for the Teaching of Psychology Association of Psychological Science American Psychological Association International Society for Gesture Studies

COMPUTER SKILLS______R, Python, SPSS, E-Prime, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Audacity, ELAN, QuickTimePro, FinalCutPro, iMovie, PsyScope, Image J, FileMakerPro, SQL