Curriculum Vitae

Cristina M. Atance, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences

Educational Background

Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Developmental Psychology, 2001)
Dissertation: Does acting on a false belief aid in false-belief retrieval in 3-year-olds?

BSc., University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Honours Psychology with High Distinction, 1996)

Research Interests

• How young children acquire a sense of the past and future and learn to anticipate future events
• How children acquire an understanding of false belief

Professional Experience

Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2001-present. University of Washington (Seattle), Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences.

Teaching Experience

Co-teacher, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Spring 1999. Introduction to Developmental Psychology (second year undergraduate course).

Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo, 1996-2001. Lectured in each of these courses: Introductory Psychology, Introduction to Developmental Psychology, and Children's Thinking.

Teaching Interests

Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Development
Theory of Mind
Language and Cognition
Children's Memory and Future Thinking
The Development of the Self

Professional Affiliations and Activities

MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association
Society for Research in Child Development
Cognitive Development Society

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Organizer, "Career Paths in Developmental Psychology" workshop, University of Waterloo Conference on Child Development, May 1998

Awards

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, May 2000-May 2001
Doctoral Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering, Research Council of Canada, May 1998-May 2000
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, May 1997-May 1998
Graduate Studies Scholarship, University of Waterloo, September 1996-May 1997
C. L. Burton Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, University of Toronto, April 1994

Languages

Fluent in spoken and written French