Adena Schachner

Education

2006 - present	Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University
	Department of Psychology Advisors: Dr. Marc Hauser & Dr. Elisabeth Spelke

2002 - 2006	B.A., cum laude, Yale University
	Cognitive Science (with distinction)

Research Experience

2007 - present	Cognitive Evolution Laboratory
	Harvard University, Department of Psychology Advisor: Dr. Marc Hauser

2007 - present	Laboratory for Developmental Studies
	Harvard University, Department of Psychology Advisor: Dr. Elisabeth Spelke

2006 - 2007	Auditory Cognition and Development Lab
	Harvard University, Department of Psychology Advisor: Dr. Erin Hannon

2005 - 2006	Infant Cognition Lab, Research Assistant
	Yale University, Department of Psychology Advisor: Dr. Karen Wynn

2004 - 2006	Comparative Cognition Lab, Project Head
	Yale University, Department of Psychology Advisors: Dr. Laurie Santos & Dr. Joshua McDermott

Awards & Honors

2007, 2008	Restricted Funds Research Award, Harvard University

2006 - present	Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Award, Harvard University

2007, 2008	Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Summer Research Award, Harvard University

2006 - 2007	Harvard Stimson Research Grant

2006	Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Fellowship

2005 - 2006	Mellon Forum Research Fellowship, Berkeley College, Yale University

2005	Richter Summer Fellowship, Berkeley College, Yale University

Manuscripts

Trehub, S., Hannon, E. & Schachner, A. (submitted). The development of musical emotion.

Schachner, A., Brady, T. F., Pepperberg, I., & Hauser, M. (in preparation). Spontaneous entrainment to music in vocal-learning species.

Schachner, A. & Hannon, E. (in preparation). The effect of infant-directed speech on early social preferences.

Presentations

Schachner, A., & Hannon, E. (2008). The effect of infant-directed speech on early social preferences. Talk presented at Harvard-Yale Conference on Social Cognitive Development, Cambridge, MA.

Schachner, A., Brady, T. F., Pepperberg, I., & Hauser, M. (2008). Spontaneous entrainment to auditory rhythms in vocal-learning bird species. Poster presented at The Neurosciences and Music III, Montreal, Canada. Poster.

Schachner, A., Brady, T. F., Pepperberg, I., & Hauser, M. (2008). Spontaneous entrainment to auditory rhythms in vocal-mimicking bird species. Talk presented at Music, Language and the Mind, Somerville, MA.

Schachner, A., & Hannon, E. (2007). Infant-directed Behavior Modulates Social Preferences in 5-month-old Infants. Poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada.

Schachner, A., & Hannon, E. (2007). The effects of infant-directed vocalizations on subsequent face preferences. Poster presented at the Cognitive Development Society, Santa Fe, NM. Poster.

Teaching Experience

Spring 2008	Designed and taught weekend class for high school students, How The Mind Works: A Tour of Awesome Findings in Psychology (50 students).

2007 - present	Tutor in Psychology, Mather House, Harvard University

2007 - present	Concentration Advisor, Harvard University
	Served as primary academic advisor for several dozen undergraduates in the Psychology major.

Fall 2007	Designed and taught weekend class for high school students, Subliminal influences on your decisions (50 students).

Fall 2006	Designed and taught weekend class for high school students, Uncovering Human Nature: Evolution of the Mind and Brain (70 students).

2005 - 2006	Cognitive Science Major Advisor, Yale University
	Served as representative of the cognitive science major, advising rising sophomores on their academic choices.

2004 - 2005	Splatter! Magazine Writing Tutor, Yale University
	Led writing tutorials for a class of sixth-grade international students

Membership in Professional Organizations

Society for Music Perception and Cognition
Cognitive Development Society
National Honor Society in Psychology (Psi Chi)
Boston Music Research Association
International Society on Infant Studies

Ad-Hoc Reviewer

Cognitive Science Society

Curriculum Vitae