Kimberly Wright Cassidy
| Kimberly Wright Cassidy | |
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| Residence | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | President of Bryn Mawr College (2014 – present); Provost of Bryn Mawr College (2007-2013); |
| Alma mater | PhD University of Pennsylvania; M.A. University of Pennsylvania; B.A. Swarthmore College |
| Known for | President of Bryn Mawr College |
Kimberly Wright Cassidy (born ca. 1963, Pennsylvania) was named the ninth president of Bryn Mawr College on February 12, 2014[1] and was formally inaugurated on September 20, 2014.[2] She had served as interim president since Jane Dammen McAuliffe ended her term as president on June 30, 2013.[3]
Education
Cassidy received her master's degree and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor's degree with distinction in psychology from Swarthmore College.[4]
Career
Cassidy joined the Bryn Mawr faculty in the Department of Psychology in 1993, and was Chair of Bryn Mawr's Department of Psychology from 2004-2007. She was the Provost from 2007 until she became the Interim President on July 1, 2013.She often holds pop up events to increase engagement of the students, faculty and staff.
Works
- Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Kemler Nelson, Deborah G.; Jusczyk, Peter W.; Cassidy, Kimberly Wright; Druss, Benjamin; Kennedy, Lori (1987). "Clauses are perceptual units for young infants". Cognition 26 (3): 269–286. doi:10.1016/S0010-0277(87)80002-1. ISSN 0010-0277.
- Nelson, Deborah G. Kemler; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Jusczyk, Peter W.; Cassidy, Kimberly Wright (2009). "How the prosodic cues in motherese might assist language learning". Journal of Child Language 16 (01): 55. doi:10.1017/S030500090001343X. ISSN 0305-0009.
- Cassidy, Kimberly Wright; Kelly, Michael H. (1991). "Phonological information for grammatical category assignments". Journal of Memory and Language 30 (3): 348–369. doi:10.1016/0749-596X(91)90041-H. ISSN 0749-596X.
- Cassidy, Kimberly Wright; Werner, Rebecca Stetson; Rourke, Mary; Zubernis, Lynn S.; Balaraman, Geetha (2003). "The Relationship Between Psychological Understanding and Positive Social Behaviors". Social Development 12 (2): 198–221. doi:10.1111/1467-9507.00229. ISSN 0961-205X.
References
- ↑ Susan Snyder. "Bryn Mawr College names Cassidy as ninth president". Philly.com. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ "'Interim' no more, Bryn Mawr's president moves forward". 21 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ↑ "Bryn Mawr Board of Trustees Announces President Jane McAuliffe Will Step Down After Term Concludes in June 2013". Bryn Mawr College. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bryn Mawr Board Appoints Provost Kimberly Wright Cassidy as Interim President : News". News.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
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