Harriet R. Tenenbaum
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
314 Larsen Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-3546
tenenbha@gse.harvard.edu
Education
2000 Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology
University of California, Santa Cruz
Dissertation:
Parent-child conversations about science:
Socialization
of gender inequities
1993 B.A.
with highest honors in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
Clark University
Majors:
Psychology and Spanish Literature
Minor:
Women's Studies
1992 El Instituto Tandem, Madrid, Spain
Spanish Language Institute
Appointments
2000 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard
University
Graduate School of
Education, and Judge Baker Children's Center
Research Interests
·
Variations in parent-child conversations based
on child and parent gender, education, and ethnic background
·
Parent-child conversations’ contributions to
children’s cognitive and social development
·
Gender development and socialization within the
context of the family and peer group
·
Children's science attitudes and learning
Selected Honors, Awards, and Grants
2002
Individual National Research Service Award
(NICHD)
1999 University of California Office of the President
Dissertation Year Fellowship
1999 Department of Psychology Dissertation Fellowship, UCSC
1999 Outstanding Psychology Teaching Assistant, UCSC
1998 Vessa Notchev Fellowship, Graduate Women in Science
Association
1997 Teacher-Researcher Grant, University of California
1997 Psychology Department Travel Grant, UCSC
1997 Graduate Student Association Travel Grant, UCSC
1993 Outstanding Undergraduate in Psychology, Clark University
1993 Outstanding Undergraduate in Spanish Literature, Clark
University
1992 Fiat Lux Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Clark University
Publications
Tenenbaum, H.
R., & Leaper, C. (in press). Are Parents' Gender Schemas Related to their
Children's Gender-Related Cognitions?:
A Meta Analysis. Developmental Psychology.
Tenenbaum, H. R., Callanan, M., Alba-Speyer, C.,
& Sandoval, L. (in press). The
Role of Educational Background, Activity, and Past Experiences in
Mexican-descent Families' Science Conversations. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.
Crowley, K., Callanan, M.A., Tenenbaum, H.R.,
& Allen, E. (2001). Parents explain more often to boys than to girls during
shared scientific thinking. Psychological
Science, 12, 258-261
Tenenbaum,
H. R., Crosby, F. J., & Gliner, M. D. (2001). Mentoring relationships in
graduate school. Journal of Vocational
Behavior, 59, 326-341.
Leaper,
C., Tenenbaum, H. R., & Shaffer, T. G.
(1999). Communication patterns
of African-American girls and boys from low-income, urban backgrounds. Child Development, 70, 1489-1503.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Leaper, C. (1998). Mothers' and fathers' responses to their
Mexican-descent child: A sequential analysis.
First Language, 18, 129-147.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Leaper, C. (1997). Mothers' and fathers' questions to their child
in Mexican-descent families: Moderators of cognitive demand during play. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 19,
318-332.
Tenenbaum, H. R., & Leaper, C. (in press).
Parent-child conversations about science: Socialization of
gender
inequities. Developmental Psychology.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., Snow, C. E., Roach, K., & Kurland, B. (2002). Talking and Reading Science: Gender and Developmental Differences in
Low-Income Children. Manuscript under review.
Conference Presentations
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Thompson, R. B. (2002, April). Parent-child
talk about computer games. Poster to be presented at the Society for
Research in Adolescence: New Orleans, LA.
Jipson,
J. L., Tenenbaum, H. R., Soennichsen, M. S., & Crowley, K. (2001, October).
Gender differences in parent-child
conversations about biology and electricity in a children's museum. Poster
presented at the Cognitive Development Society: Virginia Beach, VA.
Tenenbaum,
H. R. (2001, April). Parent-child
conversations about science: Socialization of gender inequities. Poster
presented at the 60th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Leaper, C. (2001, April). Do
Parents' Gender Schemas Affect Their Children?: A Meta Analysis. Poster presented at the 60th Biennial
Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Gliner,
M. D., Tenenbaum, H. R., & Crosby, F. J. (2000, February). Publish or
perish: Questioning the traditional graduate student-adviser relationship. In
F. J. Crosby (Chair). Beating the Odds:
Mentoring Relationships. Poster symposium presented at the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, TN.
Gliner,
M. D., Tenenbaum, H. R., & Crosby, F. J. (1999, June). Publish or perish: Questioning the traditional graduate student-adviser
relationship. Poster presented at the American Psychology Society: Denver,
CO.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., Alba-Speyer, C., & Goldberg, J. (1999, April). Education and goals
as moderators: Parent-child conversations in a children’s museum. In D.
Perez-Granados (Chair). Mexican-descent
families within activity settings: Contexts for children’s language and
cognitive development. Symposium presented at the 59th Biennial Meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Leaper,
C., Tenenbaum, H. R., & Shaffer, T. G. (1999, April). Communication
exchanges between African-American girls and boys from low-income, urban
backgrounds. Poster presented at
the 59th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Albuquerque, NM.
Leaper,
C., & Tenenbaum, H. R. (1998, August). Gender
and communication in low-income, African-American children. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Association: San Francisco, CA.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Leaper, C. (1998, March). Mothers' and fathers' responses to their
Mexican-descent child: A sequential analysis. In J. Farver (Chair), Children's language and conceptual
development in Mexican-descent families: Conversations with mothers, fathers,
and siblings. Symposium presented at the Southwest Society for Research in
Human Development: Galveston, TX.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Anderson, K. J. (1997, March). Play
between Mexican-American parents and their children: Changes in types of
questions. Poster presented at the
Society for Research in Child Development: Washington, DC.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Leaper, C. (1996, June). Mexican-American
parents' cognitive demand of their preschool children: Influence of parent
gender, child gender, and attitudes toward gender. Poster presented at the
American Psychological Society: San Francisco, CA.
Research
Report
Callanan,
M., Alba-Speyer, C., & Tenenbaum, H. R. (2000). Linking home and school through children’s questions that followed
family science workshops (Research Brief No. 8). Santa Cruz, CA and
Washington, DC: Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence.
Book reviews
Thompson,
R. B., & Tenenbaum, H. R. (Manuscript in press). A review of Culturally speaking: Managing rapport across
cultures. Journal of Language and
Social Psychology.
Tenenbaum,
H. R., & Thompson, R. B. (Manuscript in press). A review of Toward a feminist developmental psychology.
Sex Roles.
Professional Membership
1996 – Society
for Research in Child Development
2000 – Cognitive Development Society
Program
Evaluation Experience
1996 – Museum
Consultant
Collect data,
supervise 5 undergraduate research assistants, meet with museum personnel, and
develop bilingual (Spanish and English) coding schemes.
1998 – 1999 Program
Evaluator
Interviewed students,
faculty, and community members, administered questionnaires, and completed a
written evaluation of the Delta School.
2000 – Program Evaluator
Boston Children’s Museum
Interviewed children
before and after museum visit to assess knowledge, met with museum personnel,
survey teachers
Teaching
Interests
Developmental Psychology; Social and Emotional
Development; Language and Cognitive Development; Gender Development;
Statistics; Research Methods; Cognitive Development in Social Interaction
Teaching Experience
Summer 1999 Instructor, University of
California, Santa Cruz:
Psychology
of Women
1996 – 1999 Teaching Assistant, University of
California, Santa Cruz:
Developmental
Psychology
Social
and Emotional Development
Language,
Communication, and Gender
Statistics
Research
Methods
Psychology
of Women
Personality
Psychology
1994 – 1995 First Grade Teacher
Garrison
Elementary School
Washington, D.C. Public Schools
1993 – 1994 ESL Kindergarten Teacher
Bancroft Elementary School
Washington, D.C. Public Schools
Community and University Service
1999 – 2000 Mentor to new Teaching Assistants
1998 – 1999 Graduate Student Representative to
the Psychology Department, UCSC
1998 – 1999 Subject Pool Committee member
References
Dr. Maureen Callanan Dr.
Kurt Fischer
Professor of Psychology Bigelow Professor of Human Dev.
& Psych.
UCSC Harvard
Graduate School of Education
(831) 459-4175 (617)
495-3446
callanan@cats.ucsc.edu fischeku@gse.harvard.edu
Dr. Raymond Gibbs, Jr. Dr.
Campbell Leaper
UCSC UCSC
(831) 459-4630 (831)
459-4496
gibbs@cats.ucsc.edu cam@cats.ucsc.edu
Dr. Catherine Snow
Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
(617) 495-3563
snowcat@gse.harvard.edu