Office: Carney 259
Phone: 617-552-8820
Email: thalia.goldstein.1@bc.edu
Website: http://www2.bc.edu/~goldstet/
Primary Advisor: Ellen Winner
Academic Interests: Thalia Raquel Goldstein is a fourth-year student with Dr. Ellen Winner. Her interests lie in two main areas: 1) cognitive development, particularly the study of children's theory of mind, imagination, and pretense as these capacities relate to fiction, narrative, and theatre (both viewing theatre, and acting in theatre); and 2) the study of emotion regulation in actors as a way of understanding the underpinnings of individual ability in emotion regulation (with Dr. Maya Tamir). In addition, she also does some work on creative organizational response in disaster situations, sponsored by a fellowship from the Department of Homeland Security. She is a 2008-2009 Esther Katz Rosen Fellow. Thalia graduated Cum Laude and With Distinction from Cornell University and spent several years as a professional actress and dancer in New York City.
Undergraduate Institution/Degree: Cornell University.
Publications
Goldstein, T.R. (2008). Psychological perspectives on acting. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.
Goldstein, T.R. & Winner, E. (in press). A new lens on the development of social cognition: The study of acting. In C. Milbrath & C. Lightfoot (Eds.), The Arts and Human Development. New York: Taylor and Francis.
Goldstein, T.R. & Winner, E. (in press). Living in alternative and inner worlds: Early signs of acting talent. Creativity Research Journal.
Presentations
Goldstein, T.R. (2008, November). Theater Experience and Building Social-Cognitive Skills. Invited presentation, “Learning and the Brain” Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Goldstein, T.R. (2008, August). Facing the Future: New Voices in Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Invited presentation, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.
Goldstein, T.R. (2008, August). Why Do We Cry at Sad Films? Identification and Fiction. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts. (Chair of Session).
Goldstein, T.R. (2008, July). Finding the Mind’s Construction in the Face: Acting and Theory of Mind. International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature and Media (IGEL), Memphis, Tennessee. Student paper award winner.
Goldstein, T.R. (2008, June). Participant at National Science Foundation Workshop, “Art, Creativity, and Learning,” Washington, D.C., June 11-13, 2008.
Goldstein, T.R. & Winner, E. (2008, June). Engendering Empathy: Lessons from Adolescent Theatre Performers and Audience Members. Jean Piaget Society, Quebec, Canada.
Jacobson, G., Goldstein, T.R., & Winner, E. (2008, May). Compassion or Emotion Matching? A Study of Empathy and Theatre. Poster. Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois.
Goldstein, T.R., & Winner, E. (2007, Nov). Bringing Literature to Life: Acting Strategies and Theory of Mind. “Literature and Theory of Mind,” conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Goldstein, T. R., & Winner, E. (2007, Oct). Advances in Advanced Theory of Mind: Can Acting Help? Poster. Cognitive Development Society, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Goldstein, T.R. (2007, July). Improvisation and Disaster Response: Links between Psychology and Disaster Research. Invited presentation, Natural Hazards Workshop, Boulder, Colorado.
Goldstein, T.R., & Winner, E. (2007, May). “My Conscience Hath a Thousand Several Tongues” (Richard III, 5.3): Empathy and Acting Strategies. Poster. Jean Piaget Society, Amsterdam, Holland.
Goldstein, T.R. (2007, May). Extroversion, Imitation, and Emotion Regulation: Early Predictors of Acting Talent. Poster. Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Goldstein, T.R & Winner, E. (2007, March). Understanding Representational Diversity: One Achievement Early or Several Achievements Over Time? Symposium organizer and chair. Society for Research in Child Development (with Paul Bloom, Deena Skolnik Weisberg, Jennifer Van Reet, Angeline Lillard, and Michael Chandler), Boston MA.
Goldstein, T. R. (2007, March). Does Acting Training Foster the Development of Special Talent in Theory of Mind? Poster. Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts.
Goldstein, T.R., (2006, August). Creativity and Creative Response to Disasters: Links to Basic Psychological Research. Institute for Behavioral Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Tierney, K., Sutton, J., Stapleton, S., Kuligowski, E. & Goldstein, T.R, (2006, June). Community Field Studies and Analyses of Preparedness Networks. Poster. National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). College Park, Maryland.
Goldstein, T.R., Iida, M., & Johnson, K.L. (2006, May). Stomp! How Lay Theories Affect Group Creativity. Poster. Association for Psychological Science, New York, New York.