Thalia R. Goldstein

Welcome to my website!

I am a third-year PhD candidate at Boston College, in the Department of Psychology. I work with Dr. Ellen Winner.

My 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)

2) the study of emotion regulation in actors as a way of understanding the underpinnings of exceptional ability in emotion regulation (with Dr. Maya Tamir).

In addition, I also do some work on creative organizational response in disaster situations, sponsored by a fellowship from the Department of Homeland Security.

I graduated Cum Laude (Psychology) and With Distinction (all subjects) from Cornell University and spent several years as a professional actress and dancer in New York City.

Laboratory for Teaching, Learning and Cognition in the Arts