Jennifer Lyn Cole Wright

Curriculum Vitae

 

Departments of Psychology and Philosophy                                                      611 South 15th Street

University of Wyoming                                                                                Laramie, WY 82070

Dept. 3415/3392                                                                                            Home: (307)-745-3191

1000 E. University Ave.                                                                             Office: (307)-760-2635

Laramie, Wyoming 82071                                                                                    Email: narvik@uwyo.edu

 

EDUCATION

In Progress            Ph.D., University of Wyoming, Psychology

In Progress            M.A., University of Wyoming, Philosophy

Qualifying Exam Passed on “History of Philosophy”

2004              M.S., University of Wyoming, Psychology

Master’s Thesis: “Children’s Early Moral Development: An Analysis of Moral Language in Children’s Talk”; Committee Chair: Dr. Karen Bartsch.

2002                       B.A., Psychology (magna cum laude), University of Wyoming

Minor: Ethics

2002                       B.A., Philosophy (magna cum laude), University of Wyoming

Minor: Political Theory

1992-1993         University of Colorado at Boulder, CO

1987-1988            Bennington College, VT

 

HONORS & AWARDS

2004              Outstanding Graduate Award           

2003              National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship – Honorable Mention

2002              Outstanding College of Arts & Sciences Graduate

2002              Outstanding Senior Psychology Major Award

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Kappa Phi

Psi Chi

 

FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2004-2005     University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Research Assistantship, Fall Semester; University of Wyoming Department of Psychology, Teaching Assistantship, Spring Semester

2003-2004     University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Research Assistantship

University of Wyoming, Lillian Portenier Research Scholarship ($500)

University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Robert & Huldah Bruce Scholarship ($500)

2002-2003     University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Teaching Assistantship, Fall Semester; University of Wyoming Department of Psychology, Research Assistantship, Spring Semester

University of Wyoming, Department of Philosophy, Teaching Assistantship

University of Wyoming, College of Arts and Sciences Summer Independent Study Research Award; Project Title: “Children’s Early Use of Moral Language: A Pilot Study” ($2,500)

2001-2002     University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Portenier First Year Graduate Award ($2,000)

University of Wyoming, College of Arts & Sciences, Paul Crissman Scholarship ($3,500)

University of Wyoming, J. Patrick Kauffman Scholarship ($1,000)

University of Wyoming, J. W. Van Dyke Scholarship ($500)

2000- 2001     University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Lillian Portenier Scholarship ($1,000)

University of Wyoming, J. Patrick Kauffman Scholarship ($1,000)

University of Wyoming, J. W. Van Dyke Scholarship ($500)

1999-2000         University of Wyoming, J. W. Van Dyke Scholarship ($500)

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (COMPLETED PROJECTS)

2005              “Understanding Our Reactions to Different Types of Diversity”, to be presented at the 2005 Midwest Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL

2004              M.S. thesis research, “Children’s Early Moral Development: An Analysis of Moral Language in Children’s Talk”, under consideration by the British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Special Issue

2003              Pilot Study, “Children’s Early Use of Moral Language in a Natural Language Study”, funded by the UW A&S Independent Study Research Award

2003                       Research Assistant for Dr. Karen Bartsch, “Young Children’s Use of Belief Information in Interactive Belief Tasks” to be presented at the 2005 Society for Research and Development Conference, Atlanta, GA           

2002              “Post-Conventional Moral Reasoning Levels in Philosophy Students and Other Students at a 4-Year University” presented at the 2002 Midwest Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL

 

INVITED TALKS

Feb 2005       Paper: “Is Ethics a Skill? Towards a Developmental Account of Ethical Know-how” Reasoning, Rationality, and Know-how Conference, Long Beach, CA

 

REFEREED PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Forthcoming “Gilligan’s Theory of Feminine Morality”, entry in Encyclopedia of Human Development, N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Forthcoming Invited Commentator with Karen Bartsch on “Moral Heuristics” by Cass R. Sunstein to be published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (in press)

May 2005      Poster: “Understanding Our Reactions to Different Types of Diversity” (w/ Brandi McCulloch, Nicholas Schwab, Jerry Cullum, and Chelsie Hess)

 Midwest Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL

Apr 2005      Paper: “Should Ethics Be Considered a Skill? Towards an Alternative Conception of Moral Excellence”

2005 Central American Philosophical Association (APA) Conference, Chicago, IL

Apr 2005      Poster: “Young Children’s Psychologically Attuned Persuasion in Everyday Conversation” (w/ Karen Bartsch, Becky Siceloff, and David Estes)

                  2005 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Conference, Atlanta, GA

Mar 2005      Paper: “The Problem with Principles: On Mature Moral Judgments and Actions”

Society for Student Philosophers at the 2005 Pacific American Philosophical Association (APA) Conference, San Francisco, CA

Mar 2005      Paper: “Dewey & Dreyfus on Mature Moral Agency”

2005 Annual Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP) Conference, Bakersfield, CA

Nov 2004      Paper: “An Aesthetic Approach to Moral Development”

                        2004 Association for Moral Education Conference, Dana Point, CA

Oct 2004       Paper: “The Problem with Principles: An Alternative Conception of Mature Moral Agency”

                     56th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Bellevue, WA

 

Oct 2004       Invited Commentator on “Faith as a Virtue” by Phil Smith

                     56th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Bellevue, WA

Oct 2004       Paper: “Towards an Alternative Conception of Moral Excellence: A Developmental Account of Ethical Expertise“

                     Society for Student Philosophers, Philadelphia, PA

Jun 2004       Paper: “Children’s Early Moral Development: An Analysis of Moral Language in Children’s Talk”

34th Annual Jean Piaget Conference, Toronto, Canada

May 2004      Poster: “Children’s Early Use of Moral Language: A Pilot Study” (with Brandi McCullough)

Midwest Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL

Apr 2004            Poster: “Children’s Early Use of Moral Language: A Pilot Study”

Conference on Human Development, Washington, D.C.

Apr 2004         Paper: “On Ethics, Divided: Ethical Principles and Ethical Experience”

                  Values, Rational Choice, and the Will, Stevens Point, WI

Apr 2003         Poster: “Young Children’s Use of Belief Information in Interactive Belief Tasks”                   SRCD conference, Tampa, FL

May 2002      Poster: “Post-Conventional Moral Reasoning Levels in Philosophy Students and Other Students at a 4-Year University”

 Midwest Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL

Feb 2001            Invited Commentator:

                        Rocky Mountain Undergraduate Student Philosophy Conference, Boulder, CO

 

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

Sep 2004         Paper: “The Problem with Principles”

                  University of Wyoming Philosophy Colloquium

Apr 2004         M.S. Thesis Talk, University of Wyoming

Mar 2004      Poster: “Children’s Early Moral Development: An Analysis of Moral Language in Children’s Talk”

University of Wyoming 2004 Graduate Symposium, Laramie, WY

Mar 2004         Paper: “On Ethics, Divided: Ethical Principles and Ethical Experience”

University of Wyoming Philosophy Club, Laramie, WY

Spring 2004  Invited lecturer on Jonathan Haidt’s “Social Intuitionist Model of Moral Judgment” for Moral Development (PSYC3150), University of Wyoming

 

 

 

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

In progress    Pilot Study, “Analysis of Use of Moral Language in Adult Threaded Discussions”

In progress    “Testing Our Intuitions: Understanding the Role of Intuitions and Reasoning in Our Moral Judgments” (Grant proposal under review: APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship)

In progress    “Measurements of “Self-Other” Merging in Children: Its Relation to Empathy and Helping Behaviors”

In progress    “Exploring Moral Intuitions: The Difference between Conservatives and Liberals”

 

PAPERS IN PROGRESS

In progress       “Moral Development Theories: A Conceptual Organization of What We Know” (Essay format review article)

In progress       “Moral Intuition as Know-how: Developing a Moral Sense”

In progress       “On an Ambiguity in James’ Moral Theory: A Sensible Jamesian Subjectivism?”

In progress       “On Character and the Living Self”

In progress       “Locating Ourselves in the Thick of It: The Problem with Moral Principles”

 

AREAS OF TEACHING COMPETENCY

Psychology: Developmental/Child Psychology, Moral Development, Moral Psychology

Philosophy: Ethics, Introduction to Philosophy, Introductory Logic/Critical Thinking

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2005              University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Sole Instructor for summer Moral Development (PSYC3150)

2005              University of Wyoming, Department of Philosophy, Sole Instructor for summer Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL1000)

2005              University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Sole Instructor for spring semester Developmental Psychology (PSYC2300)

2004              University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Sole Instructor for summer Developmental Psychology (PSYC2300)

2004              University of Wyoming, Department of Political Science, Teaching Assistant with class design/grading responsibilities, Political Violence (POLS4600/5600)

2003              University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Sole Instructor for summer Child Psychology (PSYC2300)

2003              University of Wyoming, Department of Philosophy, Teaching Assistant with discussion section/grading responsibilities, Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL1000)

2002              University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Teaching Assistant with lecturing/grading responsibilities, Child Psychology (PSYC2300)

2002              University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Teaching Assistant with grading responsibilities, Experimental Psychology (PSYC4050)

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & ACTIVITIES

In progress    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Outreach Partnership, Assistant to Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Narina Nunez

2004              Paper Referee for the Society of Student Philosophers 2005 SSP-APA Conference, San Francisco, CA

 

REFERENCES

Karen Bartsch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming

David Estes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming

Narina Nunez, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Criminal Justice, University of Wyoming

Frederic D. Homer, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, University of Wyoming

Franz-Peter Griesmaier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Wyoming

Ed Sherline, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Wyoming