Christina Bohr
Boston
Summary
Highly-motivated and insightful professional with the desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Extensive knowledge in the scientific research and education sector regarding multilingual language development and creating equitable and inclusive learning environments for diverse children.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
University of Massachusetts Boston
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Conducted literature reviews and writing research reports
- Coded videos of early intervention services in NVivo
TEACHING FELLOW
University of Massachusetts Boston
01.2020 - 01.2022
- ECHD 211 Child Growth and Development, Birth to Age Eight, including Special Needs
- ECHD 440 Language Development and Literacy in Early Childhood
TEACHING ASSISTANT
University of Massachusetts Boston
01.2020 - 01.2022
- EDCU 406 Sociocultural Perspectives: Building School, Family & Community Relationships
- ECHD 601 Foundational Understandings of Early Childhood/Early Intervention and Special Education
INTERN, MASTER THESIS
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Nijmegen
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Thesis: Children's integration of gesture and speech during language comprehension
- Created experimental stimuli and designed experiments
- Extended and strengthened EEG knowledge and techniques
- Data Analysis (SPSS, FieldTrip Toolbox Matlab, BrainVisionAnalyzer)
- Recruited participants and built a participant database
Education
Ph.D. - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA05-2026
MASTER OF SCIENCE - COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
Radboud University, Donders Insitute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Nijmegen, The Netherlands01.2014
BACHELOR OF ARTS - PSYCHOLOGY
Hunter College, City University of New York
USA01.2014
Skills
- Early childhood education
- Child development theories
- Reggio Emilia philosophy
- Multilingual language acquisition
- Equity and inclusion for diverse children
- Research and publication skills
- Research methodologies and data analysis
- Qualitative research techniques
- Classroom management strategies
- Interviewing techniques
Publications
- Supporting Language Acquisition and Peer-Interaction through Guided Play in a Multilingual Classroom, Bohr, C., Acar, S., 2021, Young Educational Children
- Transitioning to Student-Centered Culturally Sustaining Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) during COVID-19: The Process of Humanizing Instruction, Patmon, D., Bohr, C., Bosneva, J., 2021, International Journal of Arts, Humanities & Social Science, 2, 4, 1-13
- Evidence for children's online integration of simultaneous information from speech and iconic gestures: an ERP study, Sekine, K., Schoechl, C., Mulder, K., Holler, J., Kelly, S., Furman, R., Özyürek, A., 2020, Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 35, 10, 1283-1294
Personal Information
Citizenship: Austria
Affiliations
Presenter at MATSOL 2024
Title: Exploring Discovery-Based Language Learning Practices in Early Childhood
Title: Exploring Discovery-Based Language Learning Practices in Early Childhood
Languages
German
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
TEACHING FELLOW
University of Massachusetts Boston
01.2020 - 01.2022
TEACHING ASSISTANT
University of Massachusetts Boston
01.2020 - 01.2022
DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
University of Massachusetts Boston
01.2018 - 01.2023
INTERN, MASTER THESIS
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
01.2016 - 01.2017
Ph.D. - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
University of Massachusetts Boston
MASTER OF SCIENCE - COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
Radboud University, Donders Insitute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
BACHELOR OF ARTS - PSYCHOLOGY
Hunter College, City University of New York