1. Elizabeth R. Gilliard
Curriculum Vitae
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY
Email: elizabeth.gilliard@purchase.edu
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EDUCATION
B.A. Purchase College, SUNY
Psychology, expected May 2016
Minor: Anthropology
Thesis Sponsor: Dr. Lynn Winters
Thesis: Rhythm training enhances preschool children’s spatial-temporal reasoning
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Student, Purchase College, SUNY, 2012-2016
Advisor: Dr. Linda Bastone
SemesterAbroad, University of East London, London, U.K., Fall 2014
Psychology Program
Advisor: Lara Frumkin
Independent research projects
• Investigation of effects of rhythmic training on preschool children’s spatial-
temporal reasoning
Software packages
• SPSS
• Microsoft Office Suite
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Gilliard, E. (2015, November) Rhythm training enhances preschool children’s spatial-temporal
reasoning. Oral presentation at Senior Seminar, Purchase College, SUNY
Gilliard, E. (2016, April) Rhythm training enhances preschool children’s spatial-temporal
reasoning. Oral presentation at Senior Seminar, Purchase College, SUNY
Gilliard, E. (2016, April) Rhythm training enhances preschool children’s spatial-temporal
reasoning. Oral presentation at SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference, Cobleskill
College, SUNY

2. Gilliard, E. (2016, April) Rhythm training enhances preschool children’s spatial-temporal
reasoning. Oral presentation at Annual Science Symposium, Purchase College, SUNY
GRANTS
Merit Scholarship, Purchase College, SUNY, Fall 2013-Spring 2016 ($1000 each semester)
Study Abroad Grant, Purchase College, SUNY, Fall 2014 ($1500)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Purchase College, SUNY
Teaching Assistant, Children’s Center at Purchase College, 2013-present
White Plains, NY
Verbal Coach, Let’s Get Ready program, 2015
SAT and College preparation for high school students