Inga Schowengerdt has a PhD in social and developmental psychology from the University of Cambridge. She currently works as an adjunct professor at Boston University and a research assistant at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Her research and work focuses on increasing gender diversity in STEM fields through extracurricular programs and mentoring. She has published several papers and reports on topics related to gender, STEM, and sexuality.

1. INGA SCHOWENGERDT, PhD
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EDUCATION
PhD, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Approved February - 2014
Supervisors: Dr. Gerard Duveen (2005-2008), Dr. Melissa Hines (2008-2014).
Thesis title: A comparative study of girls recruited from single-sex extracurricular math and engineering programs and boys and
girls recruited from high schools: Implications for using extracurriculars to close the STEM gender gap.
A Multimodal study of factors effecting adolescents’ interest in math and science careers and activities.
MPhil, Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Approved July-2005
Supervisor: Dr. Gerard Duveen
Thesis title: Women playing rugby: Negotiating incongruent identities
A qualitative analysis of gender issues in sports, investigated via focus groups.
B.A., Smith College, Northampton, MA, Awarded May - 2002
Final G.P.A: 3.8 (Cum Laude)
Major: Psychology with a concentration in Childhood, Adolescence and Institutions.
CURRENT POSITIONS
Adjunct professor, Boston University, 2015-ongoing. Taught psychology and sociology courses on campus and through the
Boston University Prison Education Program. Courses taught: Introduction to psychology, social psychology and women’s
health in the 21st
century.
Research assistant, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2016- ongoing. Designing a bystander intervention training
program to prevent sexual violence on college campuses and a sexual ethics curriculum to scaffold middle and high school
student’s moral reasoning around sexual relationships as part of research group lead by Dr. Sharon Lamb.
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Research consultant, Macmillan Publishers, 2014- 2015. Designed multi-media activities that develop undergraduates’ ability
to ‘think like a scientist’, conducted research and edited science writing to support development of a psychology textbook.
Consultant, Women’s Program Office, American Psychological Association, 2012 - 2013. Developed a curriculum for
middle school students based on the Report of the APA Taskforce on the Sexualization of Girls emphasizing racial differences
in sexualization, inclusiveness of boys and LGBTQ students.
Supervisor, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, 2005 - 2008. Instructed
mature and traditional age undergraduates in a course on key issues and theories in social and developmental psychology.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Dr. Flora Cornish, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, October 2004 - March
2005. Designed and implemented investigation of sex workers’ conflicting representations of sex work, analyzed qualitative data
from interviews conducted by Dr. Cornish in the Sonagachi area of Calcutta, India, wrote a research paper presenting findings
and analysis.
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Dr. Eva Szigethy, Pediatric Coping Program, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Children’s Hospital Boston,
September 2003 - March 2004. Coded data from a study investigating the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in
promoting effective coping in adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
PUBLICATIONS
Lamb, S, Atwell, L., Brodt, M., Koven, J., Plocha, A, Randazzo, R., and Schowengerdt, I. (2017). Sexual Ethics for a Caring
Society Curriculum [Program of Studies]. [Boston, MA.], USA: University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Developed curriculum for the use by educators teaching high school students designed to educate young people on sexual
ethics, and to think beyond thin definitions of consent and orient their thinking about other people and towards mutuality as a
goal (including materials for students, administrators, teachers and parents).
Hockenbury, S.E., Nolan, S.A. and Hockenbury, D. (2015) Psychology* 7th
edition. Worth, New York, NY.
In my role as a consultant, I conducted supportive research and designed multi-media activities to accompany this text.
Schowengerdt, I. (2015). Review of the Sage Handbook of Gender and Psychology. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 39(1),
131- 132.
Schowengerdt, I. (2014, December 9th
, 2014). Feminism is about equality, not a particular gender: An interview with Inga
Schowengerdt. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from: http://tinyurl.com/mqm2jsf.
American Psychological Association (2014). Middle School Curriculum on the Sexualization of Girls [Program of Studies].
[Washington, DC], USA: American Psychological Association. Developed curriculum for the APA Women’s Program Office
(including materials for students, administrators, teachers and parents) to be disseminated as a free online resource.
Schowengerdt, I. (2012, August 11th). Playing field not gender even*. The Boston Herald. Retrieved from:
http://tinyurl.com/lw34yfq. *Also published in the American Association of University Women Baystater 36(2).
Schowengerdt, I. (2012, January 8th
). Dealing with teen sexual harassment*. The Herald News. Retrieved from:
http://tinyurl.com/pobahd2. *Also a featured story on Politicus (2012, January 10th
) the Bill Howe on Title IX blog (2012, January
8th
) the Taunton Daily Gazette, Wicked Local Berkeley (2012, January 9th
), TeachMe Professional Development blog, Code
Blue Politics website, the South Coast Today New Bedford (2012, January 12Th
).
Schowengerdt, I. (2012, November 5th
). Welcome back to voting. The Herald News, retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/ovpj8ed.
Morrow, C. and Schowengerdt, I. (2008). Stepping beyond high school mathematics: A case study of high school women.
ZDM, 40(4), 693-708.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Schowengerdt, I. Gender schematicity and girls’ participation in extracurricular math and engineering programs: Sex
Roles.
Schowengerdt, I., Nolan, S., Morrow, C., Marzabadi, C., and Buckner, J. Generating women’s success in STEM via
developmental mentoring. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
PRESENTATIONS
Gender Inclusivity---A Dialogue about Transgendered and Gender Nonconforming Experiences. Chair of discussion
presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, Toronto, August 2015.
Learning From Others---A Workshop in Gender Empathy. Panelist in skill building session presented at the American
Psychological Association annual convention, Toronto, August 2015.
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Advancing Feminist Goals through Public Engagement, Advocacy and Translation of Psychological Science Organizer
and chair of program presented in the Association for Women in Psychology/ Society for the Psychology of Women hospitality
suite, American Psychological Association annual convention, Washington, DC, August, 2014, Toronto, August 2015.
Increasing Gender Empathy Panelist in program presented in the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
hospitality suite, American Psychological Association annual convention, Washington, DC, August, 2014
Mentoring as a means of generating more women in STEM Chair of symposium held at the Association for Women in
Psychology Annual Convention, Philadelphia, March, 2011.
Gender and mentoring: Perspectives as researchers and a mentor-mentee pair Talk given at the American Psychological
Association Annual Convention, San Diego, August, 2010.
Categories of gender schematicity and adolescent girls’ participation in math and engineering summer programs
Poster presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, Toronto, August, 2009.
Encouraging girls’ interest in physics Talk given at the Association for Psychological Science annual convention, San
Francisco, August, 2009, and at the PPSIS Graduate Research Seminar, May, 2009, Cambridge, UK.
Gender schematicity, gender role identity and adolescent girls’ participation in math and engineering programs Poster
presented at the Canadian Psychological Association annual convention, Montreal, June, 2009.
Gender schematicity, own-sex schemas and self-relevance: A study of three groups of adolescents Talk given at the
Ninth Inter-University Graduate Conference, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, May, 2008.
Gender schematicity and girls’ participation in math and engineering summer programs Talk given at the Clare College
Research Symposium, Clare College, Cambridge UK, March, 2008.
Gender schematicity and gender-role identity in adolescence: Are they related? Talk given at the Eighth Inter-University
Graduate Conference, London School of Economics, London, UK, May, 2007.
TALKS
Keeping girls (and boys) interested in STEM. Talk given to parents and educators at Cohen Hillel Academy, Marblehead,
MA, March, 2015.
Gender and Social Issues. Talk and discussion with the Pentucket High School Gender Studies Club and Pentucket high
school educators, Groveland, MA, February, 2015.
Moving the needle: Increasing girls’ interest and persistence in computer science, IT and engineering Talk given to the
North Shore area branch of the American Association of University Women, Salem, MA, June, 2014.
Female under-participation in STEM: Using extracurriculars to close the gender gap Talk given to the North Shore area
branch of the American Association of University Women, Rowley, MA, September, 2012.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Chair, American Psychological Association Division 35 Taskforce on Gender Inclusivity, 2014 - ongoing. Chair of
taskforce assembled to identify, and offer recommendations for addressing issues concerning the inclusion of gender
nonconforming, LGBTQ and male members of the Society for the Psychology of Women of the American Psychological
Association.
Social media consultant, Society for the Psychology of Women Technology Committee, 2014- ongoing. Providing
practical direction to the chair of the Society for the Psychology of Women Technology Committee on the developmental and
implementation of APA Division 35’s Twitter platform and guidance on maximizing its’ social media presence.
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Reviewer, Psychology of Women Quarterly, February, 2010, October, 2010, June-August, 2014, Association for Women in
Psychology, October, 2010. Reviewed textbooks, papers and proposals for publication and presentation.
Founding member, Eastern Psychological Association of Graduate Students Executive Board, 2009 - 2010 Collaborated
with fellow executive board members to represent and attend to graduate student needs and interests within the Eastern
Psychological Association.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Steering committee, University of Cambridge Graduate Women’s Network, University of Cambridge, 2008 - 2009.
Identified gender-specific mentorship needs of female graduate students, organized talks by notable women in academia and
industry on relevant themes by selecting and recruiting appropriate speakers, organizing venues and encouraging participation
by female graduate students. Evaluated efficacy of outreach strategies and suitability of program content.
Organizer, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Graduate Seminar Series, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,
University of Cambridge, 2008 – 2009. Organized seminars facilitating the sharing of graduate and faculty research and the
exchange of ideas and critiques, recruited speakers, organized venues and equipment, encouraged participation amongst
graduate students.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Local Coordinator: U.S. Department of Labor Boston Roundtable on Women in Minimum Wage Employment. September
- November, 2014. Collaborated with American Association of University Women Public Policy Grassroots Advocacy
Coordinator and USDOL staff to assemble panel of local experts, scholars, organizations and women with experience in
minimum wage employment to discuss minimum wage policy with Secretary of Labor Perez.
Member, American Association of University Women Voices Project, American Association for University
Women/American Forum, 2011 - 2013. Wrote opinion-editorials and letters to the editor and used social media to increase
awareness and spark public debate around policy issues affecting girls and women.
TRAININGS
American Association of University Women ‘Voices Project’ Media First Responders Program: American Association of
University Women/American Forum, 2011: Four webinar training sessions on educating the public, sparking discussion and
influencing the debate on policy issues using op-eds, letters to the editor, blog posts and Twitter, followed by editorial feedback
on policy pieces.
Rising Stars Public Engagement Program: Department of Community Affairs, University of Cambridge, October 2008
-February 2009
Five half-day sessions covering public engagement and community outreach skills, including communicating science to non-
specialists, the media, and policy makers, interdisciplinary collaboration and the planning, implementation and evaluation of
outreach initiatives.
GRADschool: Centre for Personal and Professional Development, University of Cambridge, April, 2009
Four-day residential program for advanced doctoral candidates focusing on increasing personal effectiveness, communication
skills, networking, team work and career management skills.
Team Dynamics: Women’s Forum Conference, University of Cambridge, February, 2009
Half-day session on maximizing individual effectiveness as a team leader and member, managing staff teams and building
rapport.
Motivating Others: Women’s Forum Conference, University of Cambridge, February, 2009
Half-day session on building and maintaining motivation in teams and individuals, identifying and addressing motivation
problems.
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Communication Skills: Postgraduate Development Program, University of Cambridge, May 2008
Half-day session covering communicating effectively, identifying miscommunications and supporting effective communication in
others.
Academic supervisor training: University of Cambridge, September, 2004.
One day training on teaching undergraduates, including academically gifted students.
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Cambridge University Overseas Trusts Bursary
Universities UK Overseas Research Studentship (ORS)
American Association of University Women American Dissertation Award alternate
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Qualitative analysis: Atlas.ti
Statistical analysis: SPSS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association
Society for the Psychology of Women
Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
University of Cambridge Social and Political Sciences Society
Psi Chi National Honor Society for Psychology
Association for Women in Psychology
American Association of University Women
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6. Inga Schowengerdt, PhD
Communication Skills: Postgraduate Development Program, University of Cambridge, May 2008
Half-day session covering communicating effectively, identifying miscommunications and supporting effective communication in
others.
Academic supervisor training: University of Cambridge, September, 2004.
One day training on teaching undergraduates, including academically gifted students.
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Cambridge University Overseas Trusts Bursary
Universities UK Overseas Research Studentship (ORS)
American Association of University Women American Dissertation Award alternate
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Qualitative analysis: Atlas.ti
Statistical analysis: SPSS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association
Society for the Psychology of Women
Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
University of Cambridge Social and Political Sciences Society
Psi Chi National Honor Society for Psychology
Association for Women in Psychology
American Association of University Women
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