Kimberly Wright Cassidy Explained

Kim Cassidy
Office:	9th President of Bryn Mawr College
Term Start:	June 30, 2013 Acting: June 30, 2013 – September 20, 2014
Predecessor:	Jane Dammen McAuliffe
Birth Place:	Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education:	Swarthmore College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)

Kimberly Wright Cassidy (born 1963) is an American psychologist. She was named the ninth president of Bryn Mawr College on February 12, 2014^[1] and was formally inaugurated on September 20, 2014.^[2] She had served as interim president since Jane Dammen McAuliffe ended her term as president on June 30, 2013.^[3]

Education

Cassidy received her master's degree and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor's degree with distinction in psychology from Swarthmore College.^[4]

Career

Cassidy joined the Bryn Mawr faculty in the Department of Psychology in 1993, and was Chair of Bryn Mawr's Department of Psychology from 2004 to 2007. She was the Provost from 2007 until she became the Interim President on July 1, 2013.^[5]

Selected works

• Hirsh-Pasek. Kathy. Kemler Nelson. Deborah G.. Jusczyk. Peter W.. Cassidy. Kimberly Wright. Druss. Benjamin. Kennedy. Lori. Clauses are perceptual units for young infants. Cognition. 26. 3. 1987. 269–286. 0010-0277. 10.1016/S0010-0277(87)80002-1. 3677573. 31433274.
• Nelson. Deborah G. Kemler. Hirsh-Pasek. Kathy. Jusczyk. Peter W.. Cassidy. Kimberly Wright. How the prosodic cues in motherese might assist language learning. Journal of Child Language. 16. 1. 2009. 55–68. 0305-0009. 10.1017/S030500090001343X. 2925815. 2682574 .
• Cassidy. Kimberly Wright. Kelly. Michael H.. Phonological information for grammatical category assignments. Journal of Memory and Language. 30. 3. 1991. 348–369. 0749-596X. 10.1016/0749-596X(91)90041-H. free.
• Cassidy. Kimberly Wright. Werner. Rebecca Stetson. Rourke. Mary. Zubernis. Lynn S.. Balaraman. Geetha. The Relationship Between Psychological Understanding and Positive Social Behaviors. Social Development. 12. 2. 2003. 198–221. 0961-205X. 10.1111/1467-9507.00229.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Susan Snyder . Bryn Mawr College names Cassidy as ninth president . philly.com . 12 February 2014. 2014-03-15.
2. Web site: 'Interim' no more, Bryn Mawr's president moves forward. 21 September 2014. 2014-09-21. philly.com.
3. Web site: Bryn Mawr Board of Trustees Announces President Jane McAuliffe Will Step Down After Term Concludes in June 2013. Bryn Mawr College. 20 March 2013. 30 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530033343/http://news.brynmawr.edu/2013/03/19/bryn-mawr-board-of-trustees-announces-president-jane-mcauliffe-will-step-down-after-term-concludes-in-june-2013/. dead.
4. Web site: Bryn Mawr Board Appoints Provost Kimberly Wright Cassidy as Interim President : News . news.brynmawr.edu . 2014-03-20.
5. Web site: A Leader for Us All - Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin. bulletin.brynmawr.edu.