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CUR Fellows Awards
Recipients for 2004 - Andrea R. Halpern
 Andrea R. Halpern
Professor of Psychology at Bucknell University
Following her undergraduate education at Brandeis University (1978) and receiving her Ph.D. at Stanford University (1982), Dr. Andrea R. Halpern accepted a faculty appointment at Bucknell University, where she remains today. Throughout her 22-year career at
Bucknell, she has distinguished herself at every level of academic work. She is a leader in the study of cognitive and biological aspects of music perception and has
published over 30 articles and book chapters on the topic. Her sabbaticals, at the Montreal Neurological Institute and University of
Montreal and later at Harvard University, have focused on the brain mechanisms of auditory imaging and the neuropsychology of music perception. An eminent cognitive psychologist from outside of Bucknell noted that, “Her ability to focus her research in such a way as to point out its generality and its importance to more traditional areas of investigation is testament to her knowledge of the broader issues in psychology as well as the unique demands of the psychology of music.” Another colleague describes her work as having “… impact far beyond the immediate realm of music with implications for the general understanding of perception, imagery, cognitive aging and the underlying brain mechanisms.” Dr. Halpern has been Consulting Editor for the journal
Memory and Cognition and, over the years, has provided peer review of articles for over 15 other prominent journals related to her research interests.
Dr. Halpern’s work has always involved undergraduates. She has individually mentored over 65 students since 1983. Her students write passionately about their work together. One student, now in her
faculty appointment, noted: “Hardly a day passes when I cannot recognize some aspects of Dr. Halpern’s influence in my professional development. Perhaps the greatest testament to her exceptional mentorship is that I actively embrace opportunities to mentor undergraduate students at [my College], hoping that I can inspire them in the way that Dr. Halpern inspired me.” Another writes, “One of her finest qualities as a mentor is her strong encouragement of research areas that interest the student, even when these areas are peripheral to her own research area. … Dr. Halpern’s ability to genuinely support and guide students as they devise their own research questions is a quality that is rare in the research world but is essential to the production of good future scientists.” Another former undergraduate writes simply, “My experience working with Professor Halpern changed me as a student, a researcher and a person.”
Beyond Bucknell University, Dr. Halpern has been a national leader of the undergraduate research movement. She was a charter member of the Psychology Division of CUR as well as Chair of that division from
1993-1996. She has been a facilitator of CUR’s Proposal Writing Institute from 2000-2003. She has published in the
CUR Quarterly. Dr. Halpern has also acted as a consultant to the National Science Foundation regarding their Research in Undergraduate Institutions
(RUI) and served on the Psychology panel for NSF's Graduate Fellowship
program from 1990 - 1993, and chaired it from 1993 - 1995.
Dr. Halpern has been awarded a number of extramural grants to support her research with undergraduates. These have included grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes on Aging, The Pew Foundation and McDonnell-Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience.
Dr. Halpern is an accomplished scholar whose teaching, research supervision, and service activities reflect a significant commitment to the academic enterprise and specifically to the training and encouragement of undergraduate students as researchers.
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