haley keglovits cognitive science researcher and teacher

curriculum vitae [pdf version]

employment

Psychology Department College Fellow

Harvard University, Boston, MA | 2025-2026 AY

education

Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Science

Brown University, Providence, RI | August 2019 - June 2025

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA | August 2015 - May 2019

publications

* Indicates Co-First Author

Bhandari, A.*, Keglovits, H.*, & Badre, D. (2024). Task structure tailors the geometry of neural representations in human lateral prefrontal cortex. BioRXiv, under review at eLife
* Indicates Co-First Author

Yoo, A.H., Keglovits, H., & Collins, A.G.E. (2023). Lowered inter-stimulus discriminability hurts incremental contributions to learning. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 23(5), 1346-1364

Badre, D., Bhandari, A., Keglovits, H., & Kikumoto, A. (2021). The dimensionality of neural representations for control. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 38, 20–28

Galeano Weber, E. M., Keglovits, H., Fisher, A., & Bunge, S. A. (2020). Insights into visual working memory precision at the feature- and object-level from a hemispheric encoding manipulation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 73(11), 1949–1968

conference posters and talks

Trainees indicated with underline in presentations

Keglovits, H., Zielinski, R., Bhandari, A., Badre, D. (2025). The functional organization of task-tailored neural representations for control in human neocortex. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting 2025. Poster, Boston, MA.

Palsamudram, T., Keglovits, H., Badre, D. (2025). How Does Task Structure Impact Metacognitive Judgment? Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting 2025. Poster, Boston, MA.
Trainee first author

Doss, E., Keglovits, H., Bhandari, A., Badre, D. (2024). Evaluating RETROICOR & aCompCor-based denoising for improving multi-voxel pattern analysis. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting 2024. Poster, Toronto, Canada.
Trainee first author

Buyukyazgan, D., Bhandari, A., Keglovits, H., Badre, D. (2023). Practice-related effects of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex representational geometry on context-dependent behavior. Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Poster, Washington, DC.

Keglovits, H., Bhandari, A., Chicklis, E., & Badre, D. (2023). Task structure shapes the geometry of control representations in PFC. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. Poster, San Francisco, CA.

Keglovits, H., Bhandari, A., Chicklis, E., & Badre, D. (2022). The relationship between task demands and the dimensionality of control representations. Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Nanosymposium Talk, San Diego, CA.

Keglovits, H., Bhandari, A., Chicklis, E., & Badre, D. (2021). Evaluating methods for estimating geometry of neural representations. Society for Neuroscience Global Connectome. Poster, Virtual.

Keglovits, H. (2020). Estimating Dimensionality of Neural Firing. Brown Unconference. Talk, Brown University.

Keglovits, H. & Collins, A.G.E. (2019). Effects of stimulus linguistic and visual confusability on learning. California Cognitive Science Conference. Poster, Berkeley, CA.

Keglovits, H. & Collins, A.G.E. (2018). Computational Modeling of Reinforcement Learning and Working Memory Systems. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Talk, Berkeley, CA.

invited talks and panels

Quantifying Student Engagement with Online Lecture Content

CIRTL Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations | April 2025

Research at Brown Panel

Girls Who Code Brown College Loop | April 2024

Graduate School Information Panel

Brown University Departmental Undergraduate Group | November 2023

Multitasking: Facts and Fictions

Brown Brain Fair | March 2023

Task structure shapes the geometry of control representations in PFC

Brown MRI Research Facility Users Meeting | March 2023

Getting Into Research

Brown University Departmental Undergraduate Group | November 2022

Evaluating methods for measuring geometry of neural representations

Brown CLPS First-Year Project Series | January 2021

Introduction to Psychopy for fMRI

Brown MRI Research Facility Users Meeting | March 2020

Graduate School Panel

Brown University CareerLAB | October 2019

teaching

Lecture Instructor

AI Bootcamp for College Faculty | The Coding School | Fall 2024

Taught month-long intensive boot camp for community college, HBCU & MSI faculty, leading both part 1 (Introduction to Machine Learning) and part 2 (Applications of AI to Images and Text Data) sessions. Previously: Teaching Assistant for lab sections of both sessions, 2023-2024

Lecture Instructor

AI Professional Development Program for High School Educators | The Coding School | Summer 2024

Taught two week professional development intensive focused on equipping educators with the necessary knowledge and skills they need to bring machine learning into their classrooms.

Laboratory Instructor

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Course | The Coding School | AY 2023-2024

Lead two year-long labs of high school students in the principles of machine learning and artificial intelligence using the python programming language.

Instructor

Camp Code: Learn to think Like a Programmer | Brown University Pre-College Program | Summer 2023

Designed and taught two-week intensive course on introductory computer science principles, covering logical thinking, python syntax, and basic data science principles. Supervised two graduate student teaching assistants. [Syllabus]

Teaching Consultant

Sheridan Teaching Seminar | Brown University | Fall 2023

Lead semester-long section of workshop on interdisciplinary, inclusive teaching practices and improving personal pedagogy for Brown graduate students and postdocs.

Instructor

Introduction to Programming | Brown University | Spring 2022

Primary course instructor for departmental introductory programming course (25 students). Lectured three times a week, plus lab-session two hours a week. Oversaw 2 undergraduate teaching assistants. Received Excellence in Teaching Award for this course. [Award Article]

Teaching Assistant

Mind, Brain and Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Approach | Brown University | Summer 2021 and Fall 2021

Supervised 20 students, taught one weekly discussion section. Fall 2021 taught one invited lecture to full class (300 students).

Teaching Assistant

Happiness in Philosophy and Psychology | Brown University | Spring 2021

Supervised 40 students, taught two weekly discussion sections.

pedagogy development

Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)

An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching | Summer 2024
8 week course completed with distinction

Change Leadership for Inclusive Teaching and Learning | Summer 2024
5 week course

Brown University Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning

Teaching Consultant Program | Fall 2023

Course Design Seminar | Spring 2023

Inclusive Teaching Seminar | Fall 2022

External Conferences

Ivy+ Teaching Transformations Summit | 2024 and 2025

Teaching at Teaching Intensive Institutions Conference | 2022, 2023, 2024
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Other Programs

Mentoring to Make a Difference Learning Intensive | February 2025

service and leadership

Committee Member

Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, CLPS Department, Brown University | 2020-2025

Work on Curriculum Subcommittee to assess and improve the curriculum of CLPS Department courses through planning reading groups, syllabi assessments, and workshops on difficult topics in teaching.

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

CLPS Department, Brown University | 2023-2024 AY

Elected as departmental graduate student representative to serve on the faculty undergraduate curriculum committee to discuss coursework, honors requirements, curriculum needs, and majors offered by the department.

Discipline Activity Organizer

College Day at Brown, Carney Institute at Brown University | 2023, 2024, & 2025

Proposed, organized, and lead neuroscience activities for local high school students to encourage them in pursuit of higher education. [Article]

Lab Ambassador

Brown Brain Fair, Brown University | 2023, 2024, & 2025

Organized activity table to explore brain function with local community members as a part of Brain Waves RI.

Activity Leader - Elementary School Field Trips

Carney Institute, Brown University | 2023

Assisted with two outreach events to engage local elementary school students with psychology and neuroscience activities.

Brown University Ambassador

Leadership Alliance National Symposium | 2022

Presented information on Brown University graduate programs and answered potential student questions.

Diversity and Inclusion Liaison

CLPS Department, Brown University | 2021-2022 AY

Elected as departmental representative to bring diversity and inclusion related issues to faculty, and implement departmental trainings and workshops as necessary.

Outreach Panel Organizer

CLPS Department, Brown University | Fall 2021

Organized panel to answer questions about graduate training in our department targeted at students from schools that are traditionally underrepresented in our applicant pool. Coordinated program advertisement with advising staff at nationwide universities for successful online event.

Diversity and Inclusion Reading Group Organizer

CLPS Department, Brown University | 2021-2025

Founded and organize yearly three-book reading and discussion series on racism and discrimination in psychology.

Peer Mentor

International Student Orientation, Brown University | 2021-2024

Served as peer mentor to incoming international graduate students during orientation.

Careers Outside Academia Series Organizer

CLPS Department, Brown University | 2020-2021 AY

Organized and hosted talk series open to undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs across CLPS and Neuroscience departments featuring alumni who pursued careers outside of traditional academia.

Graduate Representative

CLPS Department, Brown University | 2020-2021 AY

Elected as one of two departmental representatives of graduate student body. Serve to bring student ideas and concerns to faculty and plan events like town-hall meetings and professional development seminars.

honors and funding

Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching

Brown University | 2023 | Article

NIH Interdisciplinary Training in Computational, Cognitive, and Systems Neuroscience T32

2021-2023

Graduate School Summer Fellowship

Brown University | 2020

Betty R.H. and James M. Pickett Fellowship Fund for Psychology

Brown University | 2019-2020

Highest Honors in Cognitive Science

University of California, Berkeley | 2019

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

University of California, Berkeley | 2018

Dean's List

University of California, Berkeley | 2015-2016

Academic Honor Roll

University of California, Berkeley | 2015-2017

student mentorship

Brown University: supervise and train undergraduate students in research practice, coding, and data analysis. Selected projects and achievements highlighted below. UTRA: Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award, competitive funding from Brown University for full time (summer) or part time (fall/spring) research pursuit.


Tanvi Palsamudram | 2021-2025

Awarded UTRA Fall 2023 and Summer 2024; Completed Honors Thesis in Neuroscience: Metacognitive Judgments as Predictors of Learning Proficiency in Cognitive Control Task Instruction

Elizabeth Doss | 2021-2024

Research project on improving fMRI methods using physiological signal; Presented first author poster at international discipline conference; Awarded UTRA Summer 2022

Current: Medical Student at Brown University

Roshan Parikh | 2021-2024

Awarded UTRA Summer 2022; Completed Honors Thesis in Applied Mathematics: Neural Connectivity as a Tool for Decoding Analyses

Current: Medical Student at Icahn School of Medicine

Camille Aquino | 2021-2024

Awarded UTRA Summer 2022; Completed Honors Thesis in Cognitive Neuroscience: Analyzing differences in hippocampal-prefrontal cortex functional connectivity as a function of cognitive control task structure

Current: Medical Student at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Shuah (Shay) Yu | 2022-2023

Research project on measuring neural representations of cognitive control with fMRI

Current: Medical Student at Brown University

Emily Smith-Feldman | 2019-2021

Research project on working memory input gating; Awarded UTRA Summer 2020

Current: Masters Student at University of Denver