Biographical and Educational Background:
Dr. Hartmann grew up in Nashville , Tennessee and received her B.A. in Psychology at Maryville College. She earned her M.S. in Experimental Psychology from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. At CWU, she worked with the cross-fostered chimpanzees Washoe, Moja, Tatu, Dar, and Loulis studying sign language communication, tool use, visitor aggression and sign modulations. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of Nevada, Reno where she studied pretend play and phrase development in cross-fostered chimpanzees. Her dissertation focused on conversational turns in chimpanzee - human interactions. After teaching in Nevada, Washington and Vermont, Dr. Hartmann joined the faculty of ASU in 2003. She has taught Introduction to Psychology, Human Diversity, Lifespan Development, Child and Adolescent Development, Animal Behavior, Research Methods, and supervises undergraduate research. Her current research focuses on conversational development in young children and outcomes of undergraduate research experiences.