
Wendy K. Mages has expertise in early childhood education, child development, language acquisition, and theory of mind development. Her research focuses on the effect of educational strategies and contexts on learning and development. In particular, she specializes in researching how drama and theatre promote language, cognitive, and social development.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ed.D. Human Development and PsychologyHarvard Graduate School of Education
Ed.M. Human Development and PsychologyNorthwestern University
M.A. TheatreBrandeis University
B.A. Theatre ArtsWendy K. Mages earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, her master’s degree in Theatre from Northwestern University, and successfully completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Austria. Prior to joining the faculty at Mercy College, she taught graduate and undergraduate students at Boston University and graduate students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has also conducted teacher professional development workshops for organizations such as the Westchester Association for the Education of Young Children, Westchester Arc, Longy School of Music in Massachusetts, and Wiseman Education in Hong Kong. In addition to her work with adults, she designed and taught a preschool performing arts program, worked as a museum educator, and wrote and performed for children’s television. Her research, which focuses on the effects of educational strategies and contexts on language, cognitive, and social development, has been published in a variety of peer reviewed journals, including the Review of Educational Research, NHSA Dialog, Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, Research in Drama Education, Youth Theatre Journal, and Library and Information Science Research Journal.