She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science at Harvard University in 2013. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Symbolic Systems at Stanford University. Her research interests include natural language processing, speech, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive science. Heather’s research in the area of spoken language processing advances the development of personalized, intelligent speech interfaces that can sense a user’s attitude or emotional state based on the user’s manner of speaking. At Harvard, she has served as co-director of the Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering Mentoring Program. Heather is the recipient of NSF and NDSEG graduate research fellowships.