PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

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E083: Mohammed Hamoudi: Poet, Actor, Teacher, Lawyer: The People's Storyteller Jan 07, 2020

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In this episode Garth interviewed Mohammed Hamoudi, an assistant federal public defender from Seattle, WA. Mohammed tells his story of coming to the U.S. from Iran at age 10, and shares his perspectives on his educational experiences in Texas and California. He was living in New York City on 9/11, and he shares the profound impact that event. Mohammed's journey is a success story, and also provides insights about some of the frustrations our own psychology students face must daily.

E082: Podference 2020: R. Eric Landrum, Boise State University Jan 01, 2020

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This award address was originally delivered on August 10, 2019, in Chicago, IL, as part of the American Psychological Association convention. Eric delivered the American Psychological Foundation (APF) Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award Address titled "Thirty Years Teaching Psychology: Lessons Learnt (...And Those Not So Much...)."

E081: Podference 2020: Rob McEntarffer, Lincoln Public Schools Jan 01, 2020

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This original conversation was originally recorded on April 5, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM, as an informal chat between Rob McEntarffer, Garth Neufeld (Cascadia College), and Eric Landrum (Boise State University), related to an assessment presentation Rob was making at the Southwestern Psychological Association conference. The main topic of conversation was the use of single diagnostic assessment items, but the conversation wandered to other assessment topics as well.

E080: Podference 2020: Melissa (Missy) Beers, The Ohio State University Jan 01, 2020

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This distinguished lecture was originally delivered on August 10, 2019 in Chicago, IL, as part of the American Psychological Association convention. Missy delivered the Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) Diane Halpern Distinguished Lecture titled "The 21st Century Teacher: Why Training and Development Has Never Been More Important."

Please note that this broadcast of Missy's lecture is dedicated to her late husband, Randy Leffler, who passed away on December 23, 2019.

E079: Podference 2020: Garth Neufeld, Cascadia College Jan 01, 2020

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This distinguished lecture was originally delivered on August 10, 2019 in Chicago, IL, as part of the American Psychological Association convention. Garth delivered the Psi Beta Ruth Hubbard Cousins Distinguished Lecture titled "For Innovation's Sake: Breaking the Unwritten Rules of College Teaching."

E078: Podference 2020: Bernard (Barney) Beins, Ithaca College Jan 01, 2020

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This keynote address was originally delivered on November 9, 2018 in Worcester, MA, as part of the New England Psychological Association conference. Barney delivered the Ted Bosack Lecture Series Keynote Address titled "Psychology From Beginning To End: What Do We Want Our Students To Learn?"

E077: April Masarik: Scientist, Humanist, Educator, Colleague, Friend, and True Boise State Gem Dec 24, 2019

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In this episode Eric interviews April Masarik from Boise State University in Boise, ID. April is entering her 5th year as an assistant professor at the same institution she earned her undergraduate degree, interviewed by her PSYC 101 instructor. April tells her remarkable stories of perseverance through her undergraduate education and world-class graduate education, research, and mentoring experiences at UC-Davis. Our conversation ends on work-life flow and her exciting research with refugee families.

E076: Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS): Allison Shaver and Jennifer Schlicht Dec 10, 2019

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In this episode Garth interviews Allison Shaver from Plymouth South High School in Plymouth, MA & Jennifer Schlicht from Olathe South High School in Olathe, KS. Allison (Chair) and Jennifer (Chair-Elect) are the current leadership team of TOPSS: Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools, part of APA. The energy and enthusiasm for teaching psychology by high school teachers is unparalleled, from discussions of credentialing, social studies vs. science credit, curriculum development, and so much more.

PsychSessions 2020 New Year's Pod-ference Extravaganza Dec 08, 2019

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E075: Guy Boysen: Prolific, Persistent, Estimable, and Exceptional Nov 26, 2019

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In this episode Garth and Eric interviewed Guy Boysen from McKendree University in Lebanon, IL. Guy is completely passionate about courses like abnormal psychology, and his research productivity comes from a very disciplined approach to planning and conducting research. Guy shares his origin story of growing up Catholic and attending an all-male undergraduate Catholic institution (including playing on the football team). The love of live music is important in his life, as the a musical curator.

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