2nd Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Network for Teaching of Psychology

Friday, September 26, 2008

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Morning Session

8:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

Shelia M. Kennison, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Sue C. Jacobs, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

8:45 a.m. A Talk to Teachers: Bending Twigs and Affecting Eternity

Charles Brewer, Ph.D., Furman University

9:45 a.m. Q & A

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Using Statistics and Research Methods to Infuse

Critical Thinking across the Psychology Curriculum

Susan Nolan, Ph.D., Seton Hall University

11:15 a.m. Q & A

11:30 a.m. Buffet Lunch (included in registration fee) & Poster Viewing


2nd Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Network for Teaching of Psychology

Friday, September 26, 2008

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Afternoon Session

1:00 p.m. Functional Memory: In and Out of the Classroom

James Nairne, Ph.D., Purdue University

2:00 p.m. Q & A

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Clickers in the Classroom

Nicole Judice-Campbell, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

3:30 p.m. Q & A

3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Workshop A Improving Undergraduate Education

Ballroom D Shelia Kennison, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Mike Knight, Ph.D., University of Central Oklahoma

Workshop B 1st Annual Meeting of Teaching of Psychology in Ballroom E Secondary Schools (TOPSS) of Oklahoma

Kay Minter, APA TOPSS Regional Coordinator

Shirley Collins, Oklahoma TOPSS Coordinator

Workshop C Preparing Future Faculty in Psychology

Function Room 17 Sue C. Jacobs Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks


Poster Presentations

Poster viewing is scheduled during lunch time 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

1.  Teacher Greetings Increase College Students’ Test Scores

Lawrence Weinstein, Antonio Laverghetta, Ralph Alexander and Megan Stewart.

Cameron University

2.  An NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Psychology

Jeffrey S. Anderson, Melanie C. Page, & Shelia M. Kennison, Oklahoma State University

3. What’s Wrong with These Asian American Boys: A Multicultural Perspective of Asian

American Adolescent Development

Yan Yang, Oklahoma State University

3.  The Lifeline Activity as a Motivational Tool: Technique and Student Response

Sharon Roberts and Beth Bowin, Northeastern State University

4.  The Effect of Media Images on Women’s Self-Esteem

Eva Woodward and Melissa Burkley, Oklahoma State University

5. Effects of Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience on Academic Performance."

Bashir Abdullah, University of Central Oklahoma

6. Storying Grief: Externalizing the Problem via Cyberspace

Gabriel Rupp, Angela Knight, & Lauren Winston, University of Central Oklahoma

7. Student Perceptions on Benefits about Short-Term International Study Abroad Program

Susan Mathews, Merly Paul, Diane Montgomery, & Steve Harrist, Oklahoma State University

8. The Effects of Music and Gender on Attraction

Andria N. Robbins and Laura L. Sabolich, Oklahoma City University

9. Effect of the SQ3R Reading Method on Reading Comprehension of Korean-American Students

Sungah Kim, Oklahoma State University

10. The Search for an Academic Intelligence Quotient in a Modern Learning Theories Class

David Melton, M. Hamlin & Mike Knight, University of Central Oklahoma

11. College Bowl: Assessment through Transformative Learning

MeKay Reeves and Mike Knight, University of Central Oklahoma

12. When it’s Right It’s Write, Right?

Hannah Thomas, University of Central Oklahoma

13. Teaching Guidelines for Practice with Women and Girls

Elizabeth Peters, University of Central Oklahoma

Biographies of Keynote Speakers

Dr. Charles Brewer received his BA in psychology from Hendrix College and his MA and PhD degrees in experimental psychology from the University of Arkansas. He also did graduate work at Indiana University and postdoctoral work at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty at Furman University in 1967 and was named the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology in 1998. In 2003, the American Psychological Foundation (APF) named its teaching award the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award to honor his eminent contributions to education in psychology, indicating that “Charles Brewer epitomizes what this award stands for.” A symposium at the 2005 APA Convention in Washington, DC, was titled “Affecting Eternity: Honoring the Contributions of Charles L. Brewer.” Dr. Brewer received a 2005 APA presidential citation “in recognition of his extraordinarily distinguished career and, through his teaching and personal example, for making psychology a household word across generations of students.” He has been a consultant on psychology curricula and on the teaching of psychology for many colleges and universities throughout the country.

Dr. Susan A. Nolan turned to psychology after suffering a career-ending accident on her second workday as a bicycle messenger. A native of Boston, she graduated from College of the Holy Cross and earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northwestern University. Her research involves experimental investigations of the role of gender in the interpersonal consequences of depression and studies of gender and mentoring in science and technology, funded in part by the National Science Foundation. Susan is Associate Dean of Graduate Studies for the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as Associate Professor of Psychology, at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. She has served as a statistical consultant to researchers at several universities, medical schools, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations. Recently, she advised Bosnian high school students conducting public opinion research. Along with her husband, Ivan Bojanic, she currently resides in Jersey City, NJ, where Susan roots feverishly, if quietly, for the Red Sox.


Biographies of Keynote Speakers

Dr. James Nairne was the winner of the 2001 Charles P. Murphy award, a lifetime teaching award at Purdue University that has not been awarded to a psychologist for over 30 years. This award reflects Nairne's proven track record of success as a committed teacher and researcher, including numerous teaching awards from the psychology department and the School of Liberal Arts and Purdue’s highest teaching award. Nairne is professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University in Indiana. He received his undergraduate degree at UC-Berkeley and his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University. He delivered the 2000 G. Stanley Hall address at the APA. He’s an active researcher in cognitive psychology, specializing in human memory, and has published dozens of articles in professional journals. He is associate editor for Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, and a past associate editor of the Journal of Memory and Language, and has served on numerous editorial boards.

Dr. Nicole Judice Campbell is an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma; she joined the faculty at OU in 1998. She received her BS in psychology from Texas A&M University and her MA and PhD degrees in social psychology from Arizona State University. Nicole was recently tenured and promoted to associate professor in the relatively unique position of Psych I Coordinator and Master Teacher. In this role, she specializes in teaching very large classes, coordinates the many sections of introductory psychology offered each semester, and mentors new instructors. Consistent with her position as Psych I Coordinator, many of her service activities focus around the central themes of promoting excellent teaching and fostering the success of students. Nicole also serves on the President’s Graduation and Retention Task Force, and conducts research on academic entitlement, student attitudes toward their education, and factors affecting graduation and retention at OU. In 2007, she was the proud recipient of the Longmire Prize, awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences, in recognition of exemplary dedication to students, teaching, and the scholarship of teaching.