Society for the Teaching of Psychology: Division 2 of the American Psychological Association

Previous Instructional Resource Grant Recipients

2025

Jerlinda Anderson (Benedict College)
Psychology of the Black Experience

Stephanie A. Kazanas (Tennessee Tech)
Revisiting the Classics: Encouraging Students to Review the Literature through a Modern Lens

Seungyeon Lee (University of Central Arkansas)
Facilitating Active Learning in Psychology Education: The Role of AI Chatbots

Amanda MacNeil (Longwood University)
Integrating Aging Across the Psychology Curriculum: A Visual and Microlearning Toolkit

2024

    Nur Cayirdag (Texas Christian University)
    Innovative Horizons: Bridging Creativity and Research Methods in Psychology

    Christina Costa (Wayne State University)
    Integrating AI into Psychology Education: Successful Strategies, Ideas, and Tools

    Manda J. Williamson and Chelsea Witt  (The University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
    Improving Belongingness-Building Interventions to Improve Minoritized Student Success in Psychology Courses

      2023

      Vanessa Chan (University of Notre Dame)
      Psychology for the Public: A Project to Foster Good Science Communication

      Melissa Lehman (Lynn University)
      The Psychological Myth Project: Research and Application

      Michael Madson (University of Southern Mississippi)
      Development and Evaluation of the Skillful Psychology Student Assessment Tool

      Amanda Sharples (University of Toronto)
      Cultivating Wisdom in the Classroom: Activities to Facilitate the Development of Wisdom in Psychology Courses

      Christian Williams and Cinzia Pica (Assumption University)
      Open Pedagogy and Video Modeling for Interviewing Skills in Undergraduate Students

      2022

        Ashley M. Biddle (University of Hawaii – Leeward Community College)
        A Picture is Worth a Thousand Freuds: Integrating Photographs & Open Pedagogy in Psychology Courses

        Melinda Parisi Cummings and Dr. Alexa Bonacquisti (Holy Family University)
        An Innovative Curriculum and Case Studies for Integrated Psychological Assessment 

        Joshua Fetterman (Chestnut Hill College) and Dr. Meredith Kneavel (La Salle University)
        The Cognitive Psychology Play Day Handbook: Resources for Problem Solving Activities

        Amanda Mae Woodward (University of Minnesota)
        Tools of the Trade: Introducing Students to Open Science

        Zane Zheng (Lasell University)
        A Relevance-centered Instructional Framework Based on a Four-phase Model of Interest Development in Learning

        2021

          Ashley Waggoner Denton
          Evaluation of a Novel Transferable Skills Resource for Psychology Students

          Annie S. Ditta
          Reinforcing Research: An Activity Workbook for Scaffolding Research Skills Across the Psychology Curriculum

          Brittany Jeye
          Build-Your-Own Sensation and Perception Laboratory Kits: Accessible, Inexpensive Activities

          Janet Peters
          Infusing IO Materials into Undergraduate Courses

          Raechel Soicher and Jason McCarley
          Teaching Statistical Reproducibility in Stats and Methods Courses

          2020

          Kristine Anthis (Southern Connecticut State University)
          The Intersectionality Prism: A Classroom Activity

          Rachael Blasiman (Kent State University at Salem)
          Resources for Teaching Research Methods

          Celeste Pilegard (University of California, San Diego)
          A Metacognitive Writing Intervention for Effective Communication and Scientific Tone

          2019

          Alexa Bonacquisiti and Patrick McElwaine (Holy Family University)
          Development and Evaluation of Instructional Modules for Counseling Skills

          Katherine Daniels and Crystal Steltenpohl (University of Southern Indiana)
          Creation of a Video Game to Teach Research Methodology and Statistics

          Trisha K. Prunty (Lindenwood University)
          Using Guided Outlines for Principles of Psychology

          Thomas Tomcho and Mark Walter, Salisbury University, and Robert Foels (Rutgers University)
          Meta-synthesizing Teaching Activities—Learning Goals Relationship in Psychology Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Literature

          Suzanne Wood (University of Toronto)
          Sequential Writing Assignments to Critically Evaluate Psychological Journal Articles

          2018

          Manyu Li (Univerity of Louisiana at Lafayette)
          Development of R-programming Teaching Resources that are Specific to the Context of Psychology

          Barbara B. Oswald (Miami University)
          Authentic Assessments for Introductory Biopsychology

          Nicole M. Rosa (Worcester State University), Kathleen Bogart (Oregon State University), Dana S. Dunn (Moravian College), & Kathryn Becker-Blease (Oregon State University)
          Increasing Inclusiveness and Awareness: Disability in Introductory Psychology

          Julie Spencer-Rodgers (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
          Health Psychology Course Curriculum Project

          Thomas J. Tomcho (Salisbury University), Mark Walter (Salisbury University), & Rob Foels (Rutgers University)
          Cataloging and Meta-synthesizing Learning Activities: A multidimensional Analysis of Underlying Experiential Clusters

            2017

            Christopher Budnick & Larissa K. Barber (Northern Illinois University)
            Development of an Undergraduate Job Search Intervention Module

            Kristel M. Gallagher & Shevaun Stocker (Thiel College)
            Targeting Academic Buoyancy with Social-Emotional Learning: The 'SuccEssfuL (SEL) in' Program Manual

            Chris Koch (George Fox University) & Mary Kate Koch (Cornell University)
            Open-Sources Tools for Psychological Research

            Jake Kurczek (Loras College) & Kameko Halfmann (St. Norbert College)
            Social Psychology: Teaching Scientific Literacy and Public Engagement Through Social Media

            Raechel N. Soicher (Oregon State University)
            Digital Files for Teaching Research Methods for Visually Impaired Students in Psychology

            2016

            Ashley Waggoner Denton (University of Toronto)
            Critical Thinking Workshop & Activities in Psychology

            Melissa Himelein (University of North Carolina, Asheville)
            Helping Skills Instruction in the Undergraduate Internship in Psychology

            Julie Spencer Rodgers (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
            Cultural Immersion Project

            Natalie Ciarocco & David Strohmetz (Monmouth University)
            Fostering Employable Skills with Psychology Courses and Curricula

            Rachael Robinson-Kellig (Central Community College)
            OER Materials for Psychology Instructors

            2015

            Eve Sledjeski (Rowan University)
            Poker Chip People: Using Manipulatives in a College Level Statistics Course

            Jacklyn Spivey (York College)
            Game-Based Experiential Learning in Introductory Psychology

            Jana Hackathorn (Murray State University), Brien Ashdown (Hobart & William Smith), & Sean Rife (Murray State University)
            Statistics that Stick: Embedding Humor in Statistics Related Teaching Materials

            2014

            Larissa Barber (Northern Illinois University)
            Internship Supervision Resources for Developing Student Employability

            Stacie Spencer (MCPHS University, Boston MA)
            Instructor Materials for Teaching Research Methods Using a Consulting Model

            William (Kit) Nast (Bishop State Community College)
            Psychology Career Advice Videos

            2013

            Renee Boburka (East Stroudsburg University)
            Increasing "Sense of Belonging" in Students in a Large Classroom Setting

            Jennifer McCabe (Goucher College)
            Learning Strategy Demonstrations for the Psychology Classroom

            Jeffrey Stowell (Eastern Illinois University)
            Video Clips of Master Teaching

            2012

            Jamie Peterson (St. Catherine University, MN)
            Scientific Literacy in Psychology Module

            Dan Segrist (Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville)
            This Class is a Joke! Humor as a Pedagogical Tool in the Teaching of Psychology

            Lynn Sprott (Jefferson Community College, NY)
            Case Studies in Human Development

            2011

            Larissa Barber
            Beyond Milgram: Expanding Research Ethics Education to Participant Responsibilities

            Alexis Grosofsky
            Concept Maps for Statistics and Research Methods: Teaching and Learning Aids for Core Material

            Jennifer Perry
            Measuring the Impressive Skills of Psychology Majors: A Revision and Update

            Ana Ruiz
            Teaching Ethics in the Introduction to Psychology Course

            Stephanie Simon-Dack
            Interactive Teaching Activities for Introductory Biopsychology

            2010

            Lisa Bauer
            Death, Dying, and Bereavement Resource Manual

            Sue Frantz
            Teaching Students to Be Students through the Introduction to Psychology Course

            Laura Lunsford
            Development of Instructional Blogging Resources for Psychology Instructors

            Jennifer McCabe
            Best Practices for Integrating Mnemonics into Psychology Instruction

            Meridith Selden
            Activities to Increase Graphic Literacy

            2009

            Natalie Ciarocco
            Exemplar Studies for Teaching Research Methodology

            Marcie Desrochers
            BehaviorSim: An Instructional Resource Program for Introductory Psychology Courses

            Karen Holmes
            You Can Write in a Statistics Class: Writing as an Instructional Tool to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Statistics Performance

            Michael Tagler
            Excel Statistics Assignments

            Sylvie Taylor
            Documentary Films for Psychology Courses


            2008

            Denise Bane
            Using Literature to Teach Psychology

            B. Jean Mandernach
            Mastering APA Style: Demonstrating How to Implement APA Style Rules in Microsoft Word 2007

            David Richard
            Development and Validation of an Instrument Measuring Student Preparedness for Undergraduate Statistics

            Heidi Wayment
            It's About Time: Understanding the Psychology of Climate Change


            2007

            Gabie Smith
            Taking Psychology Abroad: Resources for Designing Your Study Abroad Course

            Mary Nelson
            A Six-Pack of Evidence Based Decision-Making Exercises

            Steven Lloyd
            Enhancing the Physiological Psychology Course through the Development of Neuroanatomy Laboratory Experiences and Integrative Exercises

            Kiesa Kelly
            Testing Student Response Systems in the General Psychology Classroom

            Gail Gottfried
            Assessing Student Learning


            2006

            Tabitha Holmes
            Ways of Knowing in the Psychology Classroom: Moving Beyond Authority and Anecdote

            Lynn Elmore
            The Development of Sexual Orientation

            Lori Rosenthal
            Films for Psychology: An Interactive Website for Psychology Teachers

            Lori Rosenthal
            The Service Circle: Bringing the Community to the Classroom and the Classroom into the Community with Service Learning

            George Slavich
            Transformational Teaching: Empirical Investigation and Course Documents


            2005

            Britain Scott
            Teaching Psychology for Sustainability: A Manual of Resources

            Chris Koch
            Using the R-Project to Develop Computer Programming and Statistical Skills

            Jeffrey Helms
            Undergraduate Preparation for Graduate Training in Forensic Psychology

            Kim Ernst
            Ethical Considerations in Research with Children and Youth

            Jules Harrell
            An Online Instructional Guide for Experiential Learning Abnormal Psychology


            2004

            Lisa Blouin
            Integrating Technology into the Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography

            Mark McKellop
            Instructor Resources for Teaching Health Psychology and Pediatric Psychology

            Andrea Karkowski
            Material to Integrate Computer Modeling into the Psychology Curriculum

            Brian Thomas
            An Interactive Exploration of Theories on Learning and Memory 1: Beginnings

            Baron Perlman
            Data-Based Scholarship of Teaching: Guidelines for Research Leading to Public Domain Outcomes


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