 Teaching
Below
is a brief description of my teaching philosophy,
followed by a list of courses
that I enjoy teaching.
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Teaching
Goals: |
- To
cultivate critical thinking -- particularly
the ability to examine one’s own
assumptions.
- To
cultivate creative thinking -- science and
education are wonderfully complicated and
complex.
- To
increase awareness that science and
psychology are alive and ever changing –
science requires a passionate intellect to
engage difficult and complex questions
- To
increase awareness that a good question is
far more valuable to the advancement of
knowledge than an easy answer.
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Teaching
Philosophy: |
- Diversity among students in how they learn
matters.
- Classrooms should integrate various formats
for learning and evaluation.
- Students learn better when they are active
participants in the learning process and
when they are encouraged to share their
viewpoints.
- Diversity of opinions are
respected and viewed as invaluable to the
learning process.
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Teaching
Strategies: |
- interactive
lectures
- group
activities
- teaching technology (e.g., Blackboard
discussion groups).
- writing assignments and tests that stress
course content, writing ability, and
critical analysis of class material.
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Courses I enjoy
teaching:
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The Science of Violence against Women (Undergraduate,
FSEM 1111) |
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Research Methods (Undergraduate, Psyc
3050) |
Sample
Syllabus |
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Psychology of Trauma |
Not currently offered |
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Developmental Traumatology (Graduate,
Psyc 4560) |
Not currently offered
Sample
Syllabus |
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Research Design (Graduate, Psyc 4579) |
Sample
Syllabus
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Systems of Psychotherapy (Graduate, Psyc
4566) |
Sample
Syllabus
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