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American Psychological Association-Preparing Future Faculty program

Departments/Programs of Psychology at

Miami University: Oxford, Middletown and Hamilton

College of Mount Saint Joseph * Northern Kentucky University

Earlham College

February 2003

2002-03 APA PFF Scholars & Activities

A key feature of PFF programs is partnership with non-doctoral institutions so that grad students learn how faculty roles are affected by institutional context.

· Jennifer Naylor taught two courses on the MU Hamilton campus, and was mentored by Shannon Maxwell.

· Jessica Donn taught Personality at NKU, and has been mentored by Perilou Goddard.

Professional development series

Members of the APA PFF group have attended the speakers series sponsored by the University PFF learning community. In the fall, Milt Cox (Director of Teaching Effectiveness programs) gave a presentation on “Teaching Portfolios,” and Mark McBride, Director of Faculty Development spoke on “Technology and Teaching.” This semester, Sally Lloyd, Director of Women’s Studies led a discussion on, “Multiculturalism in the Classroom,” and Sara McInerney, Assistant to the Arts & Science Dean, spoke on “Advising Undergraduate Students.”

APA-PFF Scholar attends AAC&U meetings

Jessica Donn attended the APA pre-conference workshop on Developing Teachers of Psychology in August She says, “Attending the Developing Teachers of Psychology APA preconference workshop was a particularly valuable opportunity, where we focused on articulating a teaching philosophy, setting learning objectives, and designing delivery of instruction and assessments to reach those objectives.  My PFF experience has helped me examine my own philosophy of

teaching, expanded the methods I have available for instruction and evaluation, and has allowed me to increase my confidence and ability in the classroom. “

APA- PFF scholars at teaching conferences Members of the APA PFF group gave two presentations at Mid America Conference on Teaching of Psychology conferences in October. Jennifer Naylor, Zachary Birchmeier, and Cecilia Shore presented “Developing a Sense of Identity and Authority as a Beginning Teacher” Mid America Conference on Teaching of Psychology and “Surviving and Thriving in Grad School” .

Tri-State APA PFF Psychology Symposium

The Third Annual Tri-State Symposium was held January 31, 2003. Some partner undergrads arrived early for lab tours. There were 7 posters, representing the work of 9 undergrad authors. We were delighted that two other undergraduates also attended. In breakout sessions, partner undergrads met with Miami grad students and doctoral faculty about graduate programs. Partner faculty (Shannon Maxwell of MU-H, Tim Lawson of MSJ, Kathy Milar and Michael Jackson of Earlham, Jeff Smith, Mark Bargett and Doug Krull of NKU, Beth Uhler of MU-Middletown) talked with grad students about “Wearing more than one hat—Integrating teaching and scholarship.” Zachary Birchmeier led a session for partner and doctoral faculty on “The Virtual Subject Pool: Tools for Conducting Research via the Internet.” The symposium was sponsored for the second year by a grant from the national Psi Chi organization. Thanks to everyone for participating!