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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 2004

What is Preparing Future Faculty?

Preparing Future Faculty is a joint initiative by American Association of Colleges and Universities and the Council of Graduate Schools to improve the preparation of graduate students for faculty roles. A key feature is forming partnerships with non-doctoral institutions, so that students learn about the ways in which faculty responsibilities are affected by institutional contexts, and increase doctoral students' awareness of diversity issues. Our program is funded by American Psychological Association.

Professional development series

Members of the APA PFF group have attended the speaker series sponsored by the University PFF learning community. In the fall, Paul Anderson, of the Center for Writing Excellence spoke on “Using Writing in Your Teaching”, Bill Froude of the Office of Career Services spoke on “Advising Undergrads about Careers” and Yildirim Dilek (CAS Distinguished Educator) spoke about “Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers”. Spring semester’s series is in the calendar

APA PFF scholars have also met as a group to discuss topics such as “Issues in peer review of research” and “Research at small institutions.”

Midwest Regional Conference on Preparing Future Faculty

Plans are underway for a regional conference in the early fall, sponsored by APA, to facilitate discussions about starting psychology PFF programs at other institutions in the Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana region. Stay tuned for exciting developments!

Tri-State APA PFF Psychology Symposium

The Third Annual Tri-State Symposium was held January 30, 2004. There were 7 posters, all by undergraduate authors. We were delighted that several other undergraduates also attended. In breakout sessions, partner undergrads met with Miami grad students and doctoral faculty about graduate programs. Partner faculty (Tim Lawson of MSJ, Michael Jackson of Earlham, Jeff Smith and Robin Bartlett of NKU) talked with grad students about “What colleges want in hiring new faculty.” Lynn Olzak (MU) and Jeff Smith (NKU) led a session for partner and doctoral faculty on “Successful involvement of undergraduates in research.” Pictures are on the website. The symposium was sponsored for the third year by a grant from the national Psi Chi organization. Thanks to everyone for participating!

Special visitors

Susan Davis, Miami PhD Alumna (1991) visited October 10. Dr Davis is now Assistant Professor at the University of Dayton. She led an informal discussion on “What I wish I had known about academic jobs as a grad student”, and a research discussion on “An epidemic of overconfidence! Attempting to affect a change”. Her colloquium title was: “Changing the ‘gold standard’: Disputing the Effect of the Golden Section on Aesthetic Preferences”

Tim Lawson, (Miami Ph.D. 1989) College of Mount St. Joseph, will visit the department February 20,. We especially look forward to his colloquium on the “spotlight effect” in social psychology.

APA- PFF scholars at teaching conferences

APA PFF scholars attended the Lilly Conference on College Teaching, including a presentation by our own Don Domenici (APA PFF Scholar 03-04) on “Exploring the connection between teaching and role-playing games: An experiential exercise”.

Members of the APA PFF group have been making plans to present at the Midwestern Institute for Teaching of Psychology, Feb. 27-28 in Glen Ellyn, IL.

Celebrating Mentors of 2003-2004

APA PFF Scholars

An important feature of PFF programs is mentorship by faculty at non-doctoral institutions. We are grateful for the partner faculty who are sharing their time and wisdom with our grad students (Gloria Oliver, Don Domenici, Dave Mueller & Mark Schlutsmeyer).

Robin Myers Bartlett, Ph.D. life-span developmental psychology, 2000, West Virginia University. Assistant Professor. Dr. Bartlett teaches courses in developmental psychology including life-span development and child psychology. Her research interests are in the area of child socio-emotional development and include: (a) the impact of family discord on developmental processes and child adjustment, and (b) social and individual factors influencing children's susceptibility to suggestion.

Michael Jackson, Ph.D., clinical psychology, University of Michigan. Assistant Professor.

I am interested in a variety of topics, including qualitative research (interviewing and naturalistic observation) and philosophical issues in psychology. I am especially interested in understanding more about the underlying connections between quantitative research (identifying causal connections) and qualitative research (interpreting meanings).

Kathy Milar, Ph. D. experimental psychology, Indiana University. NIH Fellow in environmental toxicology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Professor. My research interest is in the history of psychology, particularly the history of women experimental psychologists of the early twentieth century.

Mary Schwendener-Holt Ph.D., Counseling Psychologist with a minor in Sport Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Associate Professor. Since arriving here (1994) I’ve had the opportunity to teach such varied courses as Child/Adult Psychopathology, Sport Psychology, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Psychology of Women, and Tests and Measurements.

Spring 2004

Jan 29	CELT-PFF speaker series: Phil Best “Writing grants to support your research”	18 Laws 530-730 pm
Jan 30	TriState Symposium	Benton
Feb 20	Tim Lawson colloquium visit	103 Benton, 3 pm
Feb 26-28	APA PFF Scholars go to MISTOP
Mar 11	APA PFF Scholars meet to discuss “Getting an academic job” CELT-PFF speaker series: Chris Wolfe “Using the internet in research”	60B Benton 18 Laws 530-730 pm
April 1	APA PFF scholars meet to discuss “Surviving and thriving in academia”	Title for Social Group Informal Discussion: “An epidemic of overconfidence! Attempting to affect a change”. Title for Colloquium: “Changing the ‘gold standard’: Disputing the Effect of the Golden Section on Aesthetic Preferences”
April 30	Departmental Poster Day