Oxford Handbook of Undergraduate Psychology Education

The Oxford Handbook of Undergraduate Psychology Education provides psychology educators, administrators, and researchers with up-to-date advice on best teaching practices, course content, teaching methods and classroom management strategies, student advising, and professional and administrative issues.

Dana S. Dunn (B.A., Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., University of Virginia) is Professor of Psychology and Assistant Dean for Special Projects at Moravian College. A social psychologist by training, his scholarship examines teaching, learning, and liberal education, as well as the social psychology of disability. Dunn received the Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation in 2013. He is Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Bibliographies: Psychology.

PART I. Background and Introduction
1. Psychology Education - Dana S. Dunn
2. Teaching Psychology: Reflecting on the Art and Science of Quality Pedagogy - Dana S. Dunn and Jamie McMinn
3. Origins of Teaching Psychology in America - Jennifer L. Bazar
4. Disciplinary Initiatives in Psychology Education: Retrospect and Prospect- Jane S. Halonen
PART 2. Pedagogy and Practice Issues
5. Designing the Psychology Course: Syllabus, Readings, and Assignments - Kenneth D. Keith
6. Smart Starts and Happy Endings: Wise Choices for the First and Last Days of Class - Elliot Hammer
7. Teaching Critical Thinking to Promote Learning - Diane F. Halpern, Amanda H. R. Franco, and Heather A. Butler
8. Evaluating Learning: Designing Effective Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exams - Kevin J. Apple
9. The Head of the Class: Classroom Management and Presentation Choices - Beth M. Schwartz and Amy Fineburg
10. Becoming an Excellent Teacher - William Buskist and Jared Keeley
11. Ethical Teaching in the Classroom and Beyond- Mitchell M. Handelsman and William Douglas Woody
12. Teaching About Diversity Across the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum - Mary E. Kite and Linh Nguyen Littleford
13. Teaching Laboratory Courses in Psychology - Jeffrey D. Holmes and Bernard C. Beins
14. Addressing the Needs of Nontraditional Students in Psychology - Diane Finley and Radhika Krishnadas
15. Service Learning and Psychology - Michelle E. Schmidt and Stacey B. Zaremba
16. Conducting and Applying the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Regan A. R. Gurung
17. Teaching Writing for Psychology Courses - Randolph A. Smith
18. Speaking Well: Promoting Effective Oral Presentations Skills Across the Psychology Curriculum - Dana S.
Dunn, Jane S. Halonen, Suzanne C. Baker, and Maureen A. McCarthy
19. Collaboration: Student-Faculty Research - Richard L. Miller
20. Directing Undergraduate Research in Independent Studies, Honors, and Thesis Projects - Stephen L. Chew
21. Mentoring Undergraduates in Research - Lisabeth Fisher DiLalla
22. Using Technology Effectively in the Psychology Classroom - Jeffrey R. Stowell
23. Teaching Online Courses in Psychology - Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour
PART 3. Teaching the Topical Areas
24. Introductory Psychology: Unique Challenges and Opportunities - Wayne Weiten and Jeremy Ashton Houska
25. Teaching Research Methods - Bryan K. Saville
26. Statistics and Psychometrics - Maureen A. McCarthy and Bernard C. Beins
27. Psychology and Neuroscience: Teaching the Neural Basis of Behavior - Gary Muir and Erik Wiertelak
28. Animal Behavior - Suzanne C. Baker and Catherine Franssen
29. Experimental Psychology - Howard Iver Thorsheim
30. Using Science to Teach Science: Applying the Scientific Method in Teaching Physiological Psychology -
Sarah K. Johnson and Gretchen Hanson Gotthard
31. Teaching Cognitive Science - Robert J. Sternberg and Karin Sternberg
32. Psychology of Adjustment - Dana S. Dunn, Wayne Weiten, and Elizabeth Yost Hammer
33. Clinical and Counseling Psychology - Mark J. Sciutto
34. Abnormal Psychology - Susan Nolan, Paige H. Fisher, and Magdalena Galazyn
35. Teaching Child and Adolescent Development - David B. Daniel and Aaron S. Richmond
36. The Joys and Challenges of Teaching Social Psychology - Kathryn A. Morris and R. Brian Giesler
37. Teaching Personality Psychology - Marianne Miserandino
38. Teaching Health Psychology - Regan A. R. Gurung and Elise M. Rittenhouse
39. Teaching the History of Psychology: Aims, Approaches, and Debates - Wade Pickren and Alexandra Rutherford
40. Human Sexuality - Elizabeth Yost Hammer
41. Teaching Psychology of the Workplace - Tracy E. Zinn
42. Psychology of Women - Florence Denmark and Michele Paludi
43. Strategies and Resources for Teaching Psychology of Religion - Michael E. Nielsen and Christopher F. Silver
44. Positive Psychology - Jaime Kurtz
45. Teaching Cultural Psychology - Beth Morling
46. Teaching Forensic Clinical Psychology - Matthew T. Huss and Vince Flynn
47. Teaching the Psychology and Law Class - Elizabeth Swenson
48. Sport Psychology - Shane M. Murphy and Annemarie I. Murphy
49. Teaching the Psychology of Men and Masculinity to Undergraduates - Ronald F. Levant and Katherine Richmond
PART 4. Preparing Students for Life after Graduation
50. Psychology Applied: Undergraduate Internships and Field Placements - Monica Reis-Bergan
51. Career Development Courses: Preparing Psychology Majors for the Workplace - R. Eric Landrum
52. Advising Students about Graduate School in Nonpsychology Fields - Susan Burns
53. Taking Time Off Between College and Graduate School: Guidance and Recommendations - Jared Keeley
PART 5. Administrative Matters and Career Issues
54. Preparing for Teaching-Oriented, Tenure-Track Jobs: The Role of Postdoctoral, Adjunct, and Visiting
Positions - Debra Mashek, Diana M. Milillo, and Jennifer M. Tomlinson
55. Character Strengths for Well-Being in Academic Life Work and Relationships - Thomas McGovern
56. Seeking Balance in One's Early Career: Teaching, Research, Service, and Private Life - Steven Prentice-
Dunn
57. Becoming a Better Writer about Psychology - Andrew Christopher, Pam Marek, and Kevin Zabel
58. Applying the Portfolio Model of Adaptability - Frederick T. L. Leong, Siddharth Chandra, and Madhur Chandra
59. Structuring the Psychology Curriculum: Balancing Breadth, Depth, and Currency - Dana S. Dunn and Jamie
McMinn
60. Chairing the Academic Department - Michael L. Stoloff and Nathalie Coté
61. Assessing the Psychology Curriculum: A Primer for Faculty and Administrators -Claudia J. Stanny
62. Academic Program Reviews in Psychology - Dana S. Dunn, Jane S. Halonen, Suzanne C. Baker, and Maureen A.
McCarthy
63. Preparing for Postcampus Life: Late Career Issues and Retirement - G. William Hill IV
PART 6. Emerging Topics
64. How to Create a Better Future Using the Quality Principles for Undergraduate Education - Diane F. Halpern and Heather A. Butler
65. Psychological Literacy in Undergraduate Psychology Education - Jacquelyn Cranney, Suzanne Morris, and
Lorayne Botwood
66. Psychology as a STEM Discipline: Issues and Prospects for Undergraduate Education - Tyler Lorig and William B. Dragoin
67. The Promise of Psychology Education - Dana S. Dunn
Index