PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff
The PsychSessions podcast is co-hosted by Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College and Eric Landrum from Boise State University. We leverage our connections with psychology teachers from all levels (high school, community college, college, university) and individuals from other occupations to have meaningful conversations about what it means to be an educator. Of course, we veer away from the teaching conversation from time to time to hear about origin stories and the personal perspectives of our guests, touching on current events and topics of interest.
Our ASKPsychSessions feature is hosted by Marianne Lloyd from Seton Hall University. For ASKPsychSessions, listeners can submit questions about teaching and learning, and Marianne interviews experts and posts short features with the question and answer together. These features are often thematically grouped, such as information about using learning science to improve psychology instruction or various aspects of improving equity, diversity, and inclusion in your course.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 656
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 09: The Challenge of Saying Yes or No to Opportunities Offered
In this episode: making academic commitments to others, that special end-of-semester time, when you choose to give away your expertise for free, the sanctity of "off-contract," saying no now can give…
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 08: Keep or Toss: Faculty Record Keeping in the Digital Age
In this episode: spring cleaning in the (faculty) office, what to do with graduate school notebooks, reprints in the olden days, paper books and digital books, what books have lasting shelf life, wha…
E152: Noland White, Part 2: A Genuine Southern Gentleman, Introductory Psychology Textbook Author, Appreciates Life
In this episode Eric interviews Noland White (for the second time) from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA. Noland is a true Southern gentleman in the best sense of the phrase…
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 07: Psychological Scientists and Our Interactions with the Media
In this episode: how do we share psychological science with the public, TV and radio interviews, journal impact factors vs. real impact, faculty fears of being misunderstood, lack of training in how …
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 06: Work-Life Balance with Special Guest Lorraine Trippodi
In this episode: teaching the Sex and Gender course at a Catholic university, adjuncting is academic gig work, Lorraine balances being an artist and an academic, professional tool sharpening, the cha…
SB15: APA's PsycLearn
In this PsychSessions Sidebar episode, Garth Neufeld interviews Laura Pople from APA’s PsycLearn. Offering titles for Research Methods, Statistics, and Introduction to Social Psychology, PsycLearn is…
E151: Jasmine Mena: Teacher and Learner, Multiculturism Expert (and Generous Collaborator), Insightful Researcher
In this episode Garth interviews Jasmine Mena from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. Jasmine talks about growing up between Queens, NY, and the Dominican Republic, her strong role model mother (w…
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 05: The Adjunctive Life with Special Guest Andrew LeBlanc
In this episode: the adjunct experience teaching at multiple universities, record amount of teaching -- 14 courses in one semester, plus a full-time job as a swim coach, evil policies universities ha…
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 04: All About Unions with Special Guest Vinny Prohaska
In this episode: learning about unions and unionizing on college campuses, the benefits of collective bargaining, salary protections, health and safety protections during the pandemic, his union has …
E150: Wayne Weiten: The Complete Academic--Talented Teacher, Generous Scholar, Prolific Writer, Thoughtful Mentor
In this 150th PsychSessions episode, Eric interviews Wayne Weiten from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV. Wayne reveals that he retired from teaching in December 2021, although he s…
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 03: Involving Students in Research
In this episode: Asani was an undergraduate honors student who worked with Susan, the match between the student and the researcher, should you ask a faculty member about what they study, leveraging t…
ASK082: What are some recent findings on the role of rapport in student success?
In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Meliksah Demir from California State University Sacramento. They cover recent findings on the construct of rapport, including the underlying fac…
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 02: The Student Personal Statement
In this episode: reviewing personal statements for students as connected to writing letters of recommendation, how much help is too much help, context matters (such as helping non-native speakers), h…
E149: Jennifer Thompson, Part 2: Leader, Diplomat, Advocate, Strong-Willed, Assessment Champion
In this episode Garth interviews Jennifer Thompson from the University of Maryland-Global Campus in Largo, MD (making her second appearance on the podcast). They reminisce about the before-times (pr…
Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 01: Trainings and What We Bring Back
In this episode: narrative exposure therapy, should teachers have to stay up to date, the world of continuing education units (CEUs), variability of conference presentations, good speakers vs. good w…
ASK081: What can you tell me about two new books on social justice teaching?
In this AskPsychSesions feature, Marianne chats with the three authors of two new books on social justice teaching. These include repeat guest Roxanne Donovan of Kennesaw University, new guest Dr. G…
E148: The Faculty Leadership of APA's Introductory Psychology Initiative: Regan Gurung and Garth Neufeld
In this episode, Eric interviews two dear friends and the faculty leads of the American Psychological Association's Introductory Psychology Initiative, or IPI -- Regan A. R. Gurung from Oregon State …
ASK080: How can I make changes to my grading to increase success in my courses?
In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Rachel Weir from Allegheny College about using mastery-based grading to increase student success in math courses.
E147: Erin Hardin: Extraordinary Teacher, Researcher, Student Advocate; In Her Spare Time, Leaps Tall Buildings Too
In this episode Garth interviews Erin Hardin from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in Knoxville, TN. They start with a strong discussion of all things introductory psychology, from committee wo…
ASK079: What are the benefits to disclosing elements of your identity in class?
In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Sara Brownell from Arizona State University. They talk about Sara's research on identity disclosure in a Biology class and more generally about c…