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R. Eric Landrum, PhD, is a professor of psychology and department chair at Boise State University, receiving his PhD in cognitive psychology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. His research interests center on the educational conditions that best facilitate student success. He has over 425 professional presentations at conferences and published 3 edited texts, 23 books/textbooks, 29 book chapters, and has published over 85 professional articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, a fellow in APA's Division Two (Society for the Teaching of Psychology or STP), served as STP President (2014). During 2017-2018, he served as President of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. In August 2019, he received the American Psychological Foundation's Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award, the highest award given to teachers of psychology in America.In this episode, we discuss:Why psychology?Why did Eric decide to get a PhD? And why cognitive psychology?Moving past choice paralysisHow to figure out if a graduate program is right for youHow Eric leverages his privilege as a white male to advocate for othersHow does Eric see higher education changing over the next 20 years?Lessons from his research on strategies for student successNew modalities for teaching that challenge the status quo (i.e., moving beyond the lecture model)Career resources for undergraduatesWhat is one skill, quality, or general factor that has contributed most to Eric's success?Listen to Eric's PsychSession's podcast!To submit questions for future speakers, follow @psych_mic on Instagram and visit psychmic.com to sign up for the newsletter, where I will be sending out job opportunities and tips for job searching related to the fields of our weekly speakers!Music by: Adam Fine
On this episode, Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto is joined by Dr. Mary Kite. Mary Kite received her B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. from Purdue University. A social psychologist, she is currently Professor of Social Psychology at Ball State University. Strongly committed to psychology education at all levels, she is Past-President of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP, APA Division 2); she has held a number of other leadership roles for STP. She also chaired the APA Presidential Task Force on Diversity Education Resources and is Past President of the Midwestern Psychological Association. She is a Fellow of APA Divisions 2, 8, 9, 35, & 44 and of the Association for Psychological Science and the Midwestern Psychological Association. She maintains an active research program in the area of stereotyping and prejudice, including co-authoring The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3e) with Bernard Whitley, Jr.; Kite and Whitley also co-authored Principles of Research in Behavioral Science (4e). Recognitions include the Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation (2014) and a Presidential Citation from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (2011). She was selected as a G. Stanley Hall Lecturer for the American Psychological Association in 2009 and was named a Minority Access National Role Model in 2007. Segment 1: External Validity [00:00-08:03] In this first segment, Dr. Kite discusses the importance of external validity in experimental research. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Kite, M. E., & Whitley, Jr., B. E.(2016). The psychology of prejudice and discrimination (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge. Kite, M. E., & Whitley, Jr., B. E. (2018). Principles of research in behavioral science (4th ed.). New York: Routledge. Darley, J. M., & Latané, B. (1968). Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8, 377-383. Piliavin, I. M., Rodin, J., & Piliavin, J. A. (1969). Good Samaritanism: An underground phenomenon? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 13, 289-299. Ebbinghaus’ research on nonsense syllables Segment 2: Sampling [08:04-18:12] In segment two, Dr. Kite discusses sampling issues in quantitative research methods. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Arnett, J. (2008). The neglected 95%: Why American psychology needs to become less American. American Psychologist, 67, 602-614. Fraley, R. C. (2007). Using the Internet for personality research. In R. W. Robins, R. C. Fraley, & R. F. Krueger (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in personality psychology (pp. 130-148). New York: Guilford. Henrich, J., Heine, S. J. & Norenzayan, A. (2010). The weirdest people in the world? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33, 61-135. Henry, P. J. (2008). College sophomores in the laboratory redux: Influences of a narrow data base on social psychology’s view of the nature of prejudice. Psychological Inquiry, 19, 49-71. Kraut, R., Olson, J., Banaji, M., Bruckman, A., Cohen, J., & Couper, M. (2004). Psychological research online: Report of Board of Scientific Affairs’ Advisory Group on the conduct of research on the Internet. American Psychologist, 59, 105-117. Rosenthal, R., & Rosnow, R. L. (1975). The volunteer subject. New York: Wiley. Amazon Mechanical Turk Qualitrics To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, post a comment below or contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.
This award address was originally delivered on August 10, 2019, in Chicago, IL, as part of the American Psychological Association convention. Eric delivered the American Psychological Foundation (APF) Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award Address titled "Thirty Years Teaching Psychology: Lessons Learnt (...And Those Not So Much...)."
During the August 2019 convention of the American Psychological Association, PsychSessions co-host Eric Landrum will receive the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology of Psychology Award from the American Psychological Foundation. The citation presented here was read by PsychSessions co-host Garth Neufeld and was written by Eric's dear friend and collaborator, Regan A. R. Gurung. It is truly an honor to be a member of this community of teachers of psychology.
On this episode, Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto is joined by Dr. Mary Kite. Mary Kite received her B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. from Purdue University. A social psychologist, she is currently Professor of Social Psychology at Ball State University. Strongly committed to psychology education at all levels, she is Past-President of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP, APA Division 2); she has held a number of other leadership roles for STP. She also chaired the APA Presidential Task Force on Diversity Education Resources and is Past President of the Midwestern Psychological Association. She is a Fellow of APA Divisions 2, 8, 9, 35, & 44 and of the Association for Psychological Science and the Midwestern Psychological Association. She maintains an active research program in the area of stereotyping and prejudice, including co-authoring The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3e) with Bernard Whitley, Jr.; Kite and Whitley also co-authored Principles of Research in Behavioral Science (4e). Recognitions include the Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation (2014) and a Presidential Citation from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (2011). She was selected as a G. Stanley Hall Lecturer for the American Psychological Association in 2009 and was named a Minority Access National Role Model in 2007. Segment 1: External Validity [00:00-08:03] In this first segment, Dr. Kite discusses the importance of external validity in experimental research. Segment 2: Sampling [08:04-18:12] In segment two, Dr. Kite discusses sampling issues in quantitative research methods. Segment 3: Meta-analysis [18:13-31:20] In segment three, Dr. Kite describes the statistical technique of meta-analysis and shares finding from a recent meta-analysis. Bonus Clip [00:00-04:39]: Generalizability and Representative Samples To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.