Teaching at the University of Alberta:

Average Universal Student Ratings of Instruction rating for the item, Overall the instructor is excellent = 4.61 (over the last 6 yrs.)

Teaching Awards

Students’ Union Award for Leadership in Undergraduate Teaching (SALUTE), University of Alberta Students’ Union, 2019.

Awarded Teaching Innovation Fund award (from SciLIFT – Science Education and Learning Innovation Facilitation Team) to assess student engagement and learning outcomes in my re-designed PSYCO 212 Introduction to Research Methods course.

Awarded Blended Learning Award from the Provost’s Digital Learning Committee and Centre for Teaching and Learning for “Blended Learning for Social Psychology”.

Instructors of Distinction Honor Roll (2014-2015), Faculty of Science, University of Alberta

Connie Varnhagen Excellence in Teaching Psychology Award (2012), Department of Psychology, University of Alberta.

Self and Identity Class Winter 2014

Current Courses: Winter 2020

PSYCO 212 – Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (Syllabus)(USRI rating = 4.43)
This class will provide an introduction to basic scientific methodology. Hopefully, by the end of the term you will have the skills to (1) interpret, critically evaluate, and discuss scientific research (both your own and others), (2) design and conduct your own scientific experiments, and (3) clearly and concisely communicate scientific results to other through APA-style research reports. See an introductory video for this course here.

PSYCO 347 – Interpersonal Relationships (Syllabus) (USRI rating = 4.68)
This course will provide a general overview of research and theory in the domain of relationships, based on classic and contemporary findings from the social psychological literature. Most of the course content will focus on adult romantic relationships. For example, you will learn about the factors that influence the development of romantic relationships, individual differences that affect how people function in relationships, and typical patterns of conflict in relationships. You will also learn about the scientific methods used by researchers in social psychology to conduct valid research. It is my hope that you will be able to use this knowledge of research methods to be able to critically evaluate studies that you read about in scholarly journals, or hear about in the news. See an introductory video for this course here.

PSYCO 447/505 – Self & Identity (Syllabus)(USRI rating = 4.90)
This seminar style course reviews theory and research on the self, primarily from a social psychological perspective. Topics include: the nature of the self, search for self knowledge, self development, self-cognition, self-regulation of behavior, self presentation, self-esteem, self and relationships, clinical and cultural perspectives on the self, and the role of the self in health. See an introductory video for this course here.

Self and Identity Class Winter 2015

Self and Identity Class Winter 2016