• 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

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.

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.