TOP Conference 2014
 

FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE

TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE

PROGRAM OF PRESENTATIONS

Friday, April 4, 2014

8:00 - 9:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

SESSION 1: 9:00AM-10:00AM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Destinee Chambers, Anne E. Stuart, Sandra A. Sego

Got Diversity - Now What? Diversity Challenges on a Diverse Campus

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Janet Tilstra

Developmental Psychology Fair: End of Semester Project to Promote Student Learning and Enhance Diversity

ROOM 3: Discussion Forum

Kamil Hamaoui

How Can We Calm Their Passions and Open Up the Discussion? Teaching Diversity Issues From a Critical Thinking Perspective

SESSION 2: 10:10AM-11:10AM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Geoff Turner, Jeffrey D. Holmes, David J. Bennett

Sweets, Shock, Bowling, and Psychopaths: Bringing Nine Counterintuitive Findings in Psychology into the Classroom. Why What You Know from Your Experience is Just Plain Wrong.

ROOM 2: Workshop

Alison Carson

Using ePortfolio to Support Social Pedagogy in Psychology

ROOM 3: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Christine Floether

Writing Across the Psychology Curriculum: The Diversity of Intergenerational Learning and Writing Styles

 

SESSION 3: 11:20AM-11:50AM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Katherine Zaromatidis, Marlene Zakierski

Use of a Collaborative Teaching Model to Foster Acceptance of Diversity

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Natalie Obrecht

A Project Based Approach to Research Methods and Statistics

ROOM 3: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Marcus C. Tye

Integrating Cultural and Sexual Minority Diversity with Psychological Science: Examples from Teaching Gender and Sexuality Applicable to a Spectrum of Psychology Courses

SESSION 4: 12:00PM-12:30PM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation- Theory/Experience Driven

Katherine Zaromatidis, Patricia A. Oswald

Infusing Issues of Sexual Diversity Through the Use of Discussion Boards

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Research/Data Driven

Benjamin Wood

Student Perspectives on Disclosing Mental Health Concerns in the Classroom

ROOM 3: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Vincent Prohaska

Active Learning in Class: Quizzes, Clickers and Collaborative Learning

LUNCH/KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 12:30PM – 2:00PM

Keynote Address: Regan A.R. Gurung, Ph.D.

Models, Modalities, and the Means to Address

Diversity in the Curriculum

SESSION 5: 2:30PM-3:30PM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation-Research/Data Driven

Karen Singer-Freeman, Linda Bastone, Brittany Miller, Rebecca Lopez

I-RISE Mentoring Program Supports Underrepresented Minority Student Success

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Michael Britt

Let the Research Come to You: Using Technology to Find the Best Content

ROOM 3: Workshop

Matthew R. Lee, Julia Brown, Kiera Guralnik

Teaching About Transgender Issues in Psychology Classes

SESSION 6: 3:40PM-4:10PM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

John L. Theodore

Teaching Clinical Treatment and Client Negotiation Skills via Role-Play

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Research/Data Driven

Michele Baranczyk, Matt Gray

Textbook Technology: Pedagogical Aid or Pitfall?

ROOM 3: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Rownak J. Choudhury, Sy Islam

Teaching Clinical Psychology With or Without a Clinical Background

PROGRAM OF PRESENTATIONS

Saturday, April 5, 2014

8:00 - 9:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

SESSION 7: 9:00AM-10:00AM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation-Research/Data Driven

Marla Johnston, Michaela Porubanova

Stereotyping and Discrimination: The Labeling Exercise in Action and Shaping the Student Experience

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Thomas Heinzen

Two STEM Pioneers: Florence Nightingale and Stella Cunliffe

ROOM 3: Oral Presentation-Research/Data Driven (30 minutes)

Michael Greenstein, Sarah Pociask, Vickie Bhatia, Brenda Anderson

An Attempt to Reduce Test Anxiety Among College Statistics Students

SESSION 8: 10:10AM-11:10AM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation- Theory/Experience Driven

Ronke Lattimore Tapp

Teaching Sensitive Topics: What I Didn’t Learn (But Needed) in My “How to Teach” Course

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Research/Data Driven

Dean M. Amadio, Alexandra Viglucci

Popular Television in the Psychology Classroom: Enhanced Learning or Just for Fun?

ROOM 3: Discussion Forum

Nicholas Salter, Shaziela Ishak

Getting Comfortable with Discussing Diversity in the Classroom

SESSION 9: 11:20AM-11:50PM

ROOM 1: Oral Presentation-Theory/Experience Driven

Daniel L. Benkendorf

Sonic Psychology: Teaching Diversity Through Song

ROOM 2: Oral Presentation-Research/Data Driven

Fred Tesch, Donna Coelho, Ron Drozdenko

Students’ Preferred Organizational Core Values and Psychological Well-Being: An Exploratory Study

ROOM 4: STUDENT POSTER SESSION JUDGING:

JUDGES AND PRESENTERS ONLY FROM 11:20-12:00

SESSION 10: STUDENT POSTER SESSION:

Open to all participants

12:00 PM-1:00PM

ROOM 4: STUDENT POSTER SESSION


*A time for the undergraduate student discussion forum is TBD.

LUNCH 12:30PM-2:30PM

Lunch will overlap with the student poster session

from 12:30-1:00

Presentation of Student Awards (1:15PM)

Feist-Levine Award for Excellence in

Undergraduate Psychological Research

Westchester County Psychological Association Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Psychological Research

Closing Remarks

Farmingdale State College Department of Psychology

Dr. Jennifer Gonder, Conference Co-Chair

Dr. Marya Howell-Carter, Conference Co-Chair; Director, Applied Psychology Program

Dr. Michael Goodstone, Department Chairperson

Dr. Judith Levine

Dr. Sy Islam

Dr. Marla Johnston

Dr. Michaela Porubanova

Ms. Barbara Sarringer

 

Our deepest thanks for your help in creating a wonderful 2014 conference.

We hope to see you again in 2015 for another great meeting!

 

Our gratitude to the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for its generous support of the FSCTOP conference and diversity initiatives across SUNY