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