Teaching to
Enhance
Research
Methods &
Statistics in Psychology
2024 Virtual Conference
December 11th & 12th
10am -2pm Pacific Time
The PsychTERMS conference will bring together instructors of research methods and statistics in psychology for a virtual two-day interactive event. This conference is for instructors who:
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teach or are planning to teach research methods or statistics to undergraduate students.
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are new or seasoned instructors of undergraduate research methods or statistics.
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want to learn more about novel, inclusive, and inspirational ways of teaching research methods and statistics.
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have well tested or evidence-based activities, assignments, or policies for effective teaching of research methods and statistics to share.
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support students' critical thinking about research methods and statistics across the psychology curriculum, including in content courses.
Invited Speakers
Dr. Jordan R. Wagge
Avila University
Teaching Research Methods Through Replication Studies with The Collaborative Replications and Education Project
The Collaborative Replication and Education Project (CREP) is a framework for organizing student research projects in psychology across institutions, with a focus on replicating recent published work in psychology. The project has a two-part mission: first, to guide student learning through high-quality, rigorous research projects, and second, service to the field by curating data from these high-quality projects to further our understanding of effects and their boundary conditions. In this talk, I will discuss how CREP works, why CREP works, and some early outcome data from studies comparing CREP projects to more traditional projects. I will also discuss how both instructors and students can get involved as contributors, reviewers, and peer mentors, as well as some suggestions for instructors who would like to adapt parts of the CREP framework for their courses or research supervision.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Wagge is a Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Avila University. She received her Ph.D. from Miami University in Ohio. She teaches courses in research methods and data analysis in the undergraduate and graduate programs. Dr. Wagge's research interests include pedagogy, replication, open science, and decentering weight from conceptions of health. She runs the ROSE (Replication & Open Science Education) Lab which emphasizes student-led replications of published work and the scholarship of teaching and learning in research methods and statistics — particularly relating to open science and access. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation for her work on evaluating the Collaborative Replications and Education Project (CREP) as a pedagogical tool.
Dr. Susan Nolan
Seton Hall University
Data with a Conscience:
Integrating Ethics into Psychology Curricula
In this presentation, I’ll explore the critical importance of integrating data ethics into psychology curricula, with a focus on statistics and research methods courses. I’ll discuss some of the ethical challenges arising from data collection, analysis, and interpretation in psychological research. And I’ll share some concrete examples and practical strategies for instructors to incorporate ethical considerations across the psychology curriculum. Topics will include positionality considerations, sampling issues, privacy (and other) concerns in data collection, addressing bias in research design and analysis, and ethical and transparent reporting of results. By the end of this session, attendees will have a toolkit of engaging activities and examples to effectively teach data ethics, preparing students for the growing complexities of modern psychological research and practice.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Nolan is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Seton Hall University. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Northwestern University and completed her clinical internship through the Vanderbilt University/Nashville Department of Veterans Affairs Internship Consortium. Dr. Nolan has taught a range of courses including Mental Health (formerly Abnormal Psychology), International Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, and Statistics. She has also co-authored several textbooks for Worth Publishers/Macmillan, including textbooks for statistics and introduction to psychology. Over the years, Dr. Nolan has pursued several lines of research, including studying perceptions of people with psychological disorders and exploring misinformation and scientific literacy. Her primary research focus at the moment is on international psychology education in terms of learning outcomes, assessment, and curricula. To learn more, check out the project website: icupo.org.
Conference Themes
Interactive Teaching Demonstrations
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching
Equitable Course Policies
Engaging Course Assignments
