Research methods and statistics in psychology are challenging topics for students to learn and for instructors to teach. These courses require unique pedagogical approaches, activities, and policies that meet students’ needs and foster equity and inclusion.
The TERMS virtual conference will feature:
Keynote speakers who are renowned teachers and scholars of research methods and statistics
Peer-reviewed presentations by colleagues focused on tried-and-tested assignments
Interactive poster session to provide opportunities for casual discussion with conference attendees about pedagogical resources, teaching demos, class projects, and statistical datasets.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Bertram Gallant is an internationally known expert on integrity and ethics in education. She is the director of the Academic Integrity Office and the Triton Testing Center at UC San Diego. She has consulted with or presented at high schools, colleges, universities and professional associations throughout the U.S. and around the world. She is a prolific writer of journal articles, book chapters, and books. Her latest book is "The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI" (University of Oklahoma Press, 2025). Her previous books include "Academic Integrity in the Twenty-First Century" (Jossey-Bass, 2008), "Cheating in School" (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), "Creating the Ethical Academy" (Routledge, 2011), and "Cheating Academic Integrity: Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Research" (Wiley, 2022).
Dr. Amanda Woodward
University of Minnesota
About the Speaker:
Dr. Woodward is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland in 2020. In her current role, she primarily teaches classes in statistics and advanced research methods, including courses on Open Science and R programming. She also works with undergraduate students to conduct Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects focusing on factors related to how students learn statistics. Outside of her teaching role, Amanda is active in the Society of Teaching Psychology and working to promote Open Science resources with Project FORRT.
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