Recent Presentations

Beins, B. C. (2009, October). Humor research is nothing to laugh at: Teaching sound research methodology with engaging projects. In B. C. Beins (Chair), Thinking outside the text: Fun can be pedagogically sound. Symposium to be presented at the New England Psychological Association convention, Worcester, MA.

Beins, B. C. (2009, July). Teaching testing and individual difference. Presentation at the Advanced Placement Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Beins, B. C., & Steitz, J. (2009, July). Results from the 2009 AP Psychology Exam administration. Presentation at the Advanced Placement Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Beins, B. C. (2009, March). Discussant. In S. Nolan (Chair), Council of undergraduate psychology programs (CUPP) symposium: The internationalization of the undergraduate psychology major. Symposium at the annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Beins, B. C., (2009, March). Question 9 and conclusions. In M. Bhalla (Chair), Report on the APA National Conference on Undergraduate Education in Psychology (NCUEP):A blueprint for the future of undergraduate education in psychology. Symposium at the annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

*Wells, N. M., *D'annunzio, S. S., *Harris, T. M., *Robbins, J. B., *Doyle, H. E.,  *Pfadt-Trilling , A. M., & Beins, B. C. (2009, March). Sense of Humor and Reactions to Offensive Jokes. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

*Gordon, E. D., *Emas, A. B., *Nutter, G. A., *Rugg, J. C., *McCarthy, C. A., *O’Reilly, D. M., & Beins, B. C. (2009, March). Why did the man cross the road? The effects of sexist attitudes on offensive gender-based humor. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, August). Changing perspectives in parallel worlds: The academy and the disciplinary organization. In W. Addison (Chair), Changing Perspectives: Transitioning from Faculty Member to Administrator (and Back). Symposium presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, August). Electronic publications: Broadening opportunities in the scholarship of teaching. In B. C. Beins (Chair), Scholarly publications in the 21st century: Expanding outlets for dissemination. Symposium presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, April). Enhancements in Introductory Psychology: Exercises for Discussion and Critical Thinking. In K. D. Keith (Chair), Critical Thinking, Misconceptions, and Thoughts About Advanced Placement and Introductory Psychology. Symposium at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, April). Personal dream interpretation: Teaching that it’s not just Freud. In R. L.  Johnson (Chair), Teaching psychological concepts by telling stories. Symposium at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, April). Discussion. In R. L.  Johnson (Chair), Teaching psychological concepts by telling stories. Symposium at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA

Beins, B. C., & Smith, R. A. (2010, January). Generating Concrete Data for Concrete Thinkers: Exercises for Statistics and Research Methods Classes. Presentation at the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Pickren, W. E., & Beins, B. C. (2009, October). Resources for Teaching International and Societal Contexts in the History of Psychology Course. To be presented at the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Worcester, MA.

Kite, M. E., Beins, B. C., Brewer, C. L., Buskist, W., Chew, S. L., Ewing, A. T., Rochleleau, C. A., Stowell, J. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). Symposium: Advancing the teaching of psychology–Blueprint for the future. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Beins, B. C. (2009, June). Thinking about students thinking about psychology. Presented at the Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Staunton, VA.

Beins, B. C. (2009, June). Damned lies and statistics. In “A Few of Our Favorite Things”: Activities and Demonstrations for Teaching Psychology. Symposium at the Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Staunton, Virginia.

Beins, B. C. (2009, April). The psychology of humor: Separating the components of humor appreciation. Colloquium presentation at SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY.

Beins, B. C. (2008, October). A walk down random access memory lane: where we’ve come from and where we are going. Invited keynote presentation at Getting Connected: Best Practices in Technology-Enhanced Teaching & Learning in Psychology Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, September). Planning for the future. Presentation at the 2008 Education Leadership Conference: Internationalizing Psychology Education, Washington, DC.

Keith, K. D., & Beins, B. C. (2008, August). My students believe what? Psychological myths and sound science in the undergraduate classroom. Invited presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, July). Developing critical thinking in research methods: Class exercises. Presentation at the International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Beins, B. C. (2008, April). Psychology, Psychology Students, and Scientific Thinking. Invited presentation at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, March). It may not be ethical, but it’s interesting: Teaching ethics in research. Presentation at the annual Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Beins, B. C. (2008, March). Why we believe. In C. Ziegler (Chair), Now for something completely different. Symposium presented at the annual Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Beins, B. C. and Smith, R. A. (2008, February). Concrete data for concrete thinkers. Workshop presented at the annual Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.