Conference Speaker List

Careers for Majors: Moving Beyond Therapists and Profilers (Kris Vespia, UW- Green Bay) Bio: Dr. Kris Vespia is an Associate Professor of Psychology, Human Development, and Women’s & Gender Studies at UW-Green Bay. She is a counseling psychologist who teaches Counseling & , Multicultural Counseling & Mental Health, Psychology & Culture, and an interdisciplinary capstone course on “Madness.” Most relevant to her presentation today is that she provided career guidance or counseling at university counseling centers from the beginning of her master’s program onward. She has also taught classes and published or presented research on career development and student advising. Summary: “What can I do with a Psychology major?” That’s a question we probably all face regularly, and this session will provide both answers and resources you can share with students. You will learn more about what psychology majors can do with undergraduate and graduate degrees, and although we will discuss common favorites such as clinical careers, you may be surprised by just how many options exist. I hope you leave today feeling empowered to help students understand the applicability of psychology in the workplace.

______Beyond Content: Should We Teach Students HOW to Learn? (Regan A.R. Gurung, UW-Green Bay)

Bio: Dr. Gurung was born and raised in Bombay, India. He received B.A. in psychology at Carleton College and masters and Ph.D. in social and personality psychology at the University of Washington. Teaches various courses in Health Psychology, Research Methods, and Culture Development and Heath. He is a dedicated teacher with strong interests in research, enhancing student learning, and faculty development.

Summary: Every year millions of Americans resolve to change their habits and live healthier lives. A large body of psychological research helps us understand why behavior change is difficult but teachers have not fully capitalized on that research to change student study behaviors. Just as fitness trainers provide the necessary motivation and skills to get people to improve health at the gym, teachers can similarly be learning trainers for students. In this talk I shall review the literature on habit change from health, social, and cognitive psychology, and translate it for use in the classroom. I shall highlight key individual differences that can impede habit change, and outline pragmatic steps to get students to improve study more effectively. If we can get our students to change their study habits, we can truly cultivate learning.

______Breaking Down the DSM-5 (Ryan Martin, UW-Green Bay) Bio: Dr. Ryan Martin is a professor and chair of the psychology program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He teaches courses in emotion, anger and violence, and psychopathology. He is also an anger researcher whose work has been featured in , Washington Post and National Public Radio. Summary: After much discussion and controversy, the American Psychiatric Association launched the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM- 5, in May of 2013. Three years later, there is still some question amongst teachers about how different it really is and what the major changes were. This session will break down some of the significant changes that came with the DSM-5, as well as a discussion of the DSM’s history and what expected changes didn’t actually happen.

______The Great Myths of Everyday Psychology: Implications for Teaching (Scott Lilienfeld, ) Bio: Scott O. Lilienfeld is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology at Emory University in , Georgia (USA). He received his bachelor’s degree from in 1982 and his Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from the in 1990. Dr. Lilienfeld is Editor of Clinical Psychological Science, Associate Editor of the Archives of Scientific Psychology, and President-Elect of the Society for a Science of . He is also an the editorial boards of the magazines , The Skeptic, and Mind. Dr. Lilienfeld has published over 350 manuscripts on personality disorders, dissociative disorders, psychiatric classification, in psychology, and evidence-based practices in clinical psychology. His 2010 book, co-authored with several colleagues,“50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology,” examines a host of widespread misunderstandings regarding human behavior. In 1998, Dr. Lilienfeld received the David Shakow Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Clinical Psychology from APA Division 12, and in 2012 he received the James McKeen Cattell Award for Career Contributions to Applied Psychological Science from APS.

______The Brain in the Classroom: Using a neuroscience approach to understanding psychology (Jason Cowell, UW-Green Bay) Bio: Dr. Cowell is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay. He teaches courses in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognition, and has previously taught Social and Affective Neuroscience and Clinical Neuroscience. His research focuses on the neural development of empathy, morality, , and prosocial behavior in children, adolescents, and adults. Summary: Every day, we see headlines in the media about a new finding regarding the brain region responsible for some given behavior, or the biological “cause” of our personality, our political affiliations, even our beliefs in higher powers. But how should we make sense of neuroscience research? The integration of neuroscience into the field of psychology and even our daily lives can be overwhelming. This talk will include a discussion of the broad field of neuroscience, some novel ways to help students understand and interact with the field, and will highlight the advantages (and disadvantages) of this burgeoning combination of biology and psychology.

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Interdisciplinary Research Project - for AP classes (Terry Wick, Kevin Martin, Christine Dubnicka, and Jeff Martin, Hartford Union High School)

Bios:

Terry Wick - Terry has been teaching for 25 years, 14 at Hartford Union High School. All 14 years at HUHS he has been teaching AP Psych. This year Terry and AP Bio teacher, Kevin Martin, will be team teaching AP Biology and AP Psychology in a block setting.

Kevin Martin - Kevin has been teaching for 17 years at Hartford Union High school and teaching AP Biology for 15 years. Kevin now focuses many of his classes on collaborating across disciplines. This year Kevin and AP Psych teacher, Terry Wick, will be team teaching AP Biology and AP Psychology in a block setting.

Christine Dubnicka - Christine is entering her 15th year teaching Math at Hartford Union High School after 12 years in business management for a Milwaukee insurance company. Christine has taught AP Statistics for the past 9 years and has been an AP Reader for the past two summers. She enjoys having her students experience statistics in action throughout the interdisciplinary research project.

Jeff Martin - Jeff has been teaching for 16 years at Hartford Union High School. He has taught AP Psychology for three years. The 2015-16 school year was the first time that Jeff’s classes participated in the interdisciplinary research project and he is looking forward to altering the project slightly on an annual basis in order to meet the changing needs of his students.

Summary: Presenters will discuss the development and implementation of an interdisciplinary research project that includes AP Psychology, AP Biology and AP Statistics. Topics that will be discussed include brainstorming, literature reviews, experimentation, statistical analysis of the data, as well as sharing their findings to other groups in class and a community presentation. In the last five years, this project has grown from a single section of AP Psych and AP Bio to four periods of the day combining AP Psych, AP Bio and AP Stats with four collaborating teachers. Resources will be shared to adopt and implement this in your school.

______Unpacking Research Methods: Strategies, Articles and Activities to Make the Mundane Marvelous! (Amy Ramponi, Kimberly High School, and Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges, UW- Green Bay)

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Dr. Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges is a Professor of Psychology and Human Development at UW-Green Bay. Her research interests involve individuals’ interpretation of sense of community, student engagement, scholarship of teaching and learning, and assessment of undergraduate psychology learning outcomes. She has taught research methods and statistics with an SPSS lab component for over 20 years. Throughout her career, she has emphasized teaching and writing about data analysis in clear and accessible ways

Amy Ramponi has been teaching Psychology and AP Psychology for 13 years, 9 at Kimberly High School in Kimberly, WI. She has been an AP Reader for 8 years, coordinated and co-coordinated various local conferences and is the organizer of the "Greater Fox Valley AP Psychology Review Day" held each April. She has contributed questions to the iScore5 AP Psychology APP released in 2016. She served with the APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools as a Member-At-Large from 2013-2015 and was one of three recipients of the 2016 APA Charlie Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award. She resides in Appleton with her husband, Aaron, her dog, Eden, and her son, George. In her spare time she likes to nap.

Summary: This session will give you quick & engaging activities to spice up your Research Methods and Stats unit. We guarantee you'll leave with 10 new ideas or activities or ideas to implement in your class TOMORROW!

______Update on the HS Summit on Psychology (Daria Schaffield, Prospect High School)

Bio: Daria Schaffield has taught AP Psychology, Psychology 1, and Psychology 2 at Prospect High School since the fall of 1996. During that time she has also coached both boys' and girls' volleyball. She has dedicated her tenure to creating innovative and powerful lessons for her students as well as nurturing several student teachers. In November 2004, Daria assumed leadership of the National Council of the Social Studies Psychology Community. NCSS Communities are groups of NCSS members formed around a similar interest, subject, or job area and are vehicles for NCSS members to discuss current topics, seek advice, share their knowledge and connect with other members with similar interests. The NCSS Psychology Community proudly advocates for psychological science at the national level. Daria, with the support of the NCSSPC Leadership Team, maintains a Facebook Page and Twitter for members and writes three best practice newsletters per year. Each year at NCSS she presents, holds a business meeting and Community Showcase, hosts a speaker of interest to psychology teachers, reviews and plans the psychology sessions schedule, and hosts a psychology teacher reception with TOPSS and Worth Publishers. Besides her love of psychological science, her passions include her 4 year old son Logan, traveling, and Aerosmith!

Summary: During this session, participants will learn about the upcoming American Psychological Association Summit for High School Psychology Education. Participants will learn why we need to have the Summit, what we hope to accomplish, and how to apply to be a part of this ground breaking opportunity in Ogden Utah.