STP's 16th Annual Conference on Teaching (ACT)

Alexandra Rutherford - "Feminism and Gender in the Psychology Classroom: Why We Need Them Now More Than Ever" 

Dr. Rutherford is a professor of psychology at York University in Toronto. She earned her Ph.D. in the History & Theory of Psychology from York in 2001. She is a critical, feminist, historian of psychology and infuses feminism and gender issues throughout her teaching. She founded and directs the Psychology’s Feminist Voices oral history and digital archive project (www.feministvoices.com) and has collaborated with the Psychology’s Feminist Voices team to develop numerous multimedia teaching resources. Most recently, the team has produced a series of videos to show students how to apply the methods and concepts of gender-based analysis to psychology. She has an ongoing collaboration with the American Psychological Association’s Women’s Programs Office and the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology called “I Am Psyched! Inspiring Histories, Inspiring Lives: Women of Color in Psychology.” One objective of this project is to design and implement more gender and race-inclusive high school and college-level psychology curricula. In 2016, she received the Florence Denmark Distinguished Mentoring Award from the Association for Women in Psychology, and in 2009-10 she was a G. Stanley Hall Lecturer for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. She is the co-author of two history of psychology textbooks, Pioneers of Psychology, 5^th Edition with Raymond Fancher (New York: Norton, 2017), and A History of Modern Psychology in Context with Wade E. Pickren (New York: Wiley, 2010). She has published extensively on the history of feminist psychology and has given over 120 conference presentations including over 45 keynote and invited addresses from Boston to Belo Horizonte. 

Eric Landrum - "Affordances and Alignments: Continuing Challenges in Advising    Undergraduate Psychology Majors" 

R. Eric Landrum is a professor of psychology at Boise State University, having received his PhD in cognitive psychology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. His research interests center on the educational conditions that best facilitate student success as well as the use of SoTL strategies to advance the efforts of scientist-educators.  He has over 400 professional presentations at conferences and published over 25 books/book chapters, and has published over 75 professional articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. He has worked with over 300 undergraduate research assistants and taught over 13,000 students in 24 years at Boise State.  During Summer 2008, he led an American Psychological Association (APA) working group at the National Conference for Undergraduate Education in Psychology studying the desired results of an undergraduate psychology education.  During the October 2014 Educational Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, Eric was presented with a Presidential Citation from then APA President Nadine Kaslow for his outstanding contributions to the teaching of psychology.  During 2014 Eric served as President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP); for 2016-2017 he served as President of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA); and Eric is currently President of Psi Chi, the International Honorary Society in Psychology.

Ken Keith - "Saving the Soul of Psychology: Why Teachers Matter" 

Ken Keith is professor emeritus of psychological sciences at the University of San Diego, where he has taught courses in introductory psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and research methods. He is editor of the Cambridge University Press series Elements of Psychology & Culture, and author or editor of more than 160 scientific and professional publications on cross-cultural psychology, quality of life, intellectual disability, and the teaching of psychology. He has been advisor to numerous prize-winning undergraduate student publications and presentations, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Western Psychological Association, and recipient of numerous teaching awards.

Keith’s books include The Worth Expert Guide to Scientific Literacy (with Barney Beins); Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality of Life (with Bob Schalock); the Student Handbook to Psychology: History, Perspectives, and Applications; Cross-Cultural Psychology: Contemporary Themes & Perspectives; Intellectual Disability: Ethics, Dehumanization, & a New Moral Community (with Heather Keith); The Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology; and Cross-Cultural Quality of Life: Enhancing the Lives of People with Intellectual Disability (with Bob Schalock). His forthcoming books include Culture Across the Curriculum: A Psychology Teacher’s Handbook, and Lives & Legacies of People with Intellectual Disability (with Heather Keith).

Proposal submission for ACT 2017 is now closed 

Proposals fall under one of three categories:

1. "Live from San Antonio" session (single author, 5 minute demonstration of a technique)

2. Poster

3. Symposium (20-minute or 45-minute, or you can opt to indicate you would be willing to do either)

Registration Information 

*Nonmembers who register for the conference can opt to receive a FREE membership to the Society for the Teaching of Psychology during the registration process.

**Registration for the Writing Workshop is only available to those who have been accepted into the program. Writing Workshop participants do not need to register separately for the conference; that is, they should register once at the $150 rate. Writing Workshop participants who qualify for a reduced rate should register at the reduced rate. 

Register here

To pay by check, please complete the online registration form (just stop when you get to the payment screen). Then, mail a check (payable to APA Division 2/STP) to David Kreiner, STP Treasurer, Department of Psychological Science, Loving 1111, PO Box 800, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO 64093.

If you need to cancel your registration, please send an email to jdtroisi@sewanee.edu. A full refund will be issued if notice of cancellation is received by 9/30/17. 

Location, Hotel, and Travel Information 

The conference will be held at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio, located at 205 E. Houston Street in San Antonio. 

Click here to get the discounted conference room rate at the Sheraton

This year’s conference has been moved down to the Lone Star State, near San Antonio’s iconic Riverwalk. The Riverwalk is located 8 mile south of the San Antonio International Airport and hosts some of the most historic buildings in Texas, including the Alamo. There are dozens of shops, museums, and restaurants within walking distance of the conference hotel and we will give you time to enjoy them. For more information, check out this San Antonio Riverwalk brochure created by the San Antonio River Authority (PDF Brochure). For a more extensive guide to the Riverwalk, visit The Riverwalk Guide. 

Directions to the Conference Hotel:

By plane: From the San Antonio International Airport, there are many ground transportation options. If you will be staying downtown, you can also take the VIA Metropolitan Transit bus to downtown San Antonio. The bus stops downtown on St. Mary's street between Travis and Houston (right in front of the hotel). There are also various Taxi options including, AAA Taxi (210-434-4444), National Cab (210-599-9999), and Yellow Cab (210-222-2222). Lyft and Uber are alive and well in San Antonio, and run about 10$-20$ from the Airport to hotel.

By Car: It's about a 15 min drive from the San Antonio International Airport to the conference center (Directions). Alternatively, the Sheraton Gunter Hotel offers driving directions on their website from a variety of locations. 

Note: GPS users, the parking garage is located at 311 North St. Mary's Street.

QUESTIONS?

Please email the conference director, Jordan Troisi, at jdtroisi@sewanee.edu.