I introduced myself in a separate post, but I also want to share a bit about my teaching to help you get to know me a bit better. I am a natural extravert, so I have always been drawn to big lecture classes. When I started teaching, one of my favorite classes was General Psychology […]
I teach at Muhlenberg College – a small liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. My teaching is distinctly student centered. In practice, this means that I work hard to develop strong and individualized relationships with all of my students. My relationship with any student is also situated within a community, which means my teaching is also community-centered. […]
When I introduced myself to you, I talked about the fact that one of the primarily ways I identify myself in professional contexts is as a teacher. I work at one of the rare public liberal arts colleges (the University of Mary Washington, in Virginia), and this is the type of job I always wanted […]
I spend a lot of time across most of my classes saying some variation of “all people have biases” to my students. I also know how important it is to consider positionality (and engage in reflexivity. Given that, I want to introduce myself to you so you can gain some insight into who I am […]
Here are some aspects of my identity that will help you understand my positionality. Of course, identity shifts all the time, but these aspects feel core to my worldviews. They guide my approach to teaching, scholarship, and activism. I am a white, cisgender, able-bodied woman who grew up and attended public schools in Philadelphia, PA. […]
Hello to all! This is the first time I have blogged, and I’m excited to get started and introduce myself. In our book, we talk about how our identities shape how we view the world and areas of our lives where we have had privilege and where we have struggled. As psychologists, our identities influence […]
