by Jessica Brodsky and Amy Maslowski

We have a lot of exciting updates from the GSTA to share with you this month. The second volume of our e-book series How We Teach Now is now available, and we also have some leadership changes. More information below!

New! Volume 2 of GSTA E-Book Series

We are excited to announce that the second volume of the GSTA’s e-book series, How We Teach Now, is now available on the STP website! This volume, titled How We Teach Now: The GSTA Guide to Transformative Teaching, offers evidence-based advice on transformative teaching practices and provides a handy reference for graduate students embarking on their teaching careers. The 34 chapters, authored by graduate students and expert teachers, emphasize the importance of getting to know your students, creating inclusive learning environments, designing instruction with learning objectives in mind, promoting active learning and community engagement, engaging students in authentic research and scientific inquiry, and fostering professional development, oral communication, and writing skills. We are deeply grateful to the contributing authors for taking the time to share their insights and experiences as part of this e-book!

You can download and read the new volume and the first volume for free on the STP website.

Leadership Changes in the GSTA

Starting in June 2020, Jessica Brodsky and Amy Maslowski will take over as the Chair and Deputy Chair of the GSTA. We thank Elizabeth Che for her great leadership and efforts as the former Chair of the GSTA! We are also excited to introduce Laura Simon as the newest member of the GSTA Steering Committee.

Jessica Brodsky, GSTA Chair

Jessica Brodsky is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology Program at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Her research interests include media literacy assessment and instruction, and development of online resources for teaching students how to read scientific texts. She teaches Experimental Psychology at Hunter College.

Amy Maslowski, GSTA Deputy Chair

Amy Maslowski is a Counseling Psychology doctoral student at the University of North Dakota. She received her master’s degree in Clinical-Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota Duluth. Amy has undergraduate instructor and graduate and undergraduate GTA experiences. She is involved in SoTL research and published and presented in ToP outlets.

Laura Simon, GSTA Steering Committee Member

Laura T. Simon is a Developmental Psychology Ph.D. student at the Ohio State University where she completed her M.A. in Intellectual and Developmental Disability Psychology. Laura has proudly taught Introduction to Psychology at Ohio State for over 3 years. Her primary research interest is anxiety in autism spectrum disorder.

GSTA Steering Committee

Jessica Brodsky (Chair), The Graduate Center, CUNY

Adam Green, Southern Illinois University

Amy Maslowski (Deputy Chair), University of North Dakota

Laura Simon, Ohio State University

Terrill Taylor, University of North Dakota

Maaly Younis, University of Northern Colorado