2021 STP Presidential Task Forces

Susan A. Nolan, STP President (Seton Hall University)

Task Force on Integration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and International Initiatives Across STP: The task force will continue the work on DEI that 2020 President Amy Fineburg initiated. The task force will explore how to more fully integrate STP’s DEI and international initiatives in all we do, including membership, programming, awards, and resources. The task force will examine the structure of the organization, including whether there might be more explicit connections across the five Vice-Presidential areas or whether a new structure would help STP move away from the siloed nature of our current structure. The task force will use information from the newly implemented DEI assessments as well as any assessments that they implement. The task force also will offer suggestions to increase inclusion and equity, including with respect to internationalization, in all areas, including with respect to our membership, leadership, award/grant applicants, and invited speakers. For questions about this Task Force, please email: TF2021Diversity@teachpsych.org

Name	Affiliation
Arlen Garcia (Task Force Chair)	Miami Dade College
Alex Borgella	Fort Lewis College
Ellen Carpenter	Virginia Commonwealth University
Millie Cordaro	Texas State University
Lindsay Masland	Appalachian State University
Molly Metz	University of Toronto
Jerry Mize	George Mason University
Judith Pena-Shaff	Ithaca College
Manisha Sawhney	University of Mary
Jaclyn Siegel	University of Western Ontario
Gabrielle Smith	Texas Woman’s University
Maaly Younis	University of Northern Colorado
Ali Ziegler	University of Alaska Southeast
Liaisons from Diversity Committee
Dina Gohar	University of Michigan
Jennifer Lovell	California State University Monterey Bay
Teceta Tormala (Chair, STP Diversity Committee)	Palo Alto University

Task Force for Resources for “Pivot Teaching”: The task force will gather, solicit, and publicize resources for “pivot teaching” – e.g., changing modalities mid-semester, accommodating individual students whose situation has changed, integrating more flexibility into courses generally. The resources might include information on shifting to online, hybrid, or HyFlex modalities, for providing online resources for students in a face-to-face course, and for communicating with students in flexible, creative, and inclusive ways. The task force will prioritize top-notch, evidence-based, student-centered teaching and learning as modalities and other conditions shift. For questions about this Task Force, please email: tf2021pivotteaching@teachpsych.org  

Name	Affiliation
Jenel Cavazos (Task Force Chair)	University of Oklahoma
Bob DuBois	University of Tennessee
Jameice DeCoster	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Morton Ann Gernsbacher	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chris Hakala	Springfield College
Kelli Johnson	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Alison Melley	George Mason University
Richard Niolon	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Larry (Lawrence) Rudiger	University of Vermont
Wendy Schiff	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Inga Schowengerdt	Boston University
Asani Seawell	Pacific University – Oregon

Task Force on Statistical Literacy, Reasoning, and Thinking: Guidelines 2.0: STP’s initial peer-reviewed statistical literacy guidelines were published on the STP website in 2014 (see below for links). Since then, there have been far-reaching changes in the ways in which statistics are taught, and the ways in which changes in best practices for research methodology have driven how statistical analyses are approached. The task force will create updated STP guidelines for statistical literacy, reasoning, and thinking to incorporate what we have learned from the open science movement, data ethics initiatives, and new analytical approaches. For questions about this task force, please email: TF2021Statistics@teachpsych.org

·       Statistical Literacy in the Introductory Psychology Course

·       Statistical Literacy in the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum

·       Statistical Literacy in Psychology: Resources, Activities, and Assessment Methods

Name	Affiliation
Jess Hartnett (Task Force Chair)	Gannon University
Erin Freeman (Chair, Psych Majors Subcommittee)	University of Oklahoma
Garth Neufeld (Chair, Intro to Psych Subcommittee)	Cascadia College
Samantha Estrada Aguilera	University of Texas at Tyler
Kelly Goedert	Seton Hall University
Bryan Karazsia	The College of Wooster
Karen Naufel	Georgia Southern University
Janet Peters	Washington State University
Vimal Rao	University of Minnesota
Alison Young Reusser	Houghton College
Viji Sathy	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Raymond Shaw	Merrimack College
Raechel Soicher	Oregon State University
Tamarah Smith	Gwynedd Mercy University
Jodie Ullman	California State University-San Bernardino
Amanda Woodward	University of California, Riverside