Project Syllabus is a peer-reviewed repository of syllabi that meet evidence-based best practices for syllabus design. The goal of Project Syllabus is to make these syllabi accessible to all Psychology instructors, supporting student learning and engagement. Ideally, the Project Syllabus will be helpful to instructors at every stage of their career, from the first course preparation to revisions and revitalization of existing content. 

The syllabi posted here have been reviewed by faculty volunteers serving on the Project Syllabus team. We make no claim that any of these syllabi are perfect — syllabus design and construction is an evolving science. Project Syllabus reviewers use a rubric to evaluate each submission. As a compilation of model syllabi, Project Syllabus utilizes a publication process similar to that of an academic  journal. Upon receipt of a syllabus Editor sends the syllabus out to two reviewers. Using the empirically based rubric (provided below), each reviewer scores the rubric and sends the completed rubric, along with any feedback, to the Editor, who then sends the anonymously completed rubrics and feedback to the submitter. The most frequent outcome is to request that the submitter "revise and resubmit" based on the reviewers' completed rubrics and related feedback.

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Within each topic area, syllabi are ordered with the most recent addition first.

Call for Submissions of Exemplary Syllabi for the Pedagogical Use of Technology

The Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology invites submissions of syllabi of psychology courses that meet best practices for syllabus design. Syllabi will be evaluated using the following categories:

1. Teaching methods and student engagement
2. Learner support and resources
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How to Submit: Submit your syllabi for review by the Project Syllabus Team though the Open Journal System page for Project syllabus here: https://ojs.teachpsych.org/index.php/ps/about/submissions.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Eleni Pinnow, Editor, Project Syllabus. Prior to submitting, please evaluate your syllabus based on the Project Syllabus rubric. 

Syllabi Categories

To view an archive of syllabi prior to 2017, visit here.

Sections

Abnormal    Return to Index

Abnormal Psychology (2023)

Author: Jeanne Slattery
Affiliation: Pennsylvania Western University

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Advanced Psychopathology (2017)

Author: Cynthia Turk
Affiliation: Washburn University

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Adult Psychopathology (2017)

Author: Rachael Reavis
Affiliation: Earlham College

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Addiction    Return to Index

Psychology of Addiction (2024)

Author: Hypatia Bolívar
Affiliation: University of Illinois - Springfield

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Adjustment    Return to Index

Loss, Grief, and Mourning (2019)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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Best Practices    Return to Index

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Capstone    Return to Index

Capstone in Psychology: Executive Function in Children’s Learning and Development (2021)

Author: Isabelle Chang
Affiliation: Temple University

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Psychology in the Public Interest (2018)

Author: Michael Stevenson
Affiliation: University of Southern Maine

Careers    Return to Index

Applications and Careers in Psychology (2019)

Author: Meghan Norris
Affiliation: Queens University

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Careers in Psychology (2017)

Author: Megan A. Smith
Affiliation: Rhode Island College

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Clinical    Return to Index

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Cognitive    Return to Index

Learning, Memory, and Cognition (2023)

Author: Brittney Bishop-Chrzanowski
Affiliation: University of Missouri

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Learning and Memory (2023)

Author: Jessica LaPaglia
Affiliation: Morningside University

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Cognitive Psychology (2023)

Author: Jennifer McCabe
Affiliation: Goucher College

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Cognitive Psychology (2019)

Author: Brenda Yang
Affiliation: Elon University

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Cognitive Psychology (2019)

Author: Angel Munoz
Affiliation: Earlham College

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Community Psych    Return to Index

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Culture    Return to Index

Cross Cultural Psychology (2025)

Author: Melanie MacEacheron
Affiliation: Arizona State University

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Psychology of Culture (2023)

Author: Jill Norvilitis
Affiliation: Buffalo State University

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International Psychology (2023)

Author: Arlette Ngoubene Atioky
Affiliation: Goucher College

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Multicultural Psychology (2021)

Author: Kentina Smith
Affiliation: Anne Arundel Community College

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Cross Cultural Psychology (2018)

Author: Judy Orton Grissette
Affiliation: Georgia Southwestern State University - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional gran

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Multicultural Awareness (2017)

Author: Randi Shedlosky-Shoemaker
Affiliation: York College of Pennsylvania

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Cultural Psychology: Black Psychology (2017)

Author: Nyasha Grayman-Simpson
Affiliation: Goucher College

Developmental    Return to Index

Developmental Psychology (MA) (2025)

Author: Chana Etengoff
Affiliation: Adelphi University

Early Adversity and Reslience (2023)

Author: Chelsea Robertson
Affiliation: West Liberty University

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Developmental Psychology (2023)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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Capstone in Psychology: Executive Function in Children’s Learning and Development (2021)

Author: Isabelle Chang
Affiliation: Temple University

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Developmental Psychology/Lifespan Psychology (2017)

Author: Mary Shelton
Affiliation: Tennessee State University - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional grant

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Diversity    Return to Index

Human Diversity and Cultural Awareness (2024)

Author: David Jull-Patterson

Affiliation: California Northstate University

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Educational Psychology    Return to Index

Research Methods and Program Assessment in School Psychology (2017)

Author: Christine Neddenriep
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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Consultation and Prevention (2017)

Author: Christine Neddenriep
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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Ethics    Return to Index

Standards and Ethics (2024)

Author: David Jull-Patterson

Affiliation: California Northstate University

Ethics and Professional Issues (2017)

Author: Mitch Handelsman
Affiliation: University of Colorado at Denver

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Field Placement    Return to Index

Supervised Research/Field Work (2018)

Author: Erin Hardin
Affiliation: University of Tennessee Knoxville

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Supervised Field Experience (2017)

Author: Jeanne Slattery
Affiliation: Clarion University

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Graduate Courses    Return to Index

Developmental Psychology (MA) (2025)

Author: Chana Etengoff
Affiliation: Adelphi University

Psychology of Culture (2025)

Author: Melanie MacEacheron
Affiliation: Arizona State University

Standards and Ethics (2024)

Author: David Jull-Patterson

Affiliation: California Northstate University

Human Diversity and Cultural Awareness (2024)

Author: David Jull-Patterson

Affiliation: California Northstate University

Developmental Psychology (2023)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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History and Systems (2023)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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Work Motivation (2022)

Author: Jessica Sim
Affiliation: Elmhurst University

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Social and Cultural Foundations of Behavior (2022)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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Interventions: Groups (2022)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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History of Psychology (2021)

Author: Klaus Cavalhieri
Affiliation: University of North Dakota

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Research Methods (2020)

Author: Kate Jansen
Affiliation: Midwestern University

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Social Justice (2020)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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Loss, Grief, and Mourning (2020)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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Assessment I and lab (2019)

Author: Natalie Starling
Affiliation: Southern Connecticut State University

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Advanced Research Methods (2019)

Author: Natalie Starling
Affiliation: Southern Connecticut State University

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Clinical Psychopharmacology (2018)

Author: Amy Wachholtz
Affiliation: University of Colorado, Denver - This syllabus is part of a collaboration with the Society for Behavioral Medicine.

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Research Methods and Program Assessment in School Psychology (2017)

Author: Christine Neddenriep
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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Advanced Psychopathology (2017)

Author: Cynthia Turk
Affiliation: Washburn University

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Consultation and Prevention (2017)

Author: Christine Neddenriep
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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Teaching Skills Workshop (2017)

Author: Mitch Handelsman
Affiliation: University of Colorado at Denver

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Ethics and Professional Issues (2017)

Author: Mitch Handelsman
Affiliation: University of Colorado at Denver

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Health    Return to Index

Close Relationships and Health Across the Lifespan (2019)

Author: Will Johnson
Affiliation: Widener University

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Health Psychology (2017)

Author: Amy Wachholtz
Affiliation: University of Colorado, Denver - This syllabus is part of a collaboration with the Society for Behavioral Medicine.

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History    Return to Index

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History and Systems (2023)

Author: David Jull-Patterson
Affiliation: California Northstate University

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History of Psychology (2021)

Author: Klaus Cavalhieri
Affiliation: University of North Dakota

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History of Psychology (2020)

Author: Zhipeng Gao
Affiliation: Simon Fraser University

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Human Sexuality    Return to Index

Human Sexuality (2022)

Author: Jill Swirsky/Edward Waddell
Affiliation: Holy Family University

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Human Sexuality (2021)

Author: Xiaomeng (Mona) Xu
Affiliation: Idaho State University

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Human Sexuality (2018)

Author: Michael Stevenson
Affiliation: University of Southern Maine

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Human Sexuality (2016)

Author: Margaret Thomas
Affiliation: Earlham College

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Human Sexuality (2016)

Author: David Frederick
Affiliation: Chapman University

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Gender Identity (2006)

Author: Ruth Ault
Affiliation: Davidson College

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Industrial Organizational    Return to Index

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International Syllabi    Return to Index

Cross Cultural Psychology (2018)

Author: Judy Orton Grissette
Affiliation: Georgia Southwestern State University - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional gran

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Developmental Psychology/Lifespan Psychology (2017)

Author: Mary Shelton
Affiliation: Tennessee State University - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional grant

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Introductory Psychology (2017)

Author: Ashley Waggoner Denton
Affiliation: University of Toronto - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional grant

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Psychology in an International Context (2017)

Author: Kelley Haynes-Mendez
Affiliation: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional grant

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Fundamentals of Rehabilitation (2017)

Author: Elias Mpofu
Affiliation: University of Sydney - Cumberland - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional grant

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International Service in Psychology (2017)

Author: Erin Mueller
Affiliation: Concordia University - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional grant

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Introductory Psychology    Return to Index

General Psychology (2024)

Author: Chana Etengoff
Affiliation: Adelphi University

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Introduction to Psychology (2022)

Author: Jill Swirsky
Affiliation: Holy Family University

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Introduction to Psychology - asynchronous online course (2022)

Author: Jennifer McCabe
Affiliation: Goucher College

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Introduction to Psychology - honors (2018)

Author: John Ranney
Affiliation: Gannon University

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Introduction to Psychology (2018)

Author: Leslie Bernsten
Affiliation: Occidental College

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General Psychology (2018)

Author: Sue Frantz
Affiliation: Highline College

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Introductory Psychology (2017)

Author: Ashley Waggoner Denton
Affiliation: University of Toronto - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR interdivisional grant

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Language    Return to Index

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Learning    Return to Index

Learning (with Shelter Cats) (2025)

Author: Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg

Affiliation: St. Francis University

Learning, Memory, and Cognition (2023)

Author: Brittney Bishop-Chrzanowski
Affiliation: University of Missouri

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Learning and Memory (2023)

Author: Jessica LaPaglia
Affiliation: Morningside University

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Motivation    Return to Index

Motivation (2018)

Author: Angel Muñoz
Affiliation: Earlham College

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Online Courses    Return to Index

Introduction to Psychology - asynchronous online course (2022)

Author: Jennifer McCabe

Affiliation: Goucher College

General Psychology (2024)

Author: Chana Etengoff
Affiliation: Adelphi University

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Psychology in the Public Interest (2018)

Author: Michael Stevenson
Affiliation: University of Southern Maine

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General Psychology (2018)

Author: Sue Frantz
Affiliation: Highline College

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Peace    Return to Index

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Personality    Return to Index

Theories of Personality (2021)

Author: Tom Pusateri
Affiliation: Kennesaw State

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Physiological    Return to Index

Neuropsychology of Religious Experience (2023)

Author: Amy S. Hunter
Affiliation: Seton Hall University

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Educational Neuroscience (2022)

Author: Gillian Starkey
Affiliation: Goucher College

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Behavioral Neuroscience (2021)

Author: Eleni Pinnow
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin – Superior

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Introduction to Neuroscience/Biological Psychology (2019)

Author: Kaveri Rajaraman Indira (Bittu)
Affiliation: Ashoka University - This syllabus is part of the international expansion of Project Syllabus developed by APA Divisions 1, 2, 52; supported by a CODAPAR divisional grant.

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Clinical Psychopharmacology (2018)

Author: Amy Wachholtz
Affiliation: University of Colorado, Denver - This syllabus is part of a collaboration with the Society for Behavioral Medicine.

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Psychology and Law    Return to Index

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Research Methods    Return to Index

Research Methods (2023)

Author: Jeanne Slattery
Affiliation: Pennsylvania Western University

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Research Methods/Critical Thinking (2023)

Author: Isabelle Chang
Affiliation: Temple University

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Research Methods (2022)

Author: Marianne Lloyd
Affiliation: Seton Hall University

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Research Methods (2020)

Author: Kate Jansen
Affiliation: Midwestern University

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Advanced Research Methods (2019)

Author: Natalie Starling
Affiliation: Southern Connecticut State University

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Research Methods and Program Assessment in School Psychology (2017)

Author: Christine Neddenriep
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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Research Methods - 1 of 2 semesters (2017)

Author: Marianne Fallon
Affiliation: Central Connecticut State University

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Research Methods - 2 of 2 semesters (2017)

Author: Marianne Fallon
Affiliation: Central Connecticut State University

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Qualitative Research Methods (2017)

Author: Nyasha Grayman-Simpson
Affiliation: Goucher College

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Research Methods (2021) (Includes pandemic teaching methods)

Author: Barney Beins
Affiliation: Ithaca College

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Sensation    Return to Index

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Social    Return to Index

Traveling the Multiverse (2024)

Authors: Mona Xu and Colin Johnson
Affiliation: Idaho State University

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Social Cognition (2024)

Author: Kelly Danaher
Affiliation: University of Iowa

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Social Psychology (2023)

Author: Stephanie Afful
Affiliation: Lindenwood University

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Close Relationships and Health Across the Lifespan (2019)

Author: Will Johnson
Affiliation: Widener University

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Psychology of Privilege (2019)

Author: Judith Pena-Shaff
Affiliation: Ithaca College

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Special Topics    Return to Index

Traveling the Multiverse (2024)

Authors: Mona Xu and Colin Johnson
Affiliation: Idaho State University

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Psychology of Sexual and Gender-Based Violance (2024)

Author: Natasha Bharj
Affiliation: Ithaca College

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Social Cognition (2024)

Author: Kelly Danaher
Affiliation: University of Iowa

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Early Adversity and Reslience (2023)

Author: Chelsea Robertson
Affiliation: West Liberty University

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Neuropsychology of Religious Experience (2023)

Author: Amy S. Hunter
Affiliation: Seton Hall University

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Nature and Nurture (2023)

Author: Joshua Rottmany
Affiliation: Franklin and Marshall College

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Morality, Motivation, & the Multiverse: The Making of a Super Hero (2023)

Author: Jill Swirsky and Patrick Casey
Affiliation: Holy Family University

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Psychology of Musical Theater (2022)

Author: Jill M. Swirsky
Affiliation: Holy Family University

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The Good Place (honors course) (2021)

Authors: Xiaomeng (Mona) Xu and Ching-E (Nobel) Ang
Affiliation: Idaho State University

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Capstone in Psychology: Executive Function in Children’s Learning and Development (2021)

Author: Isabelle Chang
Affiliation: Temple University

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Reading and Writing for Psychology (2021)

Author: Eleni Pinnow
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Superior

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Close Relationships and Health Across the Lifespan (2019)

Author: Will Johnson
Affiliation: Widener University

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Psychology in the Public Interest (2018)

Author: Michael Stevenson
Affiliation: University of Southern Maine

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Positive Psychology (2018)

Author: Jessica Hartnett
Affiliation: Gannon University

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Disaster Psychology (2018)

Author: April Haberyan
Affiliation: Park University

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Media Psychology (2018)

Author: Kara Sage
Affiliation: College of Idaho

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Statistics    Return to Index

Statistical Methods for Psychology (2022)

Author: Timothy Williamson
Affiliation: Loyola Marymount University

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Statistics for Psychology (2021)

Author: Isabelle Chang
Affiliation: Temple University

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Research & Analysis I (2019)

Author: Virginia Wickline
Affiliation: Georgia Southern University

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Teaching    Return to Index

Teaching Skills Workshop (2017)

Author: Mitch Handelsman
Affiliation: University of Colorado at Denver

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Tests    Return to Index

Assessment I and lab (2019)

Author: Natalie Starling
Affiliation: Southern Connecticut State University

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Women and Gender    Return to Index

Psychology of Sexual and Gender-Based Violance (2024)

Author: Natasha Bharj
Affiliation: Ithaca College

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