Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour awarded grant from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, is the principal investigator for a $2,000 Society for the Teaching of Psychology Partnership Grant from Division 2 of the American Psychological Association to develop a series of workshops aimed at advancing the application of the science of learning. 

The workshops, which will be organized in partnership with Dr. Victor Benassi of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of New Hampshire, will help raise awareness of pedagogical research and its various applications in classroom and online education settings. Planning for the workshops is underway and once scheduled, details will be made available to UNE faculty.

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