Published Pieces
How Not to Handle Student Failure
The firing of an NYU professor prompts one of his former students to reflect on her own teaching practices.
The Occasionally Sinister Subtext of Viewpoint Diversity™️
I’m the latest college professor to be targeted for speaking out against bigotry. Here’s what I’ve learned.
The Science of Victim-Blaming
How can we effectively begin to convince people that victim blaming is wrong? One answer may lie in understanding why they might victim-blame in the first place.
Intro Psych Q&A Series
The Novice Professor has teamed up with several wonderful guest posters. In our second installment, Leslie Berntsen discusses her take on Intro to Psych at University of Southern California.
Ableism and Assistive Technology
Harmful tropes can lead to misguided assumptions when designing devices for people with disabilities.
Study Summaries