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Shelly

Bachelors, Psychology
San Francisco State University, Colorado State University-Fort Collins

About Me

Originally from California, I spent much of my academic career there, earning my B.A. in Psychology at San Francisco State University and starting graduate studies in Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience focus) at Sacramento State University. Since moving to Fort Collins, Colorado in 2011, I have obtained an M.S. at Colorado State University with the focus of my studies and research being Cognitive Psychology. I have taught small labs and lecture courses at CSU for the past four years as a grad student, where the main skill objectives for the classes were: writing APA style, psychology concepts, designing and conducting research, and analyzing research using statistics. I have also had opportunities to teach high school students during a few different summer programs, teaching such topics as Sleep and Dreaming, and The Brain. I enjoy mentoring students as well and have had many discussions with undergraduate research assistants about preparing and applying for grad school, GREs, writing personal statements, etc. Outside of academia, I love to get outdoors, either hiking and climbing in the summer, or snowboarding in the winter. Thank you! I look forward to meeting and getting to know you and helping you through your studies to get you to your academic goals!

Education & Certifications

San Francisco State University
Bachelors, Psychology
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Masters, Cognitive Psychology

Q&A with Shelly

Overall, good teaching consists of leaving students with more knowledge, more insight, and more tools to take on their future goals. Three main objectives are vital in carrying out this task. First, it is important to challenge the students to think critically and develop higher-order teaching skills that will allow them to see the world in new ways. Second, I believe it is important to help students learn not only the concepts of the topic at hand, but how to apply those concepts to real world situations and how those concepts apply to them in their everyday lives. Finally, it is important to help students foster an interest in the topic, an interest in learning in general, and a personal responsibility for their learning and their work.

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