An advanced seminar sequence for graduate students critiquing the research methodologies and foundational theories of adult development, focusing on longitudinal designs, cohort effects, and theoretical synthesis.
An undergraduate psychology lesson centered on critiquing the Biopsychosocial Model of depression through video analysis and gap identification. Students categorize clinical findings and propose expanded educational content to address systemic and environmental complexities.
An advanced graduate seminar sequence exploring the social, political, and ideological forces that shape Western Art Music history. Students move from deconstructing 19th-century canon-building to proposing new, inclusive curricular frameworks.
This graduate-level sequence focuses on the design, implementation, and stress-testing of Emergency Action Plans (EAPs). Students explore logistics, legal compliance, and crisis leadership through fire safety, medical emergencies, active threat protocols, and a culminating multi-hazard tabletop simulation.
A comprehensive graduate-level exploration of federal anti-discrimination laws, focusing on Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and retaliation. Students analyze landmark cases, calculate disparate impact, and navigate the complexities of reasonable accommodation and workforce restructuring.
This graduate-level sequence explores the detection and analysis of micro-expressions and subtle affect. Students move from theoretical foundations of emotional leakage to high-fidelity real-time clinical simulations.
This advanced undergraduate sequence explores the neuromuscular mechanics of facial expressions using the Facial Action Coding System (FACS). Students learn to identify Action Units, distinguish between universal emotions, detect micro-expressions, and apply these skills to clinical social communication interventions.
This sequence engages undergraduate students in a critical examination of mental health literacy and the sociological mechanisms of stigma. Students will progress from theoretical frameworks to practical application, culminating in the design of a targeted educational intervention for their community.
This sequence provides a rigorous introduction to operant conditioning for undergraduate students, focusing on the technical application of positive reinforcement. It covers the Three-Term Contingency, discrimination between consequences, operational definitions, motivational operations, and theoretical critiques.
This sequence equips graduate students with the skills to analyze economic data and translate it into persuasive policy briefs for arts advocacy, culminating in a simulated legislative hearing.
A clinical workshop sequence for undergraduate students focusing on the technical design of exposure hierarchies, SUDS ratings, and behavioral analysis for anxiety treatment.
A deep dive into colonial social history, focusing on the lives of marginalized populations, gender roles, and class conflict. Students analyze the 13 colonies through demographic data, primary sources, and material culture to understand the formation of social hierarchies.
This undergraduate-level sequence explores the evolution of political thought and legal structures within the thirteen colonies. It traces the transition from royal oversight to colonial self-governance, focusing on legal charters, representative institutions, and the foundations of political dissent.
A rigorous undergraduate sequence exploring the economic divergence of the British North American colonies. Students analyze the transition from servitude to slavery, the influence of religious ideology on market regulation, and the complexities of the Atlantic mercantilist system.
A comprehensive examination of US imperialism in the Pacific, focusing on the legal, political, and commercial motivations for expansion. This undergraduate sequence traces the shift from continental expansion to overseas empire, culminating in the Supreme Court's definition of "unincorporated" territories.