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Jane S. Halonen is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida, where she insists on teaching introductory psychology each fall. She was employed in various roles at Alverno College for 17 years and also served for 5 years as the Director of the School of Psychology at James Madison University. Past president of both the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and the Council for the Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology, Jane has been an avid supporter of teaching conferences in the discipline. Her scholarship includes work on critical thinking, assessment, and faculty development. She won the American Psychological Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award in 2000 and was named an “Eminent Woman in Psychology” in 2002. She coordinates the international Improving University Teaching conference and also serves as Chief Reader for the Psychology Advanced Placement exam.

Jessica G. Irons is a new assistant professor of psychology at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She earned her BA and MS degrees from Augusta State University where she worked with Dr. Stephen H. Hobbs. She earned her PhD from Auburn University in 2007 where she worked with Dr. Christopher J. Correia studying the interactions of drugs and behavior. Jessica also worked with Dr. Bill Buskist to pursue her research interests in the scholarship of teaching. She has taught introductory psychology, research methods, and drugs and behavior. She earned recognition for her teaching efforts departmentally and campus-wide while at Auburn and won the Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Excellence Award in 2007.

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On following Your Bliss: An Interview with Jane S. Halonen

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