Curriculum Vita
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
PUBLICATIONS
**Graduate student co-authors
Conlon, K. E. (2023). Mate poaching: Strategies for. In Shackelford, T. K. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_1459-1
Conlon, K. E. (2019). Mate retention strategies of dominance-oriented and prestige-oriented romantic partners. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 5, 317-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-019-00189-x [pdf]
Ripley, K. R.**, Hance, M. A.**, Kerr, S. A.**, Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2018). Uninformed consent? The effect of participant characteristics and delivery format on informed consent. Ethics & Behavior, 28(7), 517-543. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2018.1456926 [pdf]
Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2017). Transparency for the public good: When feeling powerful does and does not affect willingness to sacrifice for the environment. The Journal of General Psychology, 144(3), 169-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2017.1299676 [pdf]
Case, C. R., Conlon, K. E., & Maner, J. K. (2015). Affiliation-seeking among the powerless: Lacking power increases social affiliative motivation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 45(3), 378-385. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2089 [pdf]
VanDyke, M., Pollard, C. A., Harper, J., & Conlon, K. E. (2015). Brief consultation to families of treatment refusers with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Does it impact family accommodation and quality of life? Psychology, 6, 1553-1561. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/psych.2015.612152 [pdf]
Conlon, K. E., Ehrlinger, J., Eibach, R. P., Crescioni, A. W., Alquist, J. L., Gerend, M. A., & Dutton, G. R. (2011). Eyes on the prize: The longitudinal benefits of goal focus on progress toward a weight loss goal. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47(4), 853-855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2011.02.005 [pdf]
Crescioni, A. W., Ehrlinger, J., Alquist, J. L., Conlon, K. E., Baumeister, R. F., Schatschneider, C., & Dutton, G. R. (2011). High trait self-control predicts positive health behaviors and success in weight loss. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 750-759. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310390247 [pdf]
Rose, P., & Conlon, K. E. (2009). Materialism: An evolutionary perspective. In F. Saito (Ed.), Consumer Behavior (pp. 185-196). Nova Science Publishers. [pdf]
Conlon, K. E., Strassle, C. G., Vinh, D., & Trout, G. (2008). Family management styles and ADHD: Utility and treatment implications. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(2), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840708315673 [pdf]
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
*Undergraduate student co-authors
**Graduate student co-authors
Conlon, K. E. (2024, March 29). The power to forgive? How the desire for power affects interpersonal forgiveness [Poster presentation]. Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Conlon, K. E. (2022, August 6). You stole my heart: The relationship among dominance, prestige, and mate poaching [Conference session]. American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Taylor, P.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2019). The star-spangled ban: Racial and political attitudes toward the NFL national anthem protests. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.
Conlon, K. E. (2018, April). The mating game: Mate retention strategies among dominant and prestige-oriented individuals. Talk presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, TX.
Dietert, M.*, Molina, M. C. R.*, Smith, J.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2017, April). Powerful and persistent? The effect of power and hierarchy stability on persistence. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
Pratt, A.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2016, April). Perceptions of parental competence in people with and without disabilities. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, TX.
Cloyd, M.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2016, April). Sense of power and mental illness stigma. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, TX.
Ratliff, S.*, Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2016, January). Being envied by others sweetens the experience of success. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2015, April). Transparency moderates the effect of power on willingness to sacrifice for the environment. Poster session presented at Stephen F. Austin State University's Bright Ideas Conference, Nacogdoches, TX.
Diamond, G.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2015, April). Submissiveness, forgiveness, and commitment in romantic relationships. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Kudera, K.**, Conlon, K. E., & Brewer, L. E. (2015, April). Lay beliefs about health and perceived vulnerability to disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Ripley, K.**, Hance, M. A.**, Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2015, April). Are you reading this? Informed consent, reading comprehension, and personality. Talk presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Conlon, K. E., Brewer, L. E., & Kudera, K.** (2015, April). The miracle cure: Belief in miraculous healing and perceived susceptibility to illness. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Parker, M.*, Pearson, M. D.*, Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2014, April). The effect of power on people's willingness to sacrifice for the environment. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Conlon, K. E., Maner, J. K., & Case, C. R. (2013, January). Lonely at the top? Power reduces social affiliative motivation. In M. Kuehn (Chair), The Social Side of Social Power. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Conlon, K. E., & Maner, J. K. (2011, January). When power encourages (and discourages) interpersonal connection. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Conlon, K. E., Ehrlinger, J., Crescioni, A. W., & Alquist, J. L. (2010, January). Unaccomplished goal actions and weight loss: A longitudinal study. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Ehrlinger, J., Conlon, K. E., Alquist, J. L., & Butler, J. L. (2009, November). The role of motivation in implicit theories: How beliefs in modifiability change in response to failure and success. In J. Sheppard (Chair), Managing Threat. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Fort Myers, FL.
Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2008, May). Neither liked nor admired: Ironic impressions of materialistic consumers. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Conlon, K. E. (2007, May). Conceptions of depression: The role of psychodiagnostic labels. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Project Support Minigrant ($1413), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant ($1750), Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2014-2015
Research Grants for Graduate Students ($500), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2007
RESEARCH AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
AD HOC JOURNAL REVIEWING
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Personality
Motivation Science
Personality and Individual Differences
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Stephen F. Austin State University (Total: 923 students)
Boise State University (Total: 1,409 students)
The College of Idaho
Florida State University (Total: 1,243 students)
Masters Theses Chaired
Masters Thesis Committees
TEACHING PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
*Undergraduate student co-authors
**Graduate student co-authors
Conlon, K. E. (2020, March 18). To infinity and beyond: Metacognition outside the classroom. Improve with Metacognition. https://www.improvewithmetacognition.com/metacognition-outside-the-classroom/
Conlon, K. E., & Brewer, L. E. (2018). Improving metacognition with pre- and post-exam reflection exercises. Teaching with Metacognition, 2, 16-19. [pdf]
Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2017, August). Reframing research methods courses as skills development courses. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Conlon, K. E. (2017, January). Room for debate: An assignment for debating controversial research findings in social psychology. Teaching blitz presented at the 15th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Eck, A.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2016, January). Students' perceptions of the role of textbooks in psychology and mathematics courses. Poster session presented at the 14th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Conlon, K. E., Kudera, K.**, & Brewer, L. E. (2016, January). Making the most of self-assessment: The importance of pre- and post-exam reflections. Poster session presented at the meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Conlon, K. E. (2015, February). The sounds of science: Using music to teach theories of emotion. Teaching blitz presented at the 13th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Conlon, K. E. (2014, May). "Wait, cramming doesn't work?!" Self-assessment among psychology students. Poster session presented at the annual Boise State Teaching Scholars Conference, Boise, ID.
Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2014, February). What's the big idea? Merging creativity and social psychology. Teaching blitz presented at the 12th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Conlon, K. E. (2013, January). Stop...Hammer time! Demonstrating the power and purpose of scientific skepticism. Teaching blitz presented at the 11th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Conlon, K. E. (2012, January). Help me! Turning students into pluralistically ignorant diffusers of responsibility. Teaching blitz presented at the 10th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Conlon, K. E., & Brewer, L. E. (2010, June). Lessons learned: Strategies for effective teaching. Invited talk given to psychology graduate students at Florida State University enrolled in a teaching practicum, Tallahassee, FL.
INVITED TALKS
Conlon, K. E. (2014, October). GRE, it's easy as 1-2-3: Mastering the Graduate Record Exam. Talk presented at Stephen F. Austin State University's Psi Chi Meeting, Nacogdoches, TX.
Conlon, K. E. (2014, October). Successfully navigating the graduate school application process. Talk presented at Stephen F. Austin State University's Psi Chi Meeting, Nacogdoches, TX.
Conlon, K. E. (2014, February). Sexual economics: Is sex for love or for resources? Talk presented at the Boise State University Honor College's "Friday Forum," Boise, ID.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Undergraduate: Research Methods, Statistics, Social Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Independent Study
Advanced Undergraduate/Graduate: Teaching of Psychology, Social Cognition, Motivation and Emotion, Evolutionary Psychology, Independent Study
TEACHING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COURSERA
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Intern, Alternatives Counseling, Glen Carbon, IL, 2007-2008
Residential Counselor, Adams-Hanover Counseling Services, Hanover, PA, 2005-2006
DEPARTMENT SERVICE
COLLEGE SERVICE
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Ph.D., Social Psychology, Florida State University, 2012
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2008
- B.S., Psychology (magna cum laude), York College of Pennsylvania, 2006
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2020-present
- Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Psychology, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018-2020
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2014-2020
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Boise State University, 2012-2014
- Adjunct Instructor, Psychology Department, The College of Idaho, 2012-2013
PUBLICATIONS
**Graduate student co-authors
Conlon, K. E. (2023). Mate poaching: Strategies for. In Shackelford, T. K. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_1459-1
Conlon, K. E. (2019). Mate retention strategies of dominance-oriented and prestige-oriented romantic partners. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 5, 317-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-019-00189-x [pdf]
Ripley, K. R.**, Hance, M. A.**, Kerr, S. A.**, Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2018). Uninformed consent? The effect of participant characteristics and delivery format on informed consent. Ethics & Behavior, 28(7), 517-543. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2018.1456926 [pdf]
Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2017). Transparency for the public good: When feeling powerful does and does not affect willingness to sacrifice for the environment. The Journal of General Psychology, 144(3), 169-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2017.1299676 [pdf]
Case, C. R., Conlon, K. E., & Maner, J. K. (2015). Affiliation-seeking among the powerless: Lacking power increases social affiliative motivation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 45(3), 378-385. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2089 [pdf]
VanDyke, M., Pollard, C. A., Harper, J., & Conlon, K. E. (2015). Brief consultation to families of treatment refusers with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Does it impact family accommodation and quality of life? Psychology, 6, 1553-1561. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/psych.2015.612152 [pdf]
Conlon, K. E., Ehrlinger, J., Eibach, R. P., Crescioni, A. W., Alquist, J. L., Gerend, M. A., & Dutton, G. R. (2011). Eyes on the prize: The longitudinal benefits of goal focus on progress toward a weight loss goal. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47(4), 853-855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2011.02.005 [pdf]
Crescioni, A. W., Ehrlinger, J., Alquist, J. L., Conlon, K. E., Baumeister, R. F., Schatschneider, C., & Dutton, G. R. (2011). High trait self-control predicts positive health behaviors and success in weight loss. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 750-759. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310390247 [pdf]
Rose, P., & Conlon, K. E. (2009). Materialism: An evolutionary perspective. In F. Saito (Ed.), Consumer Behavior (pp. 185-196). Nova Science Publishers. [pdf]
Conlon, K. E., Strassle, C. G., Vinh, D., & Trout, G. (2008). Family management styles and ADHD: Utility and treatment implications. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(2), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840708315673 [pdf]
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
*Undergraduate student co-authors
**Graduate student co-authors
Conlon, K. E. (2024, March 29). The power to forgive? How the desire for power affects interpersonal forgiveness [Poster presentation]. Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Conlon, K. E. (2022, August 6). You stole my heart: The relationship among dominance, prestige, and mate poaching [Conference session]. American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Taylor, P.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2019). The star-spangled ban: Racial and political attitudes toward the NFL national anthem protests. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.
Conlon, K. E. (2018, April). The mating game: Mate retention strategies among dominant and prestige-oriented individuals. Talk presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, TX.
Dietert, M.*, Molina, M. C. R.*, Smith, J.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2017, April). Powerful and persistent? The effect of power and hierarchy stability on persistence. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
Pratt, A.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2016, April). Perceptions of parental competence in people with and without disabilities. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, TX.
Cloyd, M.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2016, April). Sense of power and mental illness stigma. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, TX.
Ratliff, S.*, Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2016, January). Being envied by others sweetens the experience of success. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2015, April). Transparency moderates the effect of power on willingness to sacrifice for the environment. Poster session presented at Stephen F. Austin State University's Bright Ideas Conference, Nacogdoches, TX.
Diamond, G.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2015, April). Submissiveness, forgiveness, and commitment in romantic relationships. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Kudera, K.**, Conlon, K. E., & Brewer, L. E. (2015, April). Lay beliefs about health and perceived vulnerability to disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Ripley, K.**, Hance, M. A.**, Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2015, April). Are you reading this? Informed consent, reading comprehension, and personality. Talk presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Conlon, K. E., Brewer, L. E., & Kudera, K.** (2015, April). The miracle cure: Belief in miraculous healing and perceived susceptibility to illness. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Wichita, KS.
Parker, M.*, Pearson, M. D.*, Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2014, April). The effect of power on people's willingness to sacrifice for the environment. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Conlon, K. E., Maner, J. K., & Case, C. R. (2013, January). Lonely at the top? Power reduces social affiliative motivation. In M. Kuehn (Chair), The Social Side of Social Power. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Conlon, K. E., & Maner, J. K. (2011, January). When power encourages (and discourages) interpersonal connection. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Conlon, K. E., Ehrlinger, J., Crescioni, A. W., & Alquist, J. L. (2010, January). Unaccomplished goal actions and weight loss: A longitudinal study. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Ehrlinger, J., Conlon, K. E., Alquist, J. L., & Butler, J. L. (2009, November). The role of motivation in implicit theories: How beliefs in modifiability change in response to failure and success. In J. Sheppard (Chair), Managing Threat. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Fort Myers, FL.
Conlon, K. E., & Rose, P. (2008, May). Neither liked nor admired: Ironic impressions of materialistic consumers. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Conlon, K. E. (2007, May). Conceptions of depression: The role of psychodiagnostic labels. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Project Support Minigrant ($1413), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015
- Project: Power and Environmental Behavior
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant ($1750), Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2014-2015
- Project: Fostering Student Learning in Psychology through Self-Assessment
Research Grants for Graduate Students ($500), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2007
- Project: Facing Mental Illness: An Empirical Assessment of Stigmatizing Labels
RESEARCH AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Travel Support Minigrant ($1000), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2024
- Travel Support Minigrant ($1000), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2022
- Travel Support Minigrant ($750), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2020
- Travel Support Minigrant ($750), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2020
- Professional Development Travel Funds ($178), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2019
- Travel Support Minigrant ($750), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2019
- Professional Development Travel Funds ($180), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018
- Travel Support Minigrant ($750), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018
- Provost’s Travel Funds ($500), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2017
- Professional Development Travel Funds ($250), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2017
- Travel Support Minigrant ($750), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2016
- Professional Development Travel Funds ($500), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015
- Travel Support Minigrant ($750), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015
- Travel Support Minigrant ($750), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015
- Jane West Award for Outstanding Research ($750), Florida State University, 2012
- Conference Presentation Grant ($500), Florida State University, 2011
- Conference Presentation Grant ($500), Florida State University, 2010
- Conference Presentation Grant ($300), Florida State University, 2009
- Carmen H. Owen Memorial Award for Outstanding Research, York College of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Student Scholars Week Honors, York College of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Outstanding Thesis/Departmental Honors Award, York College of Pennsylvania, 2006
AD HOC JOURNAL REVIEWING
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Personality
Motivation Science
Personality and Individual Differences
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Stephen F. Austin State University (Total: 923 students)
- General Psychology, 260 students
- Scientific Literacy in Psychology, 33 students
- Social Psychology, 212 students
- Research Design in Psychology, 133 students
- Health Psychology, 205 students
- Honors Reading and Research, 2 students
- Independent Study, 5 students
- Research Seminar, 7 students
- Evolutionary Psychology, 36 students
- Psychology Proseminar, 12 graduate students
- Teaching Seminar, 10 graduate students
- Advanced Social Psychology, 8 graduate students
Boise State University (Total: 1,409 students)
- General Psychology, 192 students
- Abnormal Psychology, 843 students
- Health Psychology, 262 students (1 graduate student)
- Research Methods (Interim Lecturer), 32 students
- Cross-Cultural Psychology, 60 students
- Independent Study in Psychology, 3 students
- Psychology Teaching Assistant, 17 students
The College of Idaho
- Social Psychology, 67 students
Florida State University (Total: 1,243 students)
- General Psychology, 660 students
- Social Psychology, 475 students
- Psychology of Personality, 59 students
- Cross-Cultural Social-Clinical Psychology, 29 students (London, England)
- Graduate Teaching Seminar, 20 graduate students
Masters Theses Chaired
- Kelton Mahon (2021-2022), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Sydney Shields (2018-2019), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Hernan Escobar (2017-2018), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Samantha Honnert (2015-2016), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Kyle Ripley (2015-2016), Stephen F. Austin State University
Masters Thesis Committees
- Jack Bryant (2022-2023), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Sahvannah Shavers (2021-2022), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Kenocha Epperson (2019-2020), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Jessica Lowe (2019-2020), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Kylee Kudera (2015-2016), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Michael Aguilar-Moreno (2015-2016), Stephen F. Austin State University
- Lauren Saunders (2014-2015), Stephen F. Austin State University
TEACHING PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
*Undergraduate student co-authors
**Graduate student co-authors
Conlon, K. E. (2020, March 18). To infinity and beyond: Metacognition outside the classroom. Improve with Metacognition. https://www.improvewithmetacognition.com/metacognition-outside-the-classroom/
Conlon, K. E., & Brewer, L. E. (2018). Improving metacognition with pre- and post-exam reflection exercises. Teaching with Metacognition, 2, 16-19. [pdf]
Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2017, August). Reframing research methods courses as skills development courses. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Conlon, K. E. (2017, January). Room for debate: An assignment for debating controversial research findings in social psychology. Teaching blitz presented at the 15th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Eck, A.*, & Conlon, K. E. (2016, January). Students' perceptions of the role of textbooks in psychology and mathematics courses. Poster session presented at the 14th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Conlon, K. E., Kudera, K.**, & Brewer, L. E. (2016, January). Making the most of self-assessment: The importance of pre- and post-exam reflections. Poster session presented at the meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Conlon, K. E. (2015, February). The sounds of science: Using music to teach theories of emotion. Teaching blitz presented at the 13th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Conlon, K. E. (2014, May). "Wait, cramming doesn't work?!" Self-assessment among psychology students. Poster session presented at the annual Boise State Teaching Scholars Conference, Boise, ID.
Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2014, February). What's the big idea? Merging creativity and social psychology. Teaching blitz presented at the 12th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Conlon, K. E. (2013, January). Stop...Hammer time! Demonstrating the power and purpose of scientific skepticism. Teaching blitz presented at the 11th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Conlon, K. E. (2012, January). Help me! Turning students into pluralistically ignorant diffusers of responsibility. Teaching blitz presented at the 10th annual Teaching Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Conlon, K. E., & Brewer, L. E. (2010, June). Lessons learned: Strategies for effective teaching. Invited talk given to psychology graduate students at Florida State University enrolled in a teaching practicum, Tallahassee, FL.
INVITED TALKS
Conlon, K. E. (2014, October). GRE, it's easy as 1-2-3: Mastering the Graduate Record Exam. Talk presented at Stephen F. Austin State University's Psi Chi Meeting, Nacogdoches, TX.
Conlon, K. E. (2014, October). Successfully navigating the graduate school application process. Talk presented at Stephen F. Austin State University's Psi Chi Meeting, Nacogdoches, TX.
Conlon, K. E. (2014, February). Sexual economics: Is sex for love or for resources? Talk presented at the Boise State University Honor College's "Friday Forum," Boise, ID.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Undergraduate: Research Methods, Statistics, Social Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Independent Study
Advanced Undergraduate/Graduate: Teaching of Psychology, Social Cognition, Motivation and Emotion, Evolutionary Psychology, Independent Study
TEACHING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Early Career Psychologist Travel Grant Program ($250), Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2019
- Early Career Psychologist Best Practices Scholarship ($185), Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2012
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Nominee, Florida State University, 2012
- Faculty Development Small Grant ($500), Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2011
- 90 Percent Club, Florida State University, 2009-2012; recognition given to instructors when at least 90% of students rate instructor as "Very Good" or "Excellent" on end-of-semester evaluations
- Joseph H. Grosslight Scholarship for the Teaching of Psychology ($1000), Florida State University, 2009
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, 2023
- Teaching Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2011-2018
- New Faculty Development Series, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2014
- Annual Conference on Teaching (formerly the Best Practices Conference), Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2011-2014
- Workshop on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2014
- Early Career Faculty Teaching Scholars Program, Boise State University, 2013-2014
- Professional Development Mentorship Program (Mentor: William Addison, Ph.D.), Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2012-2013
- Adjunct/Lecturer Learning Exchange Community, Boise State University, 2012
- Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA, 2012
- Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Certification, Florida State University, 2011
- Program for Instructional Excellence, Florida State University, 2011
- National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL, 2010
- Supervised Teaching, Florida State University, 2009
- Psychology Teaching Practicum, Florida State University, 2009
COURSERA
- Generative AI Essentials: Overview and Impact (University of Michigan), 2024
- Innovative Teaching with ChatGPT (Vanderbilt University), 2024
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Intern, Alternatives Counseling, Glen Carbon, IL, 2007-2008
- Populations: Pedophilia (male), domestic violence (male and female)
Residential Counselor, Adams-Hanover Counseling Services, Hanover, PA, 2005-2006
- Populations: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
DEPARTMENT SERVICE
- Research Points (R-Points) Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2022-present
- Merit Policy Advisory Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2022
- Graduate Program Coordinator, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018-2020
- Graduate Curriculum Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018-2020
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018-2020
- Core Assignment Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2016-2020
- Research Design Lab Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015-2020
- Academic Advisor, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2014-present
- Course Fee Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2014-2017
- Graduate Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2014-2016
- Curriculum Committee Department Representative, Boise State University, 2013-2014
- Textbook Selection Committee Member (General Psychology), Florida State University, 2011-2012
COLLEGE SERVICE
- Student Awards Committee (3-Year Term), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2023-present
- Faculty Search Committee (Outside Member), Stephen F. Austin State University, 2022
- Graduate Council, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018-2020
- Bright Ideas Conference Executive Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2016
- Teaching Effectiveness Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015-2016
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
- Faculty Senate (3-Year Term), Stephen F. Austin State University, Starting Fall 2024
- AXcel Mentoring Program, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2021-2022
- Faculty Mentoring Program, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2019-2020
- Undergraduate Research Initiative Advisory Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2018-2020
- Core Curriculum Assignment Scoring Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015
- Student Wellness Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Chair, Conference Speaker Grant Program Committee, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2020-present
- Conference Speaker Grant Program Committee, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2015-2019
- Reviewer for the Southwestern Teachers of Psychology meeting at the 13th annual convention of the Southwestern Psychological Association, 2015
- Reviewer for the APA Convention Division 2 Program (Society for the Teaching of Psychology), 2014-2020
- Reviewer for Cacioppo, J. T., & Freberg, L. A., Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind (2nd ed.), 2013
- Reviewer for Comer, R., & Gould, E. (2013), Psychology Around Us (2nd ed.), 2011
