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Susan A. Nolan, Ph.D., and Michael Kimball

About

Susan A. Nolan, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Seton Hall University. She received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. She has a range of research interests including critical thinking in the classroom, assessment in higher education, stigma and mental health, and the role of gender in STEM careers. The latter has been funded in part by the National Science Foundation. She is also the coauthor of statistics and introductory psychology textbooks, a book on critical thinking based on the story of Clever Hans, and co-editor of a book on assessment in higher education.

Nolan is President-Elect of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP), Division 2 of the American Psychological Association (APA). She is Past President of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), a former Vice President of Diversity and International Relations for STP, and a former member of the APA’s team at the United Nations. She is currently an Associate Editor of the international journal Psychology Learning and Teaching and a Consulting Editor of the APA journal Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. She is a Fellow of EPA, APA, and the Association for Psychological Science, and was a 2015-2016 U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Bosnia and Herzegovina where she researched psychology higher education.

Michael Kimball is the author of eight books, including Big Ray, Dear Everybody, and Us. His work has been translated into a dozen languages, as well as featured on or in NPR’s All Things Considered, Oprah.com, Vice, The Guardian, and Bomb. For over two decades, he has edited university textbooks in fields of study including psychology, sociology, anthropology, biology, chemistry, government, and statistics. He also hosts the NBA podcast, Shot Tower.

Recent Posts
Volcano Snails, The Credible Hulk, and a Model Correction

A popular science social media feed that prides itself on facts demonstrates just how to respond when we unwittingly propagate misinformation.

A popular science social media feed that prides itself on facts demonstrates just how to respond when we unwittingly propagate misinformation.

If the Experts Agree, Maybe You Should Too

When people learn that scientists agree on a given controversial topic, they often shift their beliefs toward that consensus.

When people learn that scientists agree on a given controversial topic, they often shift their beliefs toward that consensus.

The Power of Replication: A Study of Baseball Cards

A study of vintage baseball cards found the effects of smiling on players’ lifespans, but it was not replicated in a second study with a larger sample.

A study of vintage baseball cards found the effects of smiling on players’ lifespans, but it was not replicated in a second study with a larger sample.

Is That Video Real—or CGI?

Computer-generated photos and videos are often created as art or entertainment, but bad social media actors sometimes share them as "news."

Computer-generated photos and videos are often created as art or entertainment, but bad social media actors sometimes share them as "news."

Why You Need to Know About Preprints

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve all become consumers of science—which is why we need to understand the difference between a preprint and a peer-reviewed article.

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve all become consumers of science—which is why we need to understand the difference between a preprint and a peer-reviewed article.

When a Group Seems Threatening It May Feel Like “They’re Everywhere!”

Recent research demonstrates that when a group is perceived as threatening, people believe that there are more people in that group than there really are.

Recent research demonstrates that when a group is perceived as threatening, people believe that there are more people in that group than there really are.

How Finland Fights Disinformation

Finland prioritizes media literacy training as early as primary school, and research shows that it works. The United States would be wise to follow suit.

Finland prioritizes media literacy training as early as primary school, and research shows that it works. The United States would be wise to follow suit.

Visual Forensics: Can We Trust Photos?

Photos can lie, but careful authentication of photos by journalists and indepdent fact-checkers have fought misinformation about Ukranian successes and Russian atrocities.

Photos can lie, but careful authentication of photos by journalists and indepdent fact-checkers have fought misinformation about Ukranian successes and Russian atrocities.

The Confirmation Bias of Wordle Fans

If you believed the (false) narrative that The New York Times ruined Wordle, you looked for evidence to support it, and only that evidence.

If you believed the (false) narrative that The New York Times ruined Wordle, you looked for evidence to support it, and only that evidence.