Guy Boysen, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Office: Carnegie Hall 201
Phone: (618) 537-6882
Course Blog: Popular Delusions
Education
Ph.D., Iowa State University (2006)
M.S., Iowa State University (2003)
B.A., Saint John’s University, (2000)
Teaching Interests
Introduction to Psychology
Research Methods in Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Psychological Tests & Measurement
Clinical and Counseling Psychology
History of Psychology
The Unconscious
Teaching Philosophy
I seek to actively engage students in the science of psychology. As much as possible
I have students do the real-world tasks of psychologists such as reading journal articles,
diagnosing cases, and evaluating theories. Although these activities can be challenging,
I believe in simultaneously setting high standards and providing students with the
support to meet those standards. During class I tend to be eclectic and use a mixture
of lecture, discussion, and activities. Outside of class I try to use the best practices
in the assessment of learning outcomes and scholarship of teaching.
Recent Books and Book Chapters
Chew, S. L., Boysen, G. A., Naufel, K. Z., Wickes, K., & Rudmann, J. (2022). The successful psychology course: Transformative skills in introductory psychology. In R. A. R. Gurung & G. Neufeld (Eds.), Transforming introductory psychology: Expert advice on teacher training, course design, and student success. (pp. 139–170). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000260-007
Richmond, A. S., Gurung, R. A. R.. & Boysen, G. A. (2021). A pocket guide to online teaching: Translating the evidence-based model teaching criteria. Routledge.
Boysen, G. A. (2021). Student evaluations of teaching: Can teaching social justice negatively affect one’s career? In M. Kite & W. Williams (Eds.), Navigating difficult moments in teaching diversity and social justice (pp. 235-254). American Psychological Association.
Richmond, A. S., Boysen, G. A., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2021). An evidence-based guide for college and university teaching: Developing the model teacher (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Boysen, G. A. (2019). Becoming a psychology professor: Your guide to landing the right academic job. American Psychological Association.
Recent Publications
* Coauthors include undergraduate research collaborators.
*Boysen, G. A., Axtell, E., Kishimoto, A., & Sampo, B. (in press). Generalized perceptions of people with mental illness as exploitable. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences.
Boysen, G. A. (in press). Lessons (not) learned: The troubling similarities between learning styles and universal design for learning. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology.
*Boysen, G. A., Osgood, P., & Price, C. (in press). Attitudes about students: A comparison of teachers based on history of intense dislike of students. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology.
*Boysen, G. A., Osgood, P., Price, C., & Rollins, A. (in press). Fundamental goals and stigma toward schizophrenia. Stigma and Health.
*Boysen, G. A., Kishimoto, A., Axtell, E., & Sampo, B. (2022). Motivated reasoning
and faculty interpretations of student evaluation research. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 47(5), 770-782.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2021.1961208
*Boysen, G. A., Chicosky, R. L., Rose, F. R., & Delmore, E. E. (2022). Evidence for a gender stereotype about psychology and its effect on perceptions of men’s and women’s fit in the field. The Journal of Social Psychology162(4), 485-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2021.1921682
*Boysen, G. A., Sampo, B. Axtell, E., & Kishimoto, A. (2022). Dislikable students: The perspective of college teachers. College Teaching, 70(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2021.1882374
*Boysen, G. A., & Isaacs, R. (2022). Perceptions of people with mental illness as sexually exploitable. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 16(1), 38–52. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000194
*Boysen, G. A., Isaacs, R., Tretter, L., & Markowski, S. (2020). Evidence for blatant
dehumanization of mental illness and its relation to stigma. The Journal of Social Psychology, 160(3), 346-356.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2019.1671301
*Boysen, G. A., Isaacs, R., Tretter, L., & Markowski, S. (2021). Trigger warning efficacy: The impact of warnings on affect, attitudes, and learning, 7(1), 39–52. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000150
Boysen, G. A. (2021). Research and teaching qualifications for faculty positions in psychology at 4-year colleges and universities. Teaching of Psychology, 48(1), 41-47.
Boysen, G. A., Sawhney, M., Naufel, K. Z., Wood, K., Flora., K., Hill, J. C., & Scisco, J. L. (2020). Mentorship of undergraduate research experiences: Best practices, learning goals, and an assessment rubric. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 6(3), 212–224.
Recent Presentations and Workshops
* Coauthors include undergraduate research collaborators.
Boysen, G. A. (2021, September 24). Making the short list: Strategies for writing academic job materials. Online How Did
You Get That Job? [Workshop]. American Psychological Association.
Boysen, G. A. [Chair] (2022, August 4-7). Universal design for learning and the teaching of psychology: Application and evaluation. [Symposium]. American Psychological Association’s Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
*Boysen, G. A., Osgood, P., Price, C., & Rollins, A. (2022, April 21-23). College teachers’ attitudes about disliked, typical, and best students. [Poster]. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
*Boysen, G. A., Osgood, P., Price, C., & Rollins, A. (2022, April 21-23). Fundamental goals and stigma toward schizophrenia. [Poster]. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
*Boysen, G. A., & Sampo, B. (2022, April 21-23). Motivated reasoning and faculty interpretations of student evaluation research. [Poster]. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Boysen, G. A. (2021, April 22-24). How to benefit from, not fear, student evaluations of teaching. [Invited session]. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
*Boysen, G. A., Axtell, E., Kishimoto, A., & Sampo, B. (2020, April 22-24). Perceptions of people with mental illness as exploitable. [Poster]. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
*Boysen, G. A., Sampo, B., Axtell, E., & Kishimoto, A. (2020, April 22-24). Dislikable students: What college teachers think. [Poster]. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Boysen, G. A. (2020, August 6-9). Three perspectives on trigger warnings: Theoretical, empirical, pedagogical. [Symposium]. American Psychological Association’s Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Boysen, G. A. (2019, October). Essential knowledge for the academic job search. Symposium at the Annual Conference on Teaching, Denver, CO.
Boysen, G. A. [Chair] (2019, August). So you want to be a psychology professor? Symposium at American Psychological Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
*Boysen, G. A., Isaacs, R., Tretter, L., & Markowski, S. (2019, April). Blatant dehumanization of mental illness. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Professional Activities
Associate Editor, Teaching of Psychology
Consulting Editor, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology
Reviewer, Project Syllabus, Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Member, Association for Psychological Science
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, APA Division 2 - Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Member, Midwestern Psychological Association
