CV

Box 30001/MSC 3452                                                     

New Mexico State University                 

Webpage: lauramadson.com

E-mail: lmadson “at” nmsu.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Social Psychology (August, 1996), Iowa State University

M.S., Social Psychology (1993), Iowa State University

B.A., Psychology and English (1991), Luther College, Summa cum laude

EMPLOYMENT

Professor, New Mexico State University

July 2019 – present

Associate Professor, New Mexico State University

August 2005 – June 2019

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

August 2001 – August 2005.

College Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

August 1996 – July 2001.

AWARDS AND HONORS

George Winokur Clinical Research Paper Award, 2020. Presented annually by the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists to the first author of the best original research paper published in the Annals of Clinical Psychiatry each year.

NMSU Teaching Academy Outstanding Mentor Award, 2018.  Presented to a cross-disciplinary mentor who embodies both the letter & spirit of mentoring.

NMSU Teaching Academy Fellow, 2017-present.  Fellows are selected by Academy staff because of their extraordinary and frequent facilitation of Academy events during the current academic year.

NMSU Teaching Academy Outstanding Workshop Award, 2015.  Presented to the person who gave the Teaching Academy workshop rated highest by participants. The workshop was my week-long workshop, “Transform your teaching with team-based learning.”

NMSU Teaching Academy Innovation Award, 2007.  Presented to an NMSU educator who made a teaching innovation that positively impacted student learning.

Donald C. Roush Award for Teaching Excellence, 2006.  Selected annually by NMSU Deans based on information from students, department heads, & branch campus directors.

NMSU Greek Community Professor of the Year, 2003.  Presented to one NMSU professor annually recognizing excellence in academic instruction.

Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award, 2002.  Presented to two NMSU faculty annually, recognizing & rewarding superior junior faculty members for excellence in teaching.

SELECTED RESEARCH

Zaikman, Y., & Madson, L. (in press). Applying team-based learning to social psychology. In C. A. Sanderson & R. Totton (Eds.), Teaching Social Psychology. Elgar.

Madson, L., Hout, M. C., & Del Sordo, G. (in press). Students in team-based learning classes report greater belongingness. Teaching of Psychology.

Prescott, M. K. M, Madson, L., Way, S., & Sanderson, K. M. (in press) Beliefs vs. behaviors: Studying the prevalence of growth mindset among introductory astronomy students. Physical Review Physics Education Research.

Madson, L. (2023). Psychology for Everyday Life (5th Ed). Kendall Hunt: Dubuque, IA. Introduction to Psychology textbook. Content alternates between original reading assignments and in-class activities designed explicitly for use in a team-based learning setting. All royalties are split between the NMSU Psychology Department and the NMSU Aggie Cupboard.

Madson, L., Hout, M. C., Wheat, S. C., & Fraune, M. R. (2022). Students in team-based learning classes report greater perceived social support. Teaching of Psychology, 009862832211368. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283221136865

Gray, T., Madson, L. & Iommi, M. (2021). A member-driven, donor-supported teaching center: The New Mexico State University Teaching Academy. In O. Neisler (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Academic Professional Development Centers. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Madson, L., Zaikman, Y., and Hughes, J. S. (2020). Team-based learning: A transformative tool for teaching psychology. In A. Schwartz & R. L. Miller (Eds.). High impact educational practices: A review of best practices with illustrative examples. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/highimpacted      

Zaikman, Y., Hughes, J. S., & Madson, L. (January, 2020). A tale of two teachers: Using team-based learning as a graduate student TA and early career faculty. Blog post for the Society of Teaching Psychology’s Graduate Student Teaching Assistant blog. Retrieved from https://teachpsych.org/page-1784686/8695709

Madson, L., Zaikman, Y., & Hughes, J.S. (2020). Psychology teachers should try team-based learning: Evidence, concerns, and recommendations. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. DOI: 10.1017/st10000166

Madson, L., & Burns, C.M. (2019). Jumpstarting team cohesion with team activity debriefings. Medical Science Educator. doi:10.1007/s40670-019-00843-w

*Madson, L., Klug, B., Madson, L., Stimatze, T., Eness-Potter, K. A., & MacDonald, J. (2018). Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction in a community sample over two years.Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 30, 52-60. Winner of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists 2020 George Winokur Clinical Research Paper Award.

Gray, T., Madson, L., & Jackson, M. (2018). Publish & Flourish: Helping scholars become better, more prolific writers. To Improve the Academy, 37, 243-256. https://doi.org/10.1002/tia2.20081

Landrum, R. Eric (interviewer) & Madson, L. (interviewee). (2018). PsychSessions: Convos about teaching n’ stuff [podcast]. Retrieved from PsychSessions website: http://psychsessionspodcast.libsyn.com/

Madson, L., Trafimow, D., & Gray, T. (2017). Faculty members’ attitudes predict adoption of interactive engagement methods. The Journal of Faculty Development, 31, 39-50.

Madson, L (2016, December). This is How I Teach. Invited blog post for the Society of Teaching Psychology’s “This is How I Teach” blog. http://teachpsych.org/page-1703896/4469294.

Madson, L., Trafimow, D., Gray, T., & Gutowitz, M. (2014). What predicts use of learning-centered interactive engagement methods. Journal of Faculty Development, 28(2), 43-52.

Gray, T., Birch A. J., & Madson, L.  (2013). “How Teaching Centers Can Support Faculty as Writers,” in Anne Ellen Geller and Michele Eodice, editors, Working with Faculty Writers (pp. 95-110), Logan: Utah State University Press. DOI: 10.7330/9780874219029.c005 5

Madson, L (2013, August). Transform your teaching with team-based learning. Four-hour invited workshop presented at the 2013 University of Texas-El Paso Fall Faculty Retreat, El Paso, TX.

Madson, L (2011). Striving for Greatness. Review of Is There Anything Good About Men? How Cultures Flourish By Exploiting Men. Invited book review for Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35, 489-490.

Simon, D. A., & Madson, L. (March 2007) Teaching psychology using team-based learning. Invited column for E-xcellence in Teaching posted to PsychTeacher electronic mailing list, archived at http://teachpsych.lemoyne.edu/teachpsych/eit/index.html.

Madson, L., & Simon, D. A. (January 2007). Using team-based learning to teach psychology. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersberg, FL.