I am a teacher, not a researcher, at heart. Thus, I view research primarily as a means of teaching. My emphasis on teaching is clear in some of my scholarship, such as Psychology for Everyday Life (5th Ed.), the textbook I wrote to use in my Introduction to Psychology courses.
It is also evident in my work on the scholarship of teaching and learning (see below for my recent work).
For good or for ill, however, the discipline of psychology has yet to model physics, engineering, biology, or chemistry in recognizing the scholarship of teaching and learning as a legitimate area of scholarly research. Thus, I make a point to keep a toe in the stream of research and I enjoy collaborating with students research on gender and sexuality.
I’m happy to answer questions about my work or discuss possible collaborations. Just drop me a message using the contact form on the right side of the screen.
Please note: Some of these materials are protected by various copyright laws. They may be used only for personal, research purposes. Email me if you would like a personal copy. All other use is prohibited.
Recent work
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., Hout, M. C., & Del Sordo, G. (in press). Students in team-based learning classes report greater belongingness. Teaching of Psychology.
Madson, L. (April 5, 2024). Teach STEM with TBL. Workshop given at Doña Ana Community College, Las Cruces, NM.
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
Madson, L., Wheat, S.C., Hout, M.C., and Fraune, M. R. (2021, October). Team-based learning fosters student friendships that endure beyond the semester. Presentation given at the Annual Conference on Teaching (Virtual due to COVID).
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. (2020, January). Team-based learning: A transformative teaching tool. Presentation given at Lilly Conference, Austin, TX.
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., Zaikman, Y., & Hughes, J.S. (2019). Psychology teachers should try team-based learning: Evidence, concerns, and recommendations. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. DOI: 10.1017/st10000166
Zaikman, Y., and Madson, L. (2019, April). Team-based learning: Increasing student engagement. Workshop given at the Southwestern Psychological Association Teaching of Psychology Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Burns, C. M., & Madson, L. (2019, March). Jumpstart team cohesion with team activity debriefing. Workshop presented at the Team-Based Learning Collaborative Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.
Madson, L. (May, 2018) Fire up your classroom with team-based learning. Blog post for the Noba Project. Retrieved from http://nobaproject.com/documents/8_Fire_Up_Your_Classroom_with_Team_Based_Learning.pdf
Madson, L. (2018, April). Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Tool for Teaching Psychology. Workshop given at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association’s Portenier-Wertheimer Teaching Conference, Denver, CO.
Landrum, R. Eric (interviewer) & Madson, L. (interviewee). (2018). PsychSessions: Convos about teaching n’ stuff [podcast]. Retrieved from PsychSessions website: http://psychsessionspodcast.libsyn.com/
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
Madson, L., Klug, B., Madson, L., Stimatze, T., Eness-Potter, K. A., and MacDonald, J. (2018). Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction in a community sample over two years. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 30, 52-60.
Madson, L., Trafimow, D., and Gray, T. (2017). Faculty members’ attitudes predict adoption of interactive engagement methods. 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., and Gutowitz, M. (2014). What predicts use of learning-centered interactive engagement methods. Journal of Faculty Development, 28(2), 43-52.
Gray, Tara, A. Jane Birch and Laura Madson. (2013). “How Teaching Centers Can Support Faculty as Writers,” in Anne Ellen Geller and Michele Eodice, editors, Working with Faculty Writers, Utah State University Press.