ABOUT US

Conference Co-Founder and Organizer
Bridgette Martin Hard, PhD
Bridgette Martin Hard co-founded the Psychology One Conference in 2012 (with James Gross from Stanford University) and has directed it every year since. Bridgette is currently an Associate Professor of the Practice in Duke University's Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, where she teaches Introductory Psychology, as well as courses in teaching, classroom research, and the psychology of "student success". She is also the director of BRITElab (Behavioral Research Informing Teaching Excellence). Prior to joining the faculty at Duke, Bridgette managed the Psychology One Program at Stanford. In 2012, her work with the Psychology One Program earned her Stanford's Lloyd L. Dinkelspiel Award for exceptional contributions to undergraduate education.

Bridgette received her BS in Psychology from Furman University where she studied with Charles Brewer (namesake of APA's Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award) and then completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Stanford University in 2006. She was the recipient of a National Research Service Award to pursue postdoctoral research in Developmental Psychology at the University of Oregon.  
2022-23 Steering Committee
Benjamin White, MA
Benjamin White is currently a Lecturer at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he teaches General and Social Psychology with an emphasis on assisting students in developing practical applications of material to their individual lives. Previously, he has worked for over 10 years at the community college level teaching various psychology courses. In addition, Benjamin has served as the Faculty Fellow for the Center for Teaching and Learning at Blinn College in Bryan, TX, developing and presenting workshops on a variety of topics concerning pedagogy, andragogy, teaching methods, and student success with a goal to provide faculty with different perspectives and methodologies to promote success for themselves and their students inside and outside of the classroom. In 2019 he was invited to give an TEDx talk on motorcycling and anxiety for the Blinn College TEDx event. He currently serves as an early career mentor for STP, helping instructors who are new to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Rachelle Tannenbaum, PhD
Rachelle Tannenbaum is a Professor at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD. She began there in 2000, and has primarily taught Introduction to Psychology and Developmental Psychology. In all of her courses, her emphasis is on the ways in which students can put their new knowledge and skills to use in their everyday lives. Rachelle is her departmental course coordinator for Developmental Psychology, and has served as a mentor for faculty who are new to online teaching. A self-proclaimed tech nerd, she enjoys learning about technologies that can help improve students' experiences, and offering workshops on topics such as "save time and sanity while grading." She is also in the process of earning her Engagement Coaching certificate, and excited about using those skills in working with students and colleagues.
Dana Narter, PhD
Dana Narter is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Psychology Department at the University of Arizona, where she has worked for over 15 years. She teaches a variety of courses including introductory psychology, research methods, human memory, developmental psychology, cognitive development and a class on the science of learning.  Dana is involved in Faculty Learning Communities on campus as a facilitator, and she enjoys using active and collaborative learning in her courses.  She has been a regular participant and presenter at the Psych One Conference and was glad to join the steering committee this year for such a wonderful conference.
Josh Woods, PhD
Josh Woods is an Associate Professor at Grand View University in Des Moines, IA. He is the lead instructor for the Introductory Psychology programming and has been teaching the course for approximately 10 years. He also teaches a wide range of other courses each year including: Cognitive Psychology, Sports Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Research Methods, Biopsychology, and Honors III: The Human Condition. In addition to a 15-18 credit teaching load each semester, Josh runs the PSYC Research Lab at Grand View where his undergraduate research assistants help him to collect and analyze data for studies they present each spring at the Midwestern Psychological Association conference and the Association for Psychological Science conference. His research lab focuses on false memory and other cognitive illusions.