Jennifer Passey, PhD

About

As a teaching professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alberta, I teach courses related to the Social and Cultural Psychology area. I do not supervise graduate students, but do serve on graduate student supervisory and candidacy exam committees. In addition to Research Methods, I teach several courses, including: The Psychology of Teaching and Learning, Interpersonal Relationships, Social Influence, Social Psychology, and Personality. I am the Chair of the Psychology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, as well as a member of the Psychology Department's Teaching Awards Committee. Outside the Department I am an Academic Teaching Staff representative on the General Faculties Council (GFC), and am a GFC representative on the Council on Student Affairs (COSA).

I am not currently recruiting any new undergraduate students for research projects for Spring or Fall 2025.

Teaching

Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization Initiatives in Teaching Award (2025), Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta.

University of Alberta Wellness Champion 2025, Wellness Supports and Human Resources, Health, Safety and Environment, University of Alberta.

Psychology Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization (EDID) in Teaching Award (2024), Department of Psychology, University of Alberta.                                              

University of Alberta 2020 COVID-19 Remote Teaching Award, Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic

Students’ Union Award for Leadership in Undergraduate Teaching (SALUTE; 2019), University of Alberta Students’ Union

Awarded Teaching Innovation Fund award (from SciLIFT – Science Education and Learning Innovation Facilitation Team) to assess student engagement and learning outcomes in my re-designed PSYCO 212 Introduction to Research Methods course. 

Awarded Blended Learning Award from the Provost’s Digital Learning Committee and Centre for Teaching and Learning for "Blended Learning for Social Psychology".

Instructors of Distinction Honor Roll (2014-2015), Faculty of Science, University of Alberta

Connie Varnhagen Excellence in Teaching Psychology Award (2012), Department of Psychology, University of Alberta

PSYCH 212 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

Experimental and nonexperimental methods in psychology. Topics covered include philosophy of science, measurement, reliability and validity of methods, measures, and effects; experimental quasi-experimental, and single-subject designs; biases in experimentation; and research ethics. Prerequisites: PSYCH 104 or SCI 100, or PSYCH 105. [Faculty of Arts]

PSYCH 347 - Interpersonal Relationships

A general overview of research and theory in the domain of relationships, based on classic and contemporary findings from the social psychological literature. Most of the course content will focus on adult romantic relationships. Prerequisites: PSYCH 241 or SOC 241. Note: Not open to students with credit in HECOL 210 or PSYCH 305 Topic: Interpersonal Relationships. [Faculty of Arts].

PSYCH 449 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning

This course examines what research in psychology and education can tell us about how learning in university takes place, and how this knowledge can be applied to the teaching and learning in undergraduate psychology courses. The practical component of this course involves students acting as undergraduate learning assistants (ULAs) to lead workshops or facilitate class activities in real undergraduate courses. Note: Not open to students with credit in PSYCH 405 Topic: Psychology of Teaching and Learning. Prerequisites: PSYCH 213 or STAT 151 or STAT 161, one 300-level PSYCH course, and a 3.0 GPA on all attempted PSYCH courses (excluding PSYCH 104 and 105). [Faculty of Arts]

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