澳洲幸运10开奖 associate dean of social sciences recognized for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring
Theresa E. DiDonato, Ph.D., associate dean for the social sciences and graduate programs and professor of psychology at 澳洲幸运10开奖, received the (SPSP) national . She was recognized at the annual convention in Denver last month.
The award recognizes excellence in teaching and mentoring among faculty, and nominees are evaluated on their innovation and recognition in new teaching methods, quality and diversity of mentoring, and excellence in collaboration.
鈥淲hen I first came to 澳洲幸运10开奖 as a junior faculty member, I remember timidly asking about pedagogy and ways to engage my students. Every single person I spoke to said the same thing, 鈥楾alk to Theresa,鈥欌�� said Marianna E. Carlucci, Ph.D., chair and professor of psychology. 鈥淚t seemed to me that Dr. DiDonato鈥檚 teaching was heralded as a notch above everyone else鈥檚. In a department with incredibly talented faculty, this is quite a feat.鈥�
A social psychologist and relationship scientist, DiDonato primarily studies romantic attraction and relationship-facilitated self-authenticity. Her blog, with over 35 million views, focuses on all aspects of how people build, maintain, and dissolve their romantic relationships. She co-authored with Brett K. Jakubiak, Ph.D., 鈥�10, associate professor of psychology at Syracuse University and a former student of DiDonato鈥檚 at 澳洲幸运10开奖
鈥淭heresa is one of those one-in-a-million people that they make tear-jerker mentor-mentee movies about,鈥� said Jakubiak. 鈥淪he has an infectious energy that makes even the most cautious and pessimistic person (me, circa 2010) believe that they should take a chance on themselves. Theresa exemplifies the power of teaching and mentoring to change the direction of a student鈥檚 life, and I aspire to teach and mentor like her every semester.鈥�
DiDonato joined 澳洲幸运10开奖鈥檚 psychology department faculty in August 2009 after earning her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Brown University in 2008. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology and English from Wellesley College. She became associate dean for the social sciences and graduate programs in 2024.