Bernard Beins

Bernard C. (Barney) Beins is Professor of Psychology at Ithaca College. He is a past recipient of the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Psychological Foundation. He is a Fellow of APA Divisions 2 (Teaching of Psychology), 3 (Experimental Psychology) and 52 (International Psychology), the Association for Psychological Science, and the Eastern Psychological Association. He has served as president and as secretary of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. In...See more

Bernard C. (Barney) Beins is Professor of Psychology at Ithaca College. He is a past recipient of the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Psychological Foundation. He is a Fellow of APA Divisions 2 (Teaching of Psychology), 3 (Experimental Psychology) and 52 (International Psychology), the Association for Psychological Science, and the Eastern Psychological Association. He has served as president and as secretary of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. In addition, he was Director of Precollege and Undergraduate Education at APA and has been a member of APA s Board of Educational Affairs and Council of Representatives. In addition, he is a member of the test development committee for the Psychology test of the Graduate Record Exam and served as chair of the test development committee for the Advanced Placement test in Psychology. Much of his professional work involves the scholarship of teaching and learning, particularly writing, critical thinking, and research methods. In addition, he and his students conduct research on humor. He authored "Research Methods: A Tool for Life" and "APA Style Simplified". He has co-authored two editions of "Effective Writing in Psychology "with his daughter Agatha Beins and "Research Methods and Statistics" with Maureen McCarthy. He has also authored or co-edited another two dozen book-length products and about 150 journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and reviews. He has given over 200 presentations; his students have made over 100. His work has included participation in APA s National Conference on Undergraduate Psychology, the St. Mary's Conference, and the Psychology Partnerships Project. He founded the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology, which continues in conjunction with the New England Psychological Association convention. He was e-books editor for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and editor of the AComputers in Psychology@ section of "Teaching of Psychology". He currently edits the Teaching of History section of the journal "History of Psychology".He earned his bachelor's degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his doctorate from City University of New York. See less