Biography

Education:
BS (Psychology), College of Mount Saint Vincent
PhD (Psychology; Biopsychology & Behavioral Neuroscience Concentration), City University of New York Graduate Center

Research Interests:
Inclusive & Effective Pedagogy and Determinants of Success in College Students

I am interested in learning what factors play a role in student success in general, within the field of psychology, and in research/quantitative classes specifically. I am interested in using my research to address the gaps in student success that exist in higher education between traditionally underrepresented and non-underrepresented students. My research includes projects on effective teaching methods (e.g. active teaching v. lecture), attitudes and practices regarding inclusive teaching strategies, and factors related to student success.

Honors and Awards:

2019 Rowan University’s Junior Faculty Travel Grant
2019 Rowan University Textbook Alternative Program Grant for Statistics in Psychology
2019 Society for The Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of APA) Early Career Psychologist Travel Grant
2018 Rowan University’s Junior Faculty Travel Grant
2017 Best Poster: Course Sharing—Statistics in Psychology: A Team-Based Learning Perspective. 15th Annual Faculty Conference on Teaching Excellence, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
2017 Society for The Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of APA) Early Career Psychologist Travel Grant
2016 Rowan University’s Provost Assistant Professor and Instructor Travel Grant
2015 Francis R. Lax Fund for Faculty Development Grant; Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2015 Innovations in Teaching Using Technology Grant; Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Member of:
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2; http://teachpsych.org/index.php)
Learning Assistant Alliance (https://www.learningassistantalliance.org/)

Recent Publications:

Abrams, L.C. (in press). Does team-based learning increase statistical reasoning & student satisfaction in a psychology statistics course? Teaching Tips: A Compendium of Conference Presentations on Teaching. Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Miller, R. L., & Martinez, A. (Eds.).

Abrams, L.C. & Sledjeski, E. (2018). Course sharing—Statistics in psychology: A team-based learning perspective. Teaching Tips: A Compendium of Conference Presentations on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Miller, R. L., & Martinez, A. (Eds.).

Shivers, K.-Y., Amador, N., Abrams, L.C., Hunter, D., Jenab, S., & Quinones-Jenab, V. (2015). Estrogen alters baseline and inflammatory-induced cytokine levels independent from hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. Cytokine, 72, 121-129.

Benson, A. L., Eisenach, D.A., Abrams, L.C., & van Stolke-Cooke, C. (2013).  Stopping Overshopping: A preliminary randomized controlled trial of group therapy for compulsive buying disorder.  Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery.