Dr. Danae L. Hudson, Missouri State University

Danae L. Hudson is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Missouri State University (MSU). Since 2003, Dr. Hudson has taught large sections of introductory psychology, in addition to other clinical psychology undergraduate and graduate courses. From 2010 to 2013, Dr. Hudson served as the team leader for a large-scale redesign of MSU’s introductory psychology course. Since Fall 2012, all introductory psychology courses have been taught in the redesigned, blended format.

Dr. Hudson and her colleagues have published peer-reviewed articles and case studies, and have presented at national and international venues on the successful outcomes of the redesigned course. She is also actively involved in APA’s Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) as the Director of Teaching Resources in Psychology.

Dr. Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Missouri State University

Brooke L. Whisenhunt is a professor of psychology at Missouri State University where she has been a faculty member since 2002. Her research has focused on body image, obesity, and eating disorders, in addition to the scholarship of teaching and learning. She teaches undergraduate courses, including introductory psychology, abnormal psychology, and teaching of psychology, as well as graduate-level courses in psychological assessment.

In addition to her academic position, she is also a licensed clinical psychologist. She is also a National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) Redesign Scholar. She has presented across the country about pedagogical strategies to improve learning, decrease institutional costs, and improve retention in introductory psychology.

Garth Neufeld, Psychology Faculty, Cascadia College

Garth Neufeld is a professor of psychology and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Teaching Introductory Psychology Northwest and the Teaching of Psychology Incubator workshop, and co-founder of the PsychSessions Podcast and Intro Psych Coast-to-Coast. He has served the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) in leadership roles. He was the co-chair of APA’s Introductory Psychology Initiative, and is the co-editor of the book, Transforming Introductory Psychology. Garth is a recipient of STP’s Wayne Weiten Teaching Excellence Award. He also received the 2018 APA Citizen Psychologist presidential citation and the 2023 International Humanitarian Award for co-founding Shared Space For All, an organization that educates and mentors the most at-risk children and youth in Thailand toward the prevention of sex work and trafficking, and which now offers its students full college scholarships.