Education

• Ph.D. in Social Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2007

Areas of Interest

• Critical Thinking
• Teaching and Learning
• Decision Making; Framing Effect
• Lie Detection
• Emotions and Intuition

Courses Taught

• Psyc101 Introduction to Psychological Science
• Psyc201 Careers in Psychology
• Psyc211 Research Methods and Design
• Psyc289 Psychology and the Law
• Psyc340 Social Psychology
• Psyc409/509 History and Systems of Psychology
• Psyc433/533 Child Psychology

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Stark, E. (in press). “Real life solutions to real life problems:” Collaborating with a non-profit foundation to engage honors students in applied research. Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council.
• Stark, E., Lassiter, A., & Kuemper, A. (in press). A brief examination of predictors of e-learning success for novice and expert learners. Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal.
• Stark, E. (2012). Enhancing and assessing critical thinking in a research methods in psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 39(2), 107-112.
• Stark, E., Sachau, D., & Albertson, D. (2012). Producing a radio show about psychological science: The story of Psychological Frontiers. Teaching of Psychology, 39(1), 42-44.
• Rothman, A.J., Stark, E., & Salovey, P. (2006). Using message framing to promote healthy behavior: A guide to best practices. Best Practices in the Behavioral Management of Chronic Diseases, Volume 3. (pp. 31-48). Institute for Disease Management: Los Altos, CA.