Dr. Michelle Boyer-Pennington
Professor
Office Hours
Monday/Wednesday: 1-3 p.m. or by appointment.
VIRTUAL/EMAIL/ZOOM
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, University of Florida (1995)
- MS, University of Florida (1992)
- BA, Emory University (1990)
Areas of Expertise
- Children's cognitive development (autobiographical memory, language development)
- Feminist psychology
- College retention challenges in students from diverse backgrounds
Publications
- Boyer-Pennington, M. E., Brinthaupt, T. M., & Lipka, R. P. (2016). Affective development. In S. B. Mertins, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd edition) (pp. 35-37). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Brinthaupt, T. M., Boyer-Pennington, M. E., & Lipka, R. P. (2016). Self-concept/Self-esteem. In S. B. Mertins, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.). The Enc...
- Boyer-Pennington, M. E., Brinthaupt, T. M., & Lipka, R. P. (2016). Affective development. In S. B. Mertins, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd edition) (pp. 35-37). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Brinthaupt, T. M., Boyer-Pennington, M. E., & Lipka, R. P. (2016). Self-concept/Self-esteem. In S. B. Mertins, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd edition) (pp. 343-345). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Farrar, M. J., & Boyer-Pennington, M. E. (2011). Developmental changes in children’s inductive inferences for biological concepts: Development of essentialist beliefs. Infant and Child Development, 20, 525-539.
- Otto, S., Evins, M., Boyer-Pennington, M. E., & Brinthaupt, T. (2015). Learning communities in higher education: Best practices. Journal of Student Success and Retention, Vol 2, No. 1.
Presentations
- McArthy, A. J., & Boyer-Pennington, M. E., (2021, March). Experiences of American Families Who Have Adopted from Bulgarian Orphanages. Poster presented at the 2021 CEPO/Psi Chi program of the Southeastern Psychological Association [virtual]
- Gildea, E., & Boyer-Pennington, M. E. (2020, April). Religiosity, internalized homophobia, and mental health outcomes in LGB individuals in the southeast. Po...
- McArthy, A. J., & Boyer-Pennington, M. E., (2021, March). Experiences of American Families Who Have Adopted from Bulgarian Orphanages. Poster presented at the 2021 CEPO/Psi Chi program of the Southeastern Psychological Association [virtual]
- Gildea, E., & Boyer-Pennington, M. E. (2020, April). Religiosity, internalized homophobia, and mental health outcomes in LGB individuals in the southeast. Poster presented at the 2020 Middle Tennessee Association Conference, Murfreesboro, TN
- Boyer-Pennington, M. E., & Evins, M. (2019, March). Increasing student civic engagement in a General Psychology/History Learning Community. Presented at the biennial meeting of the International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.
- Boyer-Pennington, M. E., (2018, May). Civic engagement in a General Psychology course: Identifying and changing biases about others. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
- Rust, D., Daniel, L., & Boyer-Pennington, M. E. (2016, December). Development of a QEP on academic engagement and integrative thinking. Presented at the annual meeting of SACSCOC. Atlanta, GA.
- Boyer-Pennington, M. E., & Harle, T. (2016, May). Black and white freshmen report different college concerns. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
- Boyer-Pennington, M. E., Morrison, M., & Fredrick, E. (2014, May). College students do not hold sexual double standards for men and women. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Awards
Outstanding EXL Faculty (2016-2017)
Courses
- PSY1410: General Psychology
- PSY2000: Seminar on Careers in Psychology
- PSY4190: Child Development
- PSY4620: Psychology of Women