E247: Clara Cheng: Academic pathways, empowerment, bridging cultures and disciplines

About this episode

Garth interviews Clara Cheng about her academic journey and contributions to psychology education.

In this episode at NITOP 2026, Garth interviews Clara Cheng from Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. Clara serves as the STP vice president of resources, which includes the journal Teaching of Psychology, peer-reviewed syllabi, wikis, the Idea Exchange, best-practices activities, Psychology in Communities, the teachpsych.org website, and free eBooks. Chang shares her background (born in Hong Kong, moved to Toronto in grade 6), studying at University of Toronto (switching from commerce to psychology), grad school at Ohio State in social cognition, work at American University, and 15 years at Carlow, where she teaches statistics and serves as undergraduate program director and interim associate dean for faculty professional development focused on mentorship and faculty support. [Note. Portions of the show notes were generated by Descript AI.]

People in this episode

Guest: Clara Cheng

Topics covered

• academic pathways
• empowerment
• bridging cultures
• psychology education

Keywords

• Teaching of Psychology
• mentorship
• faculty support
• social cognition

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Descript AI, teachpsych.org, free eBooks

Places: Pittsburgh, PA, Hong Kong, Toronto

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