Garth Neufeld

Garth is passionate about producing experiences that improve the personal, academic, and professional lives of others. He has been teaching psychology in higher education since 2004. He has founded or co-founded many teaching-related projects including Teaching Introductory Psychology Northwest, the PsychSessions Podcast, and Intro Psych Coast-to-Coast. He has served the national teaching of psychology community through various leadership roles through the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP), the AP Psychology Reading, and APA’s Educational Directorate. He is the recipient of the STP (APA Div. 2) 2019 Wayne Weiten Teaching Excellence Award. In 2018, Garth was awarded a Citizen Psychologist presidential citation from the APA for co-founding Shared Space For All, an organization that educates and mentors the most at-risk children in Thailand toward the prevention of sex work and trafficking. For these efforts, Garth received APA’s International Humanitarian Award in 2023. In 2024, Garth founded On Mission Consulting and the Mission: Success Podcast, with the goal of using applied psychology to help professionals thrive.

Service Learning Projects

Garth is the President and co-founder of Shared Space For All, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Shared Space For All operates on the prevention side of sex work in Thailand, educating and mentoring the most at-risk children in Thailand so that they can have educational and vocational choices in the future.

Publications

• Neufeld, G. (2024-Present). The Mission Success Podcast.
• Neufeld, G. & Landrum, R. E. (2017-Present). The PsychSessions Podcast.
• Neufeld, G. (2024, April). Two Truths and a Lie: Evidence-informed pedagogy, and one myth. [Presentation]. Cascadia College, Bothell, WA.
• Halonen, J., Dunn, D., Kreiner, D., Lewis, L., Mena, J., Naufel, K., Neufeld, G., Nolan, S., Richmond, A., Ronquillo-Adachi, J., Rudman, J., Stoloff, M., and Thompson, J. (2023). APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major: Empowering people to make a difference in their lives and communities [Document]. The American Psychological Association, Washington DC.
• Neufeld, G. (2022). On Diagnosis [Producer, Writer, Host. Online Film Series]. Enlight Media and Pearson Education.
• Neufeld, G (2022). Understanding Psychology’s Integrative Themes [Online video series]. Macmillan Learning.
• R. A. R. Gurung & G. Neufeld (Eds.). (2021). Transforming introductory psychology: Expert advice on teaching, training, and assessing the course. American Psychological Association.
• Richmond, A., Boysen, G., Hudson, D., Gurung, R. A. R., Naufel, K. Z., Neufeld, G., Landrum, R. E., Dunn, D., & Beers, M. (2021). The introductory psychology census: A national study. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology.
• Chew, S. L., Neufeld, G., Hamill, S., Taylor, A., & Macias, S. (2020). Assessing Goal 4: communication skills for psychology across audience, purpose, and context. Teaching of Psychology, 47(4), 296-304.
• Gurung, R. A. R., Neufeld, G., Thompson, J., Altman, W., Martin Hard, B., & Boysen, G. A. (2019, October). Get ready to rumble: Recommendations from the APA introductory psychology initiative. Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Denver, CO.
• Gurung, R. A. R., Neufeld, G., Thompson, J., Altman, W., Beers, M. J., Chew, S. L., Dunn, D., Martin Hard, B., Whitlock, K., & Wickes, K. (2019, August). Recommendations from the APA introductory psychology initiative. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Halonen, J., Neufeld, G., Landrum, R.E., Dyer-Seymore, J., Teaching by the Seat of Our Pants: Applying principles of improvisational theater to teaching. Workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Neufeld, G. (2019, April). When Students Won’t _________________, Try Something Different: A talk about interteaching. [Presentation] Southwest Psychology Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque NM
• Landrum, R. E., Neufeld, G., Gurung, R. A. R., & Ropp, A. (2018, October). Disciplinary impact through non-traditional maker means: Conference hosting, blog posts, podcasts, and social media. Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Phoenix, AZ.
• Thompson, J., Gurung, R. A. R., Neufeld, G., Altman, W., Beers, M. J., Chew, S. L., Dunn, D., Martin Hard, B., Whitlock, K., & Wickes, K. (2018, October). The APA introductory psychology initiative: The past, the proposal, and the perspectives of people in this room. Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Phoenix, AZ.
• Landrum, R.E., Neufeld, G. (2018) Impact: Perhaps It’s Time to Disrupt Our Traditional Notions... [Blog Post] A Blog Post for the Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA) of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology
• Neufeld, G., da Silva, S. P., Baughman, K., & Hall, E. (2018). Lab Exercises for Psychology of Learning in R. Miller (Ed.), Teaching High School Psychology
• Neufeld, G., (April, 2018). Course Instructor Resources, Classroom Activities, Hudson and Whisenhunt, Psychology 1st Ed. (Pearson)
• Neufeld, G (February, 2018). You Should Start a Teaching Conference. A Blog Post for NOBA Psychology
• Landrum, R.E., Neufeld, G. (2018). Podcasts: A Versatile Pedagogical Vehicle. [Presentation] National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL
• Neufeld, G. (2015, January). The Impact of Communication Variation on GPA in an Online Class. [Poster] Presented at the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology Annual Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL
• Neufeld, G. (2014, January). Increasing Student Engagement: Sustainable strategies for online instruction. [Poster] Presented at the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology Annual Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL
• Reimer, K.S., Dueck, A.C., Neufeld, G., Steenwyk, S., Sidesinger, T. (2010). Varieties of religious cognition: A computational approach to self-understanding in three monotheist contexts. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, 45 (1).

Presentations

• Neufeld, G. (2024, April). Empowering Students, Reducing Risk: Using personal-professional mission in education and career. [Presentation]. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
• Gurung, R. A. R., & Neufeld, G., (2023, October). Transforming Introductory Psychology: Issues, innovations, and better practices. [Presentation]. Higher Ed Symposium on AP Psychology, Austin, TX.
• Gurung, R. A. R., & Neufeld, G., (2023, October). Critical Thinking in Intro Psych: Thoughts, examples, and crowdsourcing new ideas. [Presentation]. Higher Ed Symposium on AP Psychology, Austin, TX.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, October). Not Your Pipeline’s Workshop: Developing a unique professional mission (and then using it at work). [Presentation]. The Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Portland, OR.
• Gurung, R. A. R., Neufeld, G., & Landrum R. E. (2023, October). Tales from the Crypt: Redesigning Intro Psych horror stories (and successful ones). [Presentation]. The Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Portland, OR.
• Halonen, J., Kreiner, D., Naufel, K., Nolan, S., Richmond, A., & Neufeld, G. (2023, October). An Overview of Guidelines 3.0. [Presentation]. The Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Portland, OR.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, April). Why Personal Strengths and Passions Make People Less Miserable at Work. [Workshop]. Spectrum Academy, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, April). Mission: Imposter: Reducing burnout through strengths-based awareness. [Presentation]. Southeast Psychological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, April). Mission: Imposter: Reducing burnout through strengths-based awareness. [Presentation]. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, March). Mission: Imposter: Reducing burnout through strengths-based awareness. [Presentation]. Pearson Publishing Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, March). Reducing Faculty Burnout Through Personal and Professional Alignment. [Presentation]. Macmillan Learning Webinar, Online.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, March). Mission: Imposter – Reducing imposter experiences with mission. [Presentation]. Pearson’s Psychology Leadership Conference, San Antonio, TX.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, February). Mission: Imposter – Reducing imposter experiences with mission. [Presentation]. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
• Neufeld, G. (2023, February). Mission: Imposter – Reducing imposter experiences with mission. [Presentation]. SUNY Jefferson, Online.
• Neufeld, G. (2022, January). Mission: Imposter – Reducing faculty imposter experiences with mission. [Presentation]. Denison University, Online.
• Neufeld, G. (2022, October). Cut the Act with Mission: Reducing faculty imposter experiences by clarifying personal and pedagogical strengths. [Presentation]. The Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Neufeld, G., Halonen, J., Landrum, R.E., Troisi, J. (2022, October). The Teaching of Psychology (TOP) Incubator. [Pre-Conference Workshop] The Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Neufeld, G. (2022, July). Teaching Introductory Psychology with Confidence. [Presentation]. APA Course Design Institute, Online.
• Neufeld, G. (2022, April). CUT to Clarity: Teaching on a Mission. [Presentation]. Teaching Introductory Psychology Northwest Conference, Seattle, WA.
• Neufeld, G. (2022, April). CUT to Clarity: Teaching Intro Psych on a Mission. [Presentation]. Midwest Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Neufeld, G. (2022, January). Saving Intro Psych: A Hero’s Journey. [Invited Presentation]. National Insitute on the Teaching of Psychology, Chicago, IL.
• Gurung, R. A. R., & Neufeld, G. (2021, April 28 – April 30). The American Psychological Association’s Introductory Psychology Initiative. [Presentation]. Western Psychological Association Annual Conference, Virtual.
• Neufeld, G. (2021, April 11). Opening Remarks. [Presentation]. Teaching Introductory Psychology Northwest Conference, Virtual.
• Neufeld, G. (2019, November). For Innovation’s Sake: Breaking the unwritten rules of teaching. [Invited Presentation]. Utah Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools Conference
• Neufeld, G. (2019, November). For Innovation’s Sake: Breaking the unwritten rules of teaching. [Invited Presentation]. The EPIC Conference, University of Wisconsin Green Bay.
• Neufeld, G. (2019, November). Insurrection 101: A guide to rule-breaking in teaching. [Invited Workshop]. The EPIC Conference, University of Wisconsin Green Bay.
• Neufeld, G., Halonen, J., Landrum, R.E., Ropp, A. (2019, October). The Teaching of Psychology (TOP) Incubator. [Pre-Conference Workshop] The Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Denver, CO.
• Frantz, S, Keith, K, Miller, R, Neufeld, G. (2017). [Chair] A Conversation About Teaching Among Presidents of APA Division 2. Facilitated at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Neufeld, G. (2019, September). Interteaching: one way of infusing what we know about how people learn into course design. [Workshop]. Opening Week 2019, Cascadia College
• Neufeld, G. (2019, August). For Innovation’s Sake: Breaking the unwritten rules of college teaching. Invited Psi Beta Ruth Hubbard Cousins Distinguished Lecture given at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Gurung, A.R., Neufeld, G. (2018, November). The Impact of the Introductory Psychology Initiative. [Invited Presentation] Association of Heads of Psychology Department Annual Meeting
• Neufeld, G., (October 2018). My students won’t read the textbook. “Yes they will” and other benefits of Interteaching. [Presentation] Northeast Teaching of Psychology Annual Conference
• Neufeld, G., Hard, B., (August 2018). Innovative Approaches to Teaching Introductory Psychology. Presentation given at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
• Neufeld, G. (2017, January). An Interteaching Workshop. [Workshop]. Teaching and Learning Academy, Cascadia College
• Neufeld, G. (2015, July). Interteaching Introductory Psychology. [Presentation] The Stanford Psychology One Conference, Stanford, CA