Content Advisory Board and Supplements Team
Creating this book is a team sport. Like so many human achievements, it is the product of a collective intelligence. For this edition, we were fortunate to collaborate closely with an expert Content Advisory Board throughout the development process. The Content Advisory Board understands the needs of the AP® psychology teacher and student. They provided helpful direction on how to make the content relevant, engaging, and appropriate for a high school classroom. Board members provided sage guidance on key content, organizational, and pedagogical issues and ensured that the end-of-module and end-of-unit assessments provide the practice students need for the questions they will encounter on the AP® exam. We extend gratitude and admiration to each of these talented educators and assessment writers for their enduring contributions to the teaching of psychology.
TINA ATHANASOPOULOS
John Hersey High School, IL
Strive for a 5: Preparing for the AP® Psychology Examination, AP® Exam Tips, Content Advisor
Tina Athanasopoulos has taught AP® psychology since 1997 and implemented the AP® psychology program for District 214 in Illinois. She has been involved with the AP® psychology reading since 2000 as an assistant chief reader, exam leader, table leader, and reader. Tina has also been a College Board® consultant since 2001 and has presented at College Board® workshops across the country. She was on the Test Development Committee for the AP® psychology exam from 2005 through 2009, was awarded the 2015 Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award, and has had over 2,000 of her own students take the AP® psychology exam. Tina is also an affiliate professor for North Park University’s Education Department.
CHARLES BLAIR-BROEKER
Hawkeye Community College, IA
AP® Exam Tips, Content Advisor
Charlie Blair-Broeker taught psychology to over 1500 high school students from 1978 to 2014 at Cedar Falls High School, and he is now an adjunct instructor at Hawkeye Community College. Charlie is one of only two people who have been at every annual AP® psychology reading since the AP® exam was first administered in 1992. He has been a question leader, rubric writer, table leader, and reader for the AP® psychology exam; completed a three-year term on the AP® Psychology Test Development Committee; and led dozens of teacher workshops on AP® psychology across the United States and Canada. Among Charlie’s teaching awards are the Grinnell College Outstanding Iowa Teacher Award, the University of Iowa Distinguished Teacher Award, and the APA Division 2 Teaching Excellence Award.
LAURA BRANDT
Collège du Léman, Switzerland
Strive for a 5: Preparing for the AP® Psychology Examination, Content Advisor
Laura Brandt has taught AP® psychology since 1997 and has been involved with the AP® psychology reading since 1999, serving as a reader, table leader, and question leader. She also works for the College Board® to facilitate sessions for AP® psychology teachers. Currently, Laura also teaches AP® psychology online through the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University.
KIMBERLY CRUZ
Cypress Bay High School, FL
Content Advisor
Kimberly Cruz has been teaching high school for nearly 20 years in schools recognized by the College Board® for exemplary AP® programs and cutting-edge virtual schools. She has been a professor at Palm Beach State University and worked with Nova Southeastern University to host community programs that promote psychology. Kimberly is an AP® psychology College Board® consultant and has been an AP® psychology reader and exam question writer. She has spoken at the AP® Annual Conference three times on “Staying Positive about Teaching Biological Bases of Behavior” and the Local Advanced Placement Credentialing program from Broward County Public Schools. She has won the TOPSS Teacher of the Year Award and the Florida Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award.
RANDAL ERNST
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Content Advisor
High school psychology teacher Dr. Randy Ernst was a member of the initial AP® Psychology Test Development Committee and served as a question leader and exam leader at the annual AP® psychology reading. In 2017, the APA awarded Randy a Presidential Citation for his “leadership, vision, and commitment to the teaching of psychology at the high school level.” Randy has run dozens of workshops on the teaching of psychology across the United States, Canada, Australia, and several other countries. A founding board member of TOPSS, he was elected chair in 1995. Randy co-authored the National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula, co-chaired the 2017 APA Summit on the Teaching of High School Psychology, and is the co-author of the high school on-level textbook Thinking About Psychology with his dear friend, Charlie Blair-Broeker. He retired from secondary education in 2016 and became a college professor.
NANCY FENTON
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL
Content Advisor
Nancy Fenton has taught high school psychology since 2004. She has served as a reader and table leader at the AP® psychology reading and as a College Board® consultant since 2014. She teaches AP® psychology at Adlai E. Stevenson High School and online for the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. Nancy was awarded the 2013 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award for dynamic teaching and commitment to the advancement of psychology and has presented at regional and national conferences for AP® psychology teachers. Nancy is the co-author of the review book AP® Psychology All Access, co-author of the blog Books for Psychology Class, and co-author of the iScore5™ Psych app.
VIVIAN FERRY
Mount Saint Charles Academy, RI
Content Advisor
Vivian Ferry has taught psychology at various levels for the last 35 years and began the AP® psychology program at her high school in 1992. She is a member of TOPSS and was the state coordinator for Rhode Island Teachers of Psychology (RITOP). Vivian helped to develop activities and lessons for classroom integration at the inception of the AP® test by the College Board® in 1992. As an adjunct faculty member, Vivian was awarded the Excellence in the Teaching of Psychology at the Community College of Rhode Island, where she continues to teach general psychology. Vivian also continues to teach AP® psychology at Mount Saint Charles Academy.
AMY FINEBURG
Jefferson County Schools, AL
Accuracy Checker
An award-winning teacher, Dr. Amy Fineburg chaired the TOPSS Committee, served as a reader and then table leader at the AP® psychology reading, chaired the APA working group that created the 2010 National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula, and co-chaired the Steering Committee for the APA Summit for High School Psychology Education. She wrote the 2003 edition of the Teacher’s Guide for AP® Psychology. She has contributed articles to AP® Central and is a frequent workshop presenter and consultant for AP® Coordinators for the College Board®. She has been an adjunct instructor in psychology at Samford University and in educational psychology for the University of Alabama. She is the Advanced Programs Specialist for Jefferson County Schools leading AP®, dual enrollment, and virtual learning programs for Alabama’s second-largest school district.
JESSICA FLITTER
West Bend East High School, WI
Content Advisor
Jessica Flitter has taught AP® psychology since 2004. She has been involved with the AP® psychology reading since 2013, serving as a reader and table leader. Among her teaching awards are the Rolf’s Educational Foundation Teacher Award and the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award. Jessica is also co-author of the review book AP® Psychology: All Access.
JOE GEIGER
Carl Sandburg High School, IL
Content Advisor
Joe Geiger has been teaching high school psychology since 1995, and he entered the world of AP® psychology in 2002. He has been a regular presenter at the National Council for the Social Studies conference for the past 14 years. Currently, Joe serves as a vice chair for the National Council for the Social Studies Psychology Community. He also sits as a member of the House of Delegates for the National Council for the Social Studies.
ELIZABETH (LIZ) YOST HAMMER
Xavier University of Louisiana
Annotated Teacher’s Edition, Teacher’s Resource Materials, Content Advisor
Dr. Liz Yost Hammer is the director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development, and a Kellogg Professor in Teaching at Xavier University of Louisiana. A social psychologist by training, she regularly teaches introductory psychology, research methods, health psychology, and human sexuality. Her research interests focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning, and she has contributed chapters to several books intended to enhance teaching preparation. In addition, she is a co-author of the textbook Psychology Applied to Modern Life, now in its twelfth edition. She is a past president of Psi Chi and a past treasurer of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. She joined the AP® psychology reading in 1998 and served as chief reader from 2012 to 2016.
ALLISON HERZIG
Langley High School, VA
Strive for a 5: Preparing for the AP® Psychology Examination, Lecture Slides, Content Advisor
Allison Herzig has been teaching AP® psychology for 18 years. She has been a reader and table leader at the AP® psychology reading since 2002 and has been a workshop consultant for the College Board® for 15 years, running workshops nationwide for AP® psychology teachers. Allison has served on the test development committee for the Psychology Praxis, published a sample syllabus in the College Board’s® Teacher Resource Manual, and authored a curriculum module on intelligence for the College Board®.
KENT KOREK
Germantown High School, WI
Content Advisor
Kent Korek has taught psychology since 1978 and AP® psychology since its inception in 1992. Beginning in 2005, Kent has been invited annually to serve as a reader or table leader for the AP® psychology reading. Endorsed as a College Board® consultant in 2004, he has conducted numerous one-day workshops and week-long AP® summer institutes in the United States and Canada. Kent served on the AP® Psychology Development Committee from 2010 to 2014 and continues to write questions for the AP® psychology exam. Kent participated in the 2017 APA Summit on High School Psychology Education as part of the Technology and Online Learning Strand. He has been awarded the Herb Kohl Fellowship, recognizing teaching excellence and innovation in the State of Wisconsin.
ROBERT McENTARFFER
University of Nebraska
Test Bank
Dr. Rob McEntarffer is an award-winning psychology teacher who has taught at both the high school and college level. Rob became an AP® psychology reader in 1995, was promoted to table leader, and served as a question leader from 2004 to 2010. He chaired the Assessment Committee at the Psychology Partnerships Project, co-chaired the Assessment Committee at the 2017 National High School Psychology Summit, co-authored How to Prepare for the Advanced Placement® Psychology Exam, and won the 2004 Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award. Rob currently works as an assessment specialist for the Lincoln Public School District (NE).
NATHANIEL NAUGHTON
Arlington Catholic High School, MA
Strive for a 5: Preparing for the AP® Psychology Examination, Review Questions, Content Advisor
Nate Naughton is the vice principal for academics at Arlington Catholic High School. Nate has taught AP® psychology since 2001 when he began his school’s AP® psychology program. Nate has served as an AP® reader since 2008. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Park University, teaching history and liberal education courses online.
DEBRA PARK
Rutgers University–Camden, NJ
Content Advisor
Debra Park taught psychology at West Deptford High School for 33 years. Her teaching awards include Gloucester County Teacher of the Year, Rutgers University Public School Educator of the Year, APA Award for Excellence in Teaching Psychology, and the Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award. In 2011 she received an APA Presidential Citation for her outstanding contributions to the organization. She has presented at the APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers, and she has served as the Membership Committee Chair for STP Division 2 (Teaching of Psychology) and as a reader for the AP® psychology reading. Debra has taught psychology and behavior management courses for Rutgers University for the last 17 years. In 2017 she participated as a co-leader for the APA Summit on High School Psychology Education.
HILARY ROSENTHAL
Glenbrook South High School, IL
Content Advisor
Hilary Rosenthal has been teaching AP® psychology since 1995 in the Glenview, Illinois, area and was named Distinguished Teacher by Glenbrook South High School. She has been part of the annual AP® psychology reading as both reader and table leader starting in 1997. She was part of the APA’s working group to revise the National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula. Hilary served on the board and acted as chair of the TOPSS committee.
JOSEPH SWOPE
Northwest High School, MD
Content Advisor
Dr. Joe Swope has been teaching AP® psychology since 2002. He has participated in the AP® psychology reading since 2010. In 2013, Joe was awarded the APA’s Excellence in Teaching Award and has worked with the APA on curricula development. In 2017, Joe presented at the psychology teachers’ conference at Clark University. He has also presented at conferences where he focused on integrating technology into psychology instruction. Joe is an adjunct professor at two community colleges where he has taught a variety of psychology courses.
VIRGINIA WELLE
Chippewa Falls Senior High School, WI
Content Advisor
Virginia Welle has been teaching AP® psychology since 2005 and has served as a reader for the AP® psychology reading since 2012. She holds a master’s degree in psychology with a specialization in counseling psychology, and she served on the TOPSS Executive Committee from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, Virginia was a recipient of the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Psychology Teaching Award. She was also recognized by the Herb Kohl Foundation with a prestigious Kohl Teacher Fellowship in 2017.
KRISTIN WHITLOCK
Davis High School, UT
Content Advisor
Kristin Whitlock has taught AP® psychology since 1992. She currently serves as part of the administrative team at the annual AP® psychology reading and has authored the College Board’s® AP® Psychology Teacher’s Guide. Kristin also served as the College Board® Advisor to the AP® Psychology Test Development Committee. She is currently Chair of TOPSS and served on the Steering Committee for the APA Summit for High School Psychology Education. Kristin has presented at many conferences and is a College Board® consultant, as well as the program director for the annual Utah-TOPSS Fall Institute. She was awarded a presidential citation from the APA and the 2005 Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award.