Getting Tenure

With so many competing priorities, how can you know if you are really on the “right track” to obtaining tenure? Drs. Guy A. Boysen and Michael E. Hahn weigh in. Brought to you by Psi Chi. Biographies Guy A. Boysen, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at McKendree University. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota and his PhD from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. His scholarship emphasizes the teaching of psychology, professional development of teachers, and stigma toward mental illness. He is the author of Becoming a Psychology Professor: Your Guide to Landing the Right Academic Job and An Evidence-based Guide to College and University Teaching. Dr. Boysen is on the editorial staff at Teaching of Psychology and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. Visit https://thefullprofessor.wordpress.com/ and follow @GuyBoysen. Michael E. Hahn, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at McKendree University. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois and his PhD from Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri. His research interests include reaction time performance as it relates to cognition, measuring and conceptualizing working memory, and predictors of expert performance. His recent research projects have been published in The Journal of Expertise and The Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.