College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Department of Psychology

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Katie Grobman

Katie Hope Grobman has taught a diverse range of college psychology classes including intro, social, developmental, and cognitive, and special topics in infancy, education, and creativity. Her breadth of teaching includes sharing mathematics with underprivileged elementary and middle school students, physics at an all-girls high school, philosophy in college, and psychology to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Her psychology lab studies deep conceptual change through struggle - our creativity, moments of insight, struggles with morality, and the power of teaching and parenting to transform our lives. Her website shares psychology lessons fostering self-discovery through online activities, hands-on classroom experiences, engaging lectures, and discussion prompts. Beyond academics, she loves skating, volunteering, thrifting, hiking, and especially her daughter Abigail.

Title:  Associate Professor of Developmental, Cognitive, & Social Psychology
Email kgrobman@csumb.edu
Office Location Heron Hall 18-180
Office Hours By Appointment
Areas of Expertise

Creativity; Inquiry Learning; Personality; Parenting; Epistemology; Emotion; Moral Psychology

Courses Taught

PSY 100 Introductory Psychology
PSY 350 Social Psychology
PSY 400 Capstone in Psychology

Awards

Cal State Monterey Bay Outstanding Teaching with Sustained Impact

Louisiana State University TAF Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching

Teaching in Higher Education Outstanding Presentation

Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, Grant in Aid of Research

Selected Works Author Gallery https://researchprofiles.csumb.edu/en/persons/katie-grobman
Website https://copernicanrevolution.org/