Catherine Rawn

Professor of Teaching and Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs
phone 604 822 2513
location_on Kenny Room 2523--2136 West Mall
launchBlog
Education

BA (Hons), University of Waterloo, 2003
MA, University of British Columbia, 2005
PhD, University of British Columbia, 2009


About

Dr. Catherine Rawn (she/her/hers) is a Professor of Teaching and the Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She specializes in teaching and educational leadership, and serves as Chair of Curriculum Committees at both the Faculty of Arts and Psychology Department levels. In 2019-2020, Dr. Rawn was an Academic Leader for the International Faculty Development Program for Teaching Excellence (Faculty of Education).


Teaching


Research

Research interests include educational leadership, scholarship of teaching and learning, collaborative learning methods (peer assessment, teamwork, two-stage tests), technology-enhanced teaching and learning (personal response systems, learning management systems, social media), student evaluations of teaching, program evaluation (TA Training, curriculum), social psychology broadly.


Publications

Edited book

Golding, J., Rawn, C. D., & Kern, K. (Eds.). (2019). Strategies for Effectively Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.

Chapter

Rawn, C. D., Ives, J., & Gilley, B. (2019). Two-Stage exams increase learning and laughter on exam day in classes of any size. In J. Golding, C. D. Rawn, & K. Kern (Eds.). Strategies for Effectively Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.

Textbooks

Cozby, P. C., Mar, R. A., & Rawn, C. D. (2020). Methods in Behavioural Research, 3rd Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Cozby, P. C., & Rawn, C. D. (2016). Methods in Behavioural Research, 2nd Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Cozby, P. C., & Rawn, C. D. (2012). Methods in Behavioural Research, 1st Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Reviewed publications

Rawn, C. D. & Fox, J. A. (2018). Understanding the work and perceptions of Teaching Focused Faculty in a changing academic landscape. Research in Higher Education, 59, 591-622. DOI: 10.1007/s11162-017-9479-6. Open access available from http://rdcu.be/wro5.

Sandstrom, G. M., & Rawn, C. D. (2015). Embrace chattering students: They may be building community and interest in your class. Teaching of Psychology, 42, 227-233.

Krieger, S., Allen, M., & Rawn, C. (2015). Are females disinclined to tinker in computer science? SIGCSE’15 Proceedings of the 46th Association for Computing Machinery, Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 102-107.


Awards

  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the APA) Jane S. Halonen Early Career Award (2017)
  • Killam Teaching Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2015)
  • Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award (2014)
  • Tara Nash Award for Outstanding Service (2009)

Graduate Supervision

As Educational Leadership stream faculty in Psychology, Dr. Rawn does not supervise graduate students.


Catherine Rawn

Professor of Teaching and Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs
phone 604 822 2513
location_on Kenny Room 2523--2136 West Mall
launchBlog
Education

BA (Hons), University of Waterloo, 2003
MA, University of British Columbia, 2005
PhD, University of British Columbia, 2009


About

Dr. Catherine Rawn (she/her/hers) is a Professor of Teaching and the Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She specializes in teaching and educational leadership, and serves as Chair of Curriculum Committees at both the Faculty of Arts and Psychology Department levels. In 2019-2020, Dr. Rawn was an Academic Leader for the International Faculty Development Program for Teaching Excellence (Faculty of Education).


Teaching


Research

Research interests include educational leadership, scholarship of teaching and learning, collaborative learning methods (peer assessment, teamwork, two-stage tests), technology-enhanced teaching and learning (personal response systems, learning management systems, social media), student evaluations of teaching, program evaluation (TA Training, curriculum), social psychology broadly.


Publications

Edited book

Golding, J., Rawn, C. D., & Kern, K. (Eds.). (2019). Strategies for Effectively Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.

Chapter

Rawn, C. D., Ives, J., & Gilley, B. (2019). Two-Stage exams increase learning and laughter on exam day in classes of any size. In J. Golding, C. D. Rawn, & K. Kern (Eds.). Strategies for Effectively Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.

Textbooks

Cozby, P. C., Mar, R. A., & Rawn, C. D. (2020). Methods in Behavioural Research, 3rd Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Cozby, P. C., & Rawn, C. D. (2016). Methods in Behavioural Research, 2nd Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Cozby, P. C., & Rawn, C. D. (2012). Methods in Behavioural Research, 1st Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Reviewed publications

Rawn, C. D. & Fox, J. A. (2018). Understanding the work and perceptions of Teaching Focused Faculty in a changing academic landscape. Research in Higher Education, 59, 591-622. DOI: 10.1007/s11162-017-9479-6. Open access available from http://rdcu.be/wro5.

Sandstrom, G. M., & Rawn, C. D. (2015). Embrace chattering students: They may be building community and interest in your class. Teaching of Psychology, 42, 227-233.

Krieger, S., Allen, M., & Rawn, C. (2015). Are females disinclined to tinker in computer science? SIGCSE’15 Proceedings of the 46th Association for Computing Machinery, Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 102-107.


Awards

  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the APA) Jane S. Halonen Early Career Award (2017)
  • Killam Teaching Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2015)
  • Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award (2014)
  • Tara Nash Award for Outstanding Service (2009)

Graduate Supervision

As Educational Leadership stream faculty in Psychology, Dr. Rawn does not supervise graduate students.


Catherine Rawn

Professor of Teaching and Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs
phone 604 822 2513
location_on Kenny Room 2523--2136 West Mall
launchBlog
Education

BA (Hons), University of Waterloo, 2003
MA, University of British Columbia, 2005
PhD, University of British Columbia, 2009

About keyboard_arrow_down

Dr. Catherine Rawn (she/her/hers) is a Professor of Teaching and the Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She specializes in teaching and educational leadership, and serves as Chair of Curriculum Committees at both the Faculty of Arts and Psychology Department levels. In 2019-2020, Dr. Rawn was an Academic Leader for the International Faculty Development Program for Teaching Excellence (Faculty of Education).

Teaching keyboard_arrow_down
Research keyboard_arrow_down

Research interests include educational leadership, scholarship of teaching and learning, collaborative learning methods (peer assessment, teamwork, two-stage tests), technology-enhanced teaching and learning (personal response systems, learning management systems, social media), student evaluations of teaching, program evaluation (TA Training, curriculum), social psychology broadly.

Publications keyboard_arrow_down

Edited book

Golding, J., Rawn, C. D., & Kern, K. (Eds.). (2019). Strategies for Effectively Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.

Chapter

Rawn, C. D., Ives, J., & Gilley, B. (2019). Two-Stage exams increase learning and laughter on exam day in classes of any size. In J. Golding, C. D. Rawn, & K. Kern (Eds.). Strategies for Effectively Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.

Textbooks

Cozby, P. C., Mar, R. A., & Rawn, C. D. (2020). Methods in Behavioural Research, 3rd Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Cozby, P. C., & Rawn, C. D. (2016). Methods in Behavioural Research, 2nd Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Cozby, P. C., & Rawn, C. D. (2012). Methods in Behavioural Research, 1st Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.

Reviewed publications

Rawn, C. D. & Fox, J. A. (2018). Understanding the work and perceptions of Teaching Focused Faculty in a changing academic landscape. Research in Higher Education, 59, 591-622. DOI: 10.1007/s11162-017-9479-6. Open access available from http://rdcu.be/wro5.

Sandstrom, G. M., & Rawn, C. D. (2015). Embrace chattering students: They may be building community and interest in your class. Teaching of Psychology, 42, 227-233.

Krieger, S., Allen, M., & Rawn, C. (2015). Are females disinclined to tinker in computer science? SIGCSE’15 Proceedings of the 46th Association for Computing Machinery, Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 102-107.

Awards keyboard_arrow_down
  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the APA) Jane S. Halonen Early Career Award (2017)
  • Killam Teaching Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2015)
  • Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award (2014)
  • Tara Nash Award for Outstanding Service (2009)
Graduate Supervision keyboard_arrow_down

As Educational Leadership stream faculty in Psychology, Dr. Rawn does not supervise graduate students.