Jeffrey R. Stowell
Course Syllabi Education & Training Publications Frequently Taught Courses Research & Creative Interests Professional Affiliations

Jeffrey R. Stowell

Professor Office: 1055 - Physical Sciences
Phone: 217-581-2279
Email: jrstowell@eiu.edu
Website: https://jrstowell.wixsite.com/website

Fall 2025 COURSE SYLLABI

PSY 3620

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PSY 3680

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PSY 3680

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PSY 4100A

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Education & Training

B.S., Brigham Young University, 1993
M.S., Brigham Young University, 1996
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1999

Publications

Stowell, J. R. (2025). Research specialties and collaboration networks of authors who publish in journals devoted to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000447

Dandotkar, S., Cruz, L. E., Stowell, J. R., & Britt, M. A. (2022). Knowing about knowing: Assessing how reflective writing influences undergraduate students’ epistemic beliefs. Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 5(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.36021/jethe.v5i1.251

Stowell, J. R. (2022). Repeated, cumulative, spaced, and incremental: The secret recipe for improving assessments? Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 10(3), 350–353. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000313

Stowell, J. R., Addison, W. E., & Clay, S. L. (2018). Effects of Classroom Technology Policies on Students’ Perceptions of Instructors: What is Your Syllabus Saying about You? College Teaching, 66(2), 98–103. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2018.1437533

Addison, W. E., Stowell, J. R., & Reab*, M. D. (2015). Attributes of introductory psychology and statistics teachers: Findings from comments on RateMyProfessors.com. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 1(3), 229–234. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000034

Stowell, J. R. (2015). Online open-book testing in face-to-face classes. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 1(1), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000014

Stowell, J. R. (2015). Use of clickers vs. mobile devices for classroom polling. Computers & Education, 82, 329–334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2014.12.008 

Frequently Taught Courses

Biological Psychology, Psychology of Learning, Sensation & Perception

Research & Creative Interests

Health psychology; Use of technology to facilitate student learning

Professional Affiliations

Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Midwestern Psychological Association