Teaching

Current Courses Taught by Dr. Crum

Dr. Crum is actively teaching the following courses at Stanford University (view complete list of courses offered by Psychology Department here)

PSYCH 20N: How Beliefs Create Reality

This seminar will take an interdisciplinary approach to exploring how subjective aspects of the mind (e.g., thoughts, beliefs, and expectations) can fundamentally change objective reality. Over the course of the semester, students will be challenged to think critically about research from psychology, sociology, and medicine, which suggests that what we think, believe and expect plays a significant role in determining our physical health, performance and well-being. Students will explore research on how mindsets about nutrition, exercise, and stress can alter the body's response to those phenomena. Students will also uncover how culture and social interactions with friends, family, colleagues and the media influence their beliefs. And students will learn about the neurological and physiological underpinnings of the placebo effect, a powerful demonstration of expectation that produces real, healing changes in the body. Finally, students will have the opportunity to consider real world applications in disciplines including policy, business, medicine, academics, athletics and public health and consider the ethical implications of those applications. Throughout the class active participation and an open mind will be critical to success. link to course

Psych 1: Introduction to Psychology

An introduction to the science of how people think, feel, and behave. We will explore such topics as intelligence, perception, memory, happiness, personality, culture, social influence, development, emotion, and mental illness. Students will learn about classic and cutting edge research, a range of methods, and discover how psychology informs our understanding of what it means to be human, addresses other fields, and offers solutions to important social problems. Psych 1 fulfills the SI Way, and, effective Autumn 2018, the SMA Way. For more information on PSYCH 1, visit psychone.stanford.edu . Please note that section assignments will be done through Canvas in the first week of class.

Psych 195: Special Lab Projects: Independent Research

Students who would like to pursue independent research in the Department of Psychology can arrange with a faculty member to do so for course credit. Each faculty member has his/her own PSYCH 195 section. The general formula for determining units is: 1 unit = 3 hours of work per week.

Prerequisites: 1, 10, and consent of instructor.

For more information on independent study courses in the psychology department, click here. 

Previous Courses Taught by Dr. Crum

PSYCH 244: Designing Psychologically Wise Interventions

Psych 20N: How Beliefs Create Reality (Stanford University) 

Psych 70: Introduction to Social Psychology (Stanford University)

Psych 298: Advanced Studies in Health Psychology (Stanford University)

Managerial Negotiations (Columbia Business School)

Interpersonal Dynamics (Yale School of Management)