Assistant Professor of Psychology
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Psychology, University of
Minnesota
Master of Arts, Educational Psychology, University of
Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts, Biopsychology, University of Virginia
Office Location: Whittaker Hall, Room 208
Office Hours: Tues and Thurs 12:45-1:15 pm, Wed:
1:40-3:30 pm
Phone: 845-569-3631
Email: yasmine.kalkstein@msmc.edu
Courses
General Psychology
Sensation and Perception
Senior Seminar
Online Psychology Journal
Yasmine Kalkstein has created Brainwaves, a
journal for online publication of senior seminar research
proposals, available online at brainwaves.msmc.edu.
Bio
Dr. Yasmine Kalkstein has presented and published research in
motivation, reading comprehension, facilitating decision making,
academic integrity, and in the scholarship of teaching and
learning. Her work reflects her intrinsic interest in the science
of cognition, learning, and teaching. She enjoys learning about new
areas and following the interests of students she works with. Her
newest research examines the influences on women's decision making
as related to childbirth.
Recent Publications
Stellmack, M. A., Keenan, N. K., Sandidge, R. R., Sippl, A. L.,
& Konheim-Kalkstein, Y. L. (in press). Review, revise, and
resubmit: The effects of self-critique, peer review, and instructor
feedback on student writing. Teaching of Psychology.
Delany, S.D. & Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L. (2010). Risk
communication: A complex process. In B.S. Leroy, P. McCarthy Veach,
& D.M. Bartels (Eds.). Genetic counseling practice:
Advanced concepts and skills. Wiley.
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., Stellmack, M.A., & Strnad, B.
(2009). Communicating the "Bottom Line" Probability Facilitates
Decisions that Rely on Bayesian Reasoning. Jurimetrics: The
Journal of Law, Science, and Technology, 49, 277-283.
Stellmack, M. A., Konheim-Kalkstein, Y. L., Manor, J. E.,
Massey, A. R., and Schmitz, J. A. P. (2009). An assessment of
reliability and validity of a rubric for grading APA-style
introductions. Teaching of Psychology, 36, 102-107
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., & van den Broek, P. (2008). The
effect of incentives on cognitive processing of text. Discourse
Processes, 45, 180-194.
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., Stellmack, M.A., & Shilkey, M.L.
(2008). Comparison of honor code and non-honor code classrooms at a
non-honor code university. Journal of College and
Character 9(3), 1-13.
Recent Presentations
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L. & Ketterer, K. (2011). The Effect of
Required Collaborative Out-of-Class Assignments on Academic
Performance, Social Interaction, and Metacognition. Annual
Convention of Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Psychology
(NECTOP). October, 2011. Fairfield, CT.
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L. & Boydston, C. (2011). The influence
of religious primes on likelihood of cheating. Poster presentation.
Annual Convention of Eastern Psychological Association,
March 2011, Boston, MA
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., Lin, E., Stellmack, M.A., Kariniemi,
A.L. (2010). Influences of honor codes on ethical decision making.
Poster presentation, Association for Psychological Science
Annual Convention, May 2010, Boston, MA.
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L. (2010). Top ten ways to use (but not
abuse) your undergraduate research assistants. Invited speaker to
Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological
Science. Boston, MA. 2010.
Stellmack, M. A., Konheim-Kalkstein, Y. L., &
Roschen-Wimmer, R. A. (2010). A framing effect: “Extra credit” vs.
“required”. Poster presentation, Association for Psychological
Science Annual Convention, Boston, MA. 2010.
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., Miles, A.C., & Stellmack, M.A.
(2009). No jacket required: Instructor’s attire does not influence
students’ perceptions of instructor. Poster presentation at
Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological
Science. San Francisco, May 22-25, 2009.
Stellmack, M.A., Keenan, N.K., Sandidge, R.R., Sippl, A.L.,
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L. (2009). Self-critique and peer reviews may
harm quality of student writing. Poster presentation at Annual
Convention of the Association for Psychological Science. San
Francisco, May 22-25, 2009.
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., Stellmack, M.A., & Miles, A.C.
(2009). Applying science to teaching scientific writing. Session at
The Collaboration for Advancement of College Teaching and
Learning Conference, Bloomington, MN, February 13-14,
2009.
Stellmack, M.A., & Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L. (2008). Factors
that influence the efficacy of student-to-student peer review of
scientific writing. Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing
Research Colloquium, University of Minnesota, November 21,
2008.
Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., Stellmack, M.A., & Strnad, B.
(2008). The effect of numeracy on Bayesian decision making. Poster
presentation at Annual Convention of the Association for
Psychological Science, Chicago, IL, May 2008.
Stellmack, M.A., Konheim-Kalkstein, Y.L., and Massey, A.R.
(2008). Training undergraduate peer reviewers improves reviews but
not reviewed students' writing. Poster presented at the Annual
Convention of the Association for Psychological Science,
Chicago, IL, May 2008.