Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor of Psychology
Hamden. CT
2019 - Present
Jeff Evan Saerys-Foy
Associate Professor of Psychology
Jeffrey Saerys-Foy is an Associate Professor of Psychology. He teaches Introduction to Psychology (PS 101), Introduction to Statistics in Psychology (PS 206), Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (PS 307), Cognitive Psychology (PS 233), and Sensation and Perception (PS 354). He earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at Stony Brook University.
His background is in Cognitive Psychology, with a focus on how people understand narratives. He is currently conducting research into how people determine whether a work is fictional or nonfictional, and how their determination affects the way they respond to the text. He has also written about how people understand the rules of storyworlds and comprehend serialized television narratives, as well as how to prepare students to write in the workplace.
At Quinnipiac, his service has focused on pedagogy and advising. Since July of 2016, he has been co-directing Quinnipiac University Writing and Critical Thinking (QUWACT), a multidisciplinary faculty-run organization that supports the use of evidence-based writing practices to improve critical thinking in students. He spent a year as the Interim Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and continues to serve on its steering committee. He was also a member of CAS Advising Committee for three years.
His background is in Cognitive Psychology, with a focus on how people understand narratives. He is currently conducting research into how people determine whether a work is fictional or nonfictional, and how their determination affects the way they respond to the text. He has also written about how people understand the rules of storyworlds and comprehend serialized television narratives, as well as how to prepare students to write in the workplace.
At Quinnipiac, his service has focused on pedagogy and advising. Since July of 2016, he has been co-directing Quinnipiac University Writing and Critical Thinking (QUWACT), a multidisciplinary faculty-run organization that supports the use of evidence-based writing practices to improve critical thinking in students. He spent a year as the Interim Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and continues to serve on its steering committee. He was also a member of CAS Advising Committee for three years.
Education
- BA, Skidmore College
- MA, SUNY at Stony Brook
- PHD, SUNY at Stony Brook
Areas of Expertise
- Human Cognition
- Narrative
- Understanding Fiction
Organization
- Psychology
Office Location
- Comms, Computing & Engineering 093
Mail Drop
- CE-PSY
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Interim Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Hamden, CT
2018 - 2019
Quinnipiac University
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Hamden, CT
2014 - 2019
Colgate University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Hamilton, NY
2012 - 2014
Selected Publications
Chapter
Writing Beyond the University: Implications for Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency
Saerys-Foy, J. E., Sardi, L., Goncalves, Z., & Britt-Smith, L.A.
Bridging Academic Writing and Workplace Writing; a Multi-Institutional Project 124-138 Elon, North Carolina (Center for Engaged Learning Open-Access Book Series: 2022)