Courses Taught
2018 – Present
Course Instructor, Introductory Psychology (Psych10)
Department of Psychology, UCLA, Fall 2018
2017 – 2018
Course Instructor, Child Development (PSY302),
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Winter 2018
2016 – 2017
Course Instructor, Introductory Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Summer 2017
Course Instructor, Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2017
Course Instructor, Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2017
2015 – 2016
Course Instructor, Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2016
Course Instructor, Developmental Psychology Laboratory (PSY319)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2016
2014 – 2015
Course Instructor, Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2015
Workshops Taught
2017 – 2018
Workshop Leader, Program for Accessing Research Training (P.A.R.T) Summer Institute, Statistics Workshop Parts 1 & 2, Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2018
Workshop Leader, Program for Accessing Research Training (P.A.R.T) Statistics Workshop Parts 1 & 2
Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2018
Workshop Leader, Psychology Statistics Workshop
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2017
2016 – 2017
Workshop Leader, Program for Accessing Research Training (P.A.R.T) Summer Institute, Statistics Workshop Parts 1 & 2, Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2017
Workshop Leader, Program for Accessing Research Training (P.A.R.T) Statistics Workshop Parts 1 & 2
Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2017
Workshop Leader, Psychology Statistics Workshop
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2016
2015 – 2016
Workshop Leader, Psychology Statistics Workshop
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2015
Workshop Leader, Program for Accessing Research Training (P.A.R.T) Summer Institute, Statistics Workshop Parts 1 & 2, Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2016
Workshop Leader, Program for Accessing Research Training (P.A.R.T) Statistics Workshop Parts 1 & 2
Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2016
Tutorials Taught
2017 – present
Lab Instructor, Introduction to Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2017/Winter 2018
2016 – 2017
Lab Instructor, Introduction to Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2016/Winter 2017
2015 – 2016
Lab Instructor, Introduction to Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2015/Winter 2016
2013 – 2014
Lab Instructor, Introductory Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2013/Winter 2014
Teaching Assistantships
2017 – present
Practicum in Exceptionality in Human Learning (PSY442)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2017
2015 – 2016
Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2016
2014 – 2015
Introductory Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2014/Winter 2015
Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2015
2013 – 2014
Introductory Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2013/Winter 2014
Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2014
Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2014
Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood (PSY310)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2014
2011 – 2012
Introductory Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2011/Winter 2012
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (PSY270)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2011
Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2012
Psychology of the Law (PSY328)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2012
Introduction to Developmental Psychology (PSY210)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2012
2010 – 2011
Introductory Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2010/Winter 2011
Introduction to Human Communication (PSY274)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Fall 2010
Psychology of the Law (PSY328)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Winter 2011
Introductory Psychology (PSY100)
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Summer 2011
Teaching Development and Scholarship
Courses Taken
THE500: Teaching in Higher Education
Course Instructor: Karen Reid, University of Toronto, Fall 2015
Psychology Department Teaching Workshops
Course Instructor: Dr. John Vervaeke, University of Toronto, Winter 2015
Advanced University Teaching Preparation Certificate (AUTP)
Centre for Teaching Innovation and Support, University of Toronto, completed Winter 2017.
Teaching Scholarship
Paquette-Smith, M.* & Graham, J. (April 2018). The effectiveness of an online practice grading exercise on student lab test performance. Poster presented at the University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference, Waterloo, Ontario.
Paquette-Smith, M.* (April 2018). The effectiveness of in-class response systems in enhancing student learning and engagement. Poster presented at the University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference, Waterloo, Ontario.
Paquette-Smith, M.* & Johnson, E.K. (March 2017) Using Mechanical Turk to facilitate student-directed research in the classroom. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science Pre-conference teaching institute, Vienna, Austria.
Teaching Grant for PSY319 course. The grant allowed the class to collect data (and pay participants) using Mechanical Turk. University of Toronto Mississauga Undergraduate Student Education Fund
Paquette-Smith, M.* (August 2017). Two Stage Exams. Talk presented as part of ‘Our favourite teaching things: Teaching blitz talks’, Department of Psychology Teaching & Learning Community of Practice, University of Toronto.
Conferences Attended
University of Toronto 2018 Teaching and Learning Symposium, Toronto, Ontario
University of Waterloo 2018 Teaching and Learning Conference
University of Toronto 2017 Teaching and Learning Symposium, Toronto, Ontario
International Convention of Psychological Science Pre-conference teaching institute, Vienna, Austria
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Pre-conference Teaching institute, Austin, Texas
Professional Memberships
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)
UTM Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) community, University of Toronto
Department of Psychology Teaching & Learning Community of Practice, University of Toronto