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Molly Metz is an Assistant Professor in the Teaching Stream in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto. She earned her PhD in Social Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also obtained a certificate in College & University Teaching. Dr. Metz's research interests focus on interpersonal processes, including attraction and social support, examining the effectiveness of different types of support and the influence of individual differences such as sex, gender roles, and attachment styles on these processes. She is also actively engaged in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research, specifically investigating factors in teaching, classroom dynamics, and assignments that influence intrinsic motivation in students. Throughout her career, Dr. Metz has received several awards for her teaching excellence, including the Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Excellence Award from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2). At the University of Toronto, she teaches undergraduate courses in statistics, research methods, and upper-level courses in social psychology, dealing with topics such as emotion, gender, and close relationships. As a teaching-stream faculty member, she also supervises graduate student research and trains postdoctoral scholars.
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