Sally B. Seraphin

Sally B. Seraphin is a part-time lecturer in Psychology at the University of Tennessee, with interdisciplinary expertise in primate behavioral neuroscience. She teaches Foundations of Neuroscience, Animal Behavior, and Human Motivation and Emotion across diverse institutional settings over a 10+ year career.

• Roles: Part-time Lecturer, Primate Behavioral Neuroscientist
• Departments: Psychology, Biology, Anthropology

Her co-authored research introduces a Time-Space-Gravity framework for evaluating non-disposable assignments (NDAs) in open pedagogy. Key findings include:

• NDAs create worldwide educational impact through open resource sharing
• Framework emphasizes long-term societal value and community engagement
• Advocates for student-centered knowledge creation over traditional disposable assignments

Publications demonstrate how NDA-based pedagogy enhances:

• Self-efficacy through reciprocal feedback
• Media literacy in digital knowledge dissemination
• Critical pedagogy addressing systemic inequalities