I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology from Michigan State University, and I’m currently an Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundations at Marshall University. My research interests include ways K–12 science teachers learn science from their own teaching practice and the impacts of educating college students on the psychology of social media.
Kinghorn, B. E., & Wilson, P. L. (2017, May). Mitigating the distraction effects of handheld devices in the university classroom through incorporating their use into daily lesson plans. In C. A. Bjornsen (Chair). The times they are a-changin’ us: Living … Continue reading →
A couple of my recent achievements were highlighted in a short feature in this week’s We Are… Marshall newsletter emailed to the University community on May 17th. The feature talked briefly about my recent experience as a faculty advisor for the … Continue reading →
Today I got to be part of the inaugural Sky Fest at Marshall University. I was part of the planning committee Sky Fest and was in charge of the solar viewing station. It was a lot of fun to teach four … Continue reading →
Last week we finished up final group presentations in my Psychology of Social Media Honors seminar here at Marshall. Lacie Pierson and Sholton Singer from the Herald Dispatch came to class to interview me and my students and watch part … Continue reading →
To Whom it May Concern: I am writing to express my unequivocal support for preserving, maintaining, and providing official legal access to the Haiku Stairs, and I ask for your support and leadership to help facilitate an arrangement that will … Continue reading →
This month I had the amazing opportunity to serve as a faculty advisor with Ivan Muslin for a group of six Marshall University students participating in the Intuit Innovation for Impact 2017 Design for Delight Challenge at Marshall University. We spent … Continue reading →
Brian E. Kinghorn, Ph.D. On April 10, 2017, a 69 year old ticketed passenger, who was “randomly” picked to deplane from a United Airlines flight to accommodate some United employees, was forcibly removed from his seat by police/security officers and … Continue reading →
Beauty and the Cyber Beast: Student cyberbullied for advocating against gay moment in “Beauty and the Beast” Written by: Josh Mason Messages and comments telling her she’s a bigot and should kill herself came flooding into BYU-Hawaii student Megan Hansen’s … Continue reading →
I presented a best practices seminar at SITE in Austin, TX. This was my first time attending SITE and I found it to be an amazing little conference. It was a very friendly and cooperative atmosphere. I was able to … Continue reading →
I took the kids to Charleston this afternoon to join with fellow West Virginians to encourage Senator Capito to vote no on DeVos as Education Secretary. A reporter from @13News WOWK 13 News interviewed me as a teacher educator and … Continue reading →
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