Rate My Professor Lisa Smith

Smith's research focuses on affective factors influencing performance on standardized tests and classroom assessments, preservice teacher concerns and teaching efficacy, and the psychology of aesthetics, particularly in educational contexts. She co-founded the peer-reviewed journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts for the American Psychological Association and is a foundation member of the New Zealand Assessment Academy. Her contributions have earned her teaching awards in both the United States and New Zealand, as well as two international career awards for her research. Notable publications include Smith, L. F., Smith, J. K., & Tinio, P. P. L. (2017). Time spent viewing art and reading labels. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity & the Arts, 11(1), 77-85; Smith, L. F., Smith, J. K., Arcand, K. K., Smith, R. K., & Bookbinder, J. A. (2015). Aesthetics and astronomy: How museum labels affect the understanding and appreciation of deep-space images. Curator, 58(3), 282-297; Smith, L. F., Smith, J. K., Arcand, K. K., Smith, R. K., Bookbinder, J., & Keach, K. (2011). Aesthetics and Astronomy: Studying the Public's Perception and Understanding of Imagery from Space. Science Communication, 33(2), 201-238; and Smith, L. F., Corkery, G., Buckley, J., & Calvert, A. (2013). Changes in secondary school preservice teachers' concerns about teaching in New Zealand. Journal of Teacher Education, 64(1), 60-74. Smith's work has had a lasting impact on educational assessment and aesthetic education fields.