Stephen L. Chew served as a professor of psychology at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama for 33 years until retiring in 2026. Trained as a cognitive psychologist, one of his primary research interests is the cognitive basis of effective teaching and learning. Chew works to translate cognitive research for teachers and students. He developed a research-based framework of cognitive challenges that teachers must address to promote student learning. In 2011, he created a series of groundbreaking YouTube videos on how to study effectively that have received millions of views and are in wide use at educational institutions around the world. Chew is the recipient of multiple national recognitions for his teaching and research, including being named the 2011 U.S. Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training from the American Psychological Association in 2022. Chew serves as the chair of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP).  He is an APA Fellow and a Distinguished Member of Psi Chi.