Professor gets popular using 'Twilight' references in psychology class

Edward and Bella in 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' - Summit Ent.

If someone said that high school teachers were introducing Twilight into rudimentary subject material to make it more interesting for students, you might not be very surprised. How about college coursework?
Well, apparently one professor has made a name for herself in her local college community by utilizing popular social references in her psychology course . . . and Twilight has been a big part of it.
According to the Columbia Tribune:

By the time she got to the slides showing neurological patterns in various brains, Ines Segert had the 30-plus students in her behavioral science class hooked. Likely the photo of Bella and Edward — popular characters from the movie “Twilight” — piqued the young adults’ interest. Just seeing an image from the movie generated some laughs and murmurs of recognition from the students, who then took turns listing the symptoms of the chemical phenomenon known as love. “She didn’t care that he was a vampire,” one student offered, referring to Bella’s affection for her fanged beau. “Right. Willing to overlook flaws,” Segert summarized.
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Segert, according to students who write anonymous comments on the Web site known as Rate My Professor, is “fabulous,” and her “teaching skills are awesome.”
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Sure, the image of lovebirds Bella and Edward helped students understand the course material, but that’s what seems to work.

Interesting, huh? Think you'd perk up in psych class if the teacher connected synapses with New Moon? Seems smart to me!