2019-20 Grant Awardees
Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA)
Fall 2019
Nancy Acevedo-Gil, Doctoral Studies
Nicholas Bratcher, Music
Sara Callori, Physics
Arianna Huhn, Anthropology
Yeon (Phoebe) Kim, Nursing
Amy Leh, Educational Leadership & Technology
David Marshall, Honors Program
Salome Mshigeni, Health Science & Human Ecology
Masako Nunn, World Languages & Literatures
Winter 2020
Lasisi Ajayi, Teacher Education & Foundation
Jennifer Andersen, English
Monideepa Becerra, Health Science & Human Ecology
Duane Cofield, Marketing
Rajrani Kalra, Geography
Frank Lin, Information Decision & Sciences
Stephanie Muravchik, History
Lamies Nazzal, Mathematics
Paulchris Okpala
Innovative Course Development Grants
Spring 2020
Cary Barber, History
Mike Chao, Biology
Jane Chin Davidson, Art & Design
Deborah Cohen, Nursing
Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, Nursing
Essia Hamouda, Information & Decision Sciences
Kate Liszka, History
Ranfeng (Stella) Qiu, Management
Mary Anne Schultz, Nursing
Amanda Taylor, English
Faculty Learning Communities and Institutes
2019/20 ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices
Cohort B
Joyce Ahlgren, Mathematics
Hadia Bendelhoum, Communication Studies
Sonya Dew, Management
Kathryn Hansler, English
Alicia Harris, Social Work
James Hayashi, Mathematics
Rigaud Joseph, Social Work
Safieh Ladani, Chemistry
Anne Lama, Nursing
Michelle Lorimer, History
Mary Ann McGuire, World Languages & Literatures
Lamies Nazzal, Mathematics
Masako Nunn, World Languages & Literatures
Sharon Pierce, Public Administration
Helen Ross, Sociology
Tami Silver Ryan, Theatre Arts
Amanda Taylor, English
Rerhime Uku, Nursing
Jessica Vierra, Communication Studies
Anastacia Webster, Information & Decision Sciences
Nancy Wolf, Nursing
Cohort C
Lida Ahmadi, Mathematics
Diana Alexander, Public Administration
Jennifer Alford, Geography & Environmental Studies
Carmen Beck, Educational Leadership & Technology
Marjorie Bennett, Anthropology
Mariam Betlemidze, Communication Studies
Jason Burke, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Kelly Deckard, Nursing
Patrick Flaherty, Management
Jaime Garcia, Communication Studies
Thomas Gardner, Philosophy
Sheryll Go, Nursing
Kevin Grisham, Geography & Environmental Studies
Sheree Haley, Art
Mahbuba Hammad, Humanities
Jemma Kim, Special Ed. Rehabilitation & Counseling
Younglee Kim, Nursing
Steve King, Art & Design
Sadie Kingsbury, Geological Sciences
Mike Kohout, Geography & Environmental Studies
Pamela Medina Gutierrez, Public Administration
Diane Mejia, Nursing
Fadi Muheidat, Computer Science & Engineering
Katherine Orr, English
Zachary Powell, Criminal Justice
Do Prado, Kinesiology
Corrie Roozee, Geography & Environmental Studies
Nathanael Whitworth, English
Priyanka Yalamanchili, Special Ed. Rehabilitation & Counseling
e-Learning Academy
Elisabeth Andersen, Biology
Francisca Beer, Accounting & Finance
Kamvar Farahbod, Information & Decision Sciences
Brian Heisterkamp, Communication Studies
David Jerez-Gomez, World Languages & Literatures
Melika Kordrostami, Marketing
Scott Rose, Health Science & Human Ecology
Barbara Sirotnik, Information & Decision Sciences
e-Portfolio Institutes
September 2019
Cheryl Brandt, Nursing
Leslie Bryan, Theatre Arts
Kurt Collins, Art
Lynne Diaz-Rico, Teacher Education & Foundations
Liang Guo, Accounting & Finance
Essia Hamouda, Information & Decision Sciences
Jennifer Keys, English
Safieh Ladani, Chemistry
Yu Liu, Accounting & Finance
Sharon Pierce, Public Administration
Arianne Schulz, Anthropology
Debra Tweedy, Nursing
December 2019
Richard Addante, Psychology
Bibiana Díaz, World Languages & Literatures
Kelly Dortch, Liberal Studies
Christopher Gentry, Kinesiology
Jenni Keys, English
Neal Malik, Health Science & Human Ecology
Oraib Mango, World Languages & Literatures
David Marshall, Honors Program
Ahlam Muhtaseb, Communication Studies
Alison Ragguette, Art & Design
Hosung So, Kinesiology
2018-19 Grant Awardees
Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA)
Fall 2018
Monideepa Becerra, Health Science and Human Ecology
Alexandra Cavallaro, English
Donna Gotch, Communication Studies
Janine Kremling, Criminal Justice
Amy Leh, Educational Leadership and Technologies
Masako Nunn, World Languages and Literatures
Jing Zhang, Management
Winter 2019
Phoebe Kim, Nursing
Miranda McIntyre, Psychology
Paulchris Okpala, Health Science and Human Ecology
Karen Jeong Robinson, Sociology
2018-19 Last Call
Lasisi Ajayi, Teacher Education and Foundation
Chris Gentry, Kinesiology
Jennifer Schulz, Theatre Arts
Hosung So, Kinesiology
Spring 2019
Eun-Ok Baek, Educational Leadership and Technology
Lynne Diaz-Rico, Teacher Education and Foundation
Brandon Jones, Philosophy
Younglee Kim, Nursing
Elizabeth Martin, World Languages and Literatures
Kathy Nadeau, Anthropology
Angela Penaredondo, English
Special Travel Grants
Regional “Reacting to the Past” Conference
Jacqueline Romano, Teacher Education and Foundation
Becky Talyn, Natural Sciences
Innovative Course Development Grant
Summer 2019
Jennifer Alford, Geography and Environmental Studies
Francesca Astiazaran, English
Eun-Ok Baek, Educational Leadership and Technology
Monideepa Becerra, Health Science and Human Ecology
Michael Chen, Educational Leadership and Technology
Parastou Feizzaringhalam, English
Shuryo Fujita, Criminal Justice
Jordan Fullam, Teacher Education and Foundation
Christopher Hill, Kinesiology
Angela Horner, Biological Sciences
Sunny Hyon, English
Min-Lin Lo, Mathematics
Elizabeth Martin, World Languages and Literatures
Kathleen Nadeau, Anthropology
Tomasz Owerkowicz, Biological Sciences
Susie Pryor, Management
Luz Elena Ramirez, English
Karen Robinson, Sociology
James Simon, Social Work
Kimberlyn Williams, Biological Sciences
Jing Zhang, Management
Spring 2019
Dionisio Amodeo, Psychology
Monideepa Becerra, Health Science and Human Ecology
Liliana Gallegos, Communication Studies
Guy Hepp, Anthropology
Crystal Huang, Management
Faculty Learning Communities and Institues
2019 ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices
Donna Gotch (Facilitator), Communication Studies
Stephen Abbott, Management
Elisabeth Anderson, Biology
Christina Aurell Wistrom, Biological Sciences
Alex Avila, English
Thomas Berry, Theatre Arts/Communication Studies
Angelina Burkhart, Communication Studies
Angel Castro, Kinesiology
Beatrice Cook, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Carol Damgen, Theatre Arts/Communication Studies
Alexander Dorado, Kinesiology
Janelle Espling, Special Education Rehabilitation and Counseling
Shaoyi He, Information and Decision Sciences
Jennifer Keys, English
Susan Lujan, Biology
Laura Luna, Psychology
Sailesh Maharjan, Psychology
Beverly McCarthy, Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Classroom
Caruthers Collins, Lori (Facilitator), Diversity & Inclusion Resources
Collins, Kimberly (Facilitator), Public Administration
Evans-Carthen, Twillea (Facilitator), Ombuds Services
Grant, Jo Anna (Facilitator), Teaching Resource Center
Harrington, Andre (Facilitator), Theatre Arts
Hood, Carol (Facilitator), Physics
Tan, Jeff (Facilitator), CAPS
Anderson, Annika, Sociology
Becerra, Benjamin, Info & Decision Sciences
Becerra, Monideepa, Health Science and Human Ecology
Bratcher, Nicholas, Music
Fudge, Marc, Public Administration
Huhn, Arianna, Anthropology
Joseph, Rigaud, Social Work
Kordrostami, Melika, Marketing
Lewis, Lucy, Music
Mango, Oraib, World Languages and Literatures
Muhtaseb, Ahlam, Communication Studies
Nerren, Jess Block, Communication Studies
Pham, Stacie, Counseling and Psychological Services
Shon, Herb, Social Work
Watson, Nick, Social Work
Problem-Based Learning Institute
Heisterkamp, Brian (Facilitator), Communication Studies
Dwyer, William, Teacher Education and Foundation
Houlihan, Frank, Art
Hwang, Young Suk, Teacher Education and Foundation
Hyon, Sunny, English
Jany, Carmen, World Languages and Literatures
Johnson, Ann, Management
Leh, Amy, Educational Leadership and Technology
Okpala, Paulchris, Health Science and Human Ecology
Quinn, Laura, English
Robinson, Karen, Sociology
Schulz, Arianne, Anthropology
So, Hosung, Kinesiology
Sweeney, Paul, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Tweedy, Debra, Nursing
Villegas, Paloma, Sociology
Coffeen, John, Communication Studies
Joseph, Rigaud, Social Work
Mango, Oraib, World Languages and Literatures
Escalante, Guillermo, Kinesiology
Hamouda, Information and Decision Sciences
Valerie Morgan, World Languages and Literatures
Brant Morphew, Kinesiology
Brenda Ortiz, Communication Studies
Sarah Patzold, Communication Studies
Krystal Rawls, Management
Sabrina Roberts, Communication Studies
Suzanne Scholz, Marketing
Arianne Schulz, Anthropology
Ernest Silvers, Management
Kelly Straight Dortch, Liberal Studies
Becky Sumbera, Educational Leadership and Technology
Paul Sweeney, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Frank Tuthill, Psychology
Debra Tweedy, Nursing
Ashley Vizenor, Chemistry/Biochemistry
Christine Weinkauff, Psychology
Danuta G. Wojnar, Nursing
Newer Faculty Learning Community
Cousins, Kim (Facilitator), Chemistry
Grant, Jo Anna (Facilitator), Communication Studies
Hood, Carol (Facilitator), Physics
Addante, Richard, Psychology
Alford, Jennifer, Geography
Blue, Dawn, Nursing
Bratcher, Nicholas, Music
Chen, Zhaojing, Kinesiology
Hepp, Guy, Anthropology
Joseph, Rigaud, Social Work
Kordrostami, Melika, Marketing
Nerren, Jessica, Communication Studies
Simon, James, Social Work
Sumbera, Becky, Education Leadership & Technology
Taylor, Julie, Communication Studies
Zhang, Jing, Management
Community of Practice Facilitators
Grant, Jo Anna (Facilitator), Teaching Resource Center
Heisterkamp, Brian (Facilitator), Communication Studies
Dortch, Kelly, Liberal Studies
Gotch, Donna, Communication Studies
Keating, Ryan, History
Kordrostami, Melika, Marketing
Warden, Davina, English
2017-18 Grant Awardees
Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA)
Fall 2017
Nicholas Bratcher, Music, TSSA grant review
Edna Martinez, Doctoral Studies, TSSA grant review
Hyun-Kyoung Oh, Kinesiology, TSSA grant review
Winter 2018
Meredith Conroy, Political Science
Stacey Fraser, Music
Jemma Kim, Special Education, Rehabilitation & Counseling
Yeon (Pheobe) Kim, Nursing
Amy Leh, Educational Leadership & Technology, TSSA grant review 2018
Min-Lin Lo, Mathematics, TSSA grant review
Paulchris Okpala, Health Science & Human Ecology, TSSA grant review 2018
Spring 2018
Ece Algan, Communication Studies
Kelly Campbell, Psychology
Cory Johnson, Mathematics
Kurt Kowalski, Teacher Education & Foundations
Renwu Zhang, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Innovative Course Development Grants
Summer 2017
Monideepa Becerra, Health Science & Human Ecology
Annie Buckley, Art
Min-Lin, Lo, Mathematics
Cherstin Lyon, History
Nerea Marteache, Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Martin, World Languages and Literatures
Jeremy Murray, History
Haiyan Qiao, Computer Science & Engineering
Yvette Saavedra, History
Qingquan Sun, Computer Science & Engineering
2016-17 Grant Awardees
Innovative Course Development Grants
Summer 2016
Susan Addington, Mathematics
Jennifer Andersen, English
Maria Garcia-Puente, World Languages & Literature
Min-Lin Lo, Mathematics
Oraib Mango, World Languages & Literature
Jeremy Murray, History, Murray Poster Image
Jenevieve Roper, Kinesiology
2017 Faculty/Professional Learning Communities and Institutes
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Jonathan Anderson, Public Administration
Francesca Astiazaran, Social Work/English
Bibiana Diaz, World Languages & Literatures, Diaz Poster Image
Kathy Ervin, Theatre Arts
Guillermo Escalante, Kinesiology
Kareen Gervasi, World Languages & Literatures
Ann Johnson, Management
Rajrani Kalra, Geography & Environmental Studies
Amy Leh, Educational Leadership & Technology, Leh Poster Image
Laura Quinn, English
Alexandru Roman, Public Administration,
Karen Rowan, English
Victoria Seitz, Marketing, Seitz Poster Image
Nena Tórrez, Teacher Education & Foundations
Eric Vogelsang, Sociology
Facilitation
Mariam Betlemidze, Communication Studies
Kimberly Collins, Public Administration
Kurt Collins, Art
Nicole Dabbs, Kinesiology
Lesley Boyd-Davidson, Health Advising Center
Kirsty Fleming, Natural Sciences
Brian Heisterkamp, Communication Studies
Ann Johnson, Management
Amy Leh, Educational Leadership & Technology
Jessica Luck, English
Jeffrey Meyer, Mathematics
Terri Nelson, World Languages & Literatures
Barbara Quarton, Library
Beth Steffel, Art
Scott Vance, Music
Qiana Wallace, Undergraduate Studies
2017 New Faculty
Dawn Blue, Nursing
Alexandra Cavallaro, English
Nicole Henley, Health Science & Human Ecology
Angela Horner, Biology
Andrew Hughes, Educational Leadership & Technology
Kate Liszka, History
Jeffrey Meyer, Mathematics
Alexis Norris, Criminal Justice
Paulchris Okpala, Health Science & Human Ecology
Angie Otiniano Verissimo, Health Science & Human Ecology
Jason Perez, English
David Rhoads, Biology
Jenevieve Roper, Kinesiology
Lynn Scow, Mathematics
CNS Online/Hybrid Institute
Dawn Blue, Nursing
Dorothy Chen, Health Science & Human Ecology
Claudia Davis, Nursing
Teresa Dodd-Butera, Nursing
Cindy Fike, Nursing
Evangeline Gagalang, Nursing
Chris Gentry, Kinesiology
Nicole Henley, Health Science & Human Ecology
Min-Lin Lo, Mathematics
Paulchris Okpala, Health Science & Human Ecology
Angie Otiniano Verissimo, Health Science & Human Ecology
Tech Fellows
Kurt Collins, Art
Oraib Mango, World Languages & Literatures
Angie Otiniano Verissimo, Health Science & Human Ecology
Suzanne Roszak, Humanities & English
Beth Steffel, Art
Teaching Skills Study Awards
Fall 2016
Sara Callori, Physics, Callori: Final Report TSSA Fall 2016
Cherstin Lyon, History, Lyon: Final Report TSSA Fall 2016
Ahlam Muhtaseb, Communication Studies
Terri Nelson, World Languages & Literatures
Winter 2017
Rajrani Kalra, Geography
Amy Leh, Educational Leadership & Technology, TSSA grant review 2017
Oraib Mango, World Languages & Literatures, Mango: Final Report TSSA Winter 2017
Paulchris Okpala, Health Science & Human Ecology, TSSA grant review 2017
Stacie Robertson, Educational Rehabilitation & Counseling, Robertson: Final Report TSSA Winter 2017
Karen Rowan, English, Rowan: Final Report TSSA Winter 2017
Julie Taylor, Communication Studies, TSSA grant review
Spring 2017
Kelly Campbell, Psychology, Campbell: Final Report TSSA Spring 2017
Elizabeth Martin, World Languages & Literatures, Martin: Final Report
Shawn Patrick, Special Education, Rehabilitation & Counseling
2015-16 Grant Awardees
Campus Inquiry Groups
What Can We Do to Promote Student Entrepreneurship?
Monica Estrella, IECE
Brandy Hadley, Accounting
Yongseok Jang, Management
Joon Son, Information and Decision Sciences
Chanho Song, Marketing
Michael Stull, Management
Badging for Faculty Professional Development and Students Outcome Assessment
Kimberly Collins, Public Administration
Davida Fischman, Mathematics
Kathryn Howard, Teacher Education and Foundations
Ryan Keating, History
David Marshall, English
Terri Nelson, World Languages and Literatures
Futhering Interdisciplinary Education in the Physical Sciences through the Creation of a Seminar Series
Sara Callori, Physics
Joan Fryxell, Geological Science
Sally McGill, Geological Science
Jeremy Mallari, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Laura Woodney, Physics
Renwu Zhang, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Innovative Course Development Grants
Summer 2015
Monideepa Becerra, Health Science & Human Ecology
Davida Fischman, Mathematics
M. Antonieta Gallegos-Ruiz, World Languages & Literatures
Jo Anna Grant, Communications Studies
Ryan Keating, History
Min-Lin, Lo, Mathematics
Angie Otiniano Verissimo, Health Science & Human Ecology
Haiyan Qiao, Computer Science & Engineering
Laura Wallace, Mathematics
Spring 2016
Maria Garcia Puente, World Languages & Literatures
Summer 2015 Course (Re)Design Institutes
Fearless Users
Kurt Collins, Art
Lynne Diaz-Rico, Teacher Education & Foundations
Laura Eddings, English
Kathryn Howard, Teacher Education & Foundation
Bri Lafond, English
Oraib Mango, World Languages & Literatures
Brad Owen, Communication Studies
Mihaela Popescu, Communication Studies
Christi Rucker, English
Learning Technologies
Helena Addae, Management
Susan Addington, Mathematics
Jeremy Aikin, Mathematics
Stuart Green, Music
Cory Johnson, Mathematics
Todd Johnson, Music
Rajrani Kalra, Geography & Environmental Studies
Min-Lin Lo, Mathematics
Ahlam Muhtaseb, Communication Studies
Jeremy Murray, History
Anna Ni, Public Administration
Alexandru Roman, Public Administration
Lisa Sanchez, Mathematics
Xinying Yin, Teacher Education & Foundations
Open Topic
T.C. Corrigan, Communication Studies
Chloe de los Reyes, English
John Dorocak, Accounting & Finance
Davida Fischman, Mathematics
Christina Hassija, Psychology
Su Liang, Mathematics
David Marshall, English
Shawn McMurran, Mathematics
Jose Munoz, Sociology
Jeremy Murray, History
Mandy Rymal, Kinesiology
Renwu “John” Zhang, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Learning Communities
2015 Summer CNS WIDER Group
Sara Callori, Physics
Kim Cousins, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Paul Dixon, Physics
Chris Gentry, Kinesiology
Carol Hood, Physics
Karen Kolehmainen, Physics
Su Liang, Mathematics
Jeremy Mallari, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Tony Metcalf, Biology
Regina Moore-Ude, Health Science & Human Ecology
Laura Newcomb, Biology
Darlene Newton, Health Science & Human Ecology
Tomasz Owerkowicz, Biology
Dave Polcyn, Biology
David Rhoads, Biology
Amanda Rymal, Kinesiology
Tim Usher, Physics
Laura Woodney, Physics
Renwu “John” Zhang, Chemistry & Biochemistry
2016 New Faculty
Jeremy Aikin, Mathematics
Thomas Corrigan, Communication Studies
Bibiana Diaz, World Languages & Literatures
Jeremy Dodsworth, Biology
Guillermo Escalante, Kinesiology
Cindy Fike, Nursing
Maria Garcia Puente, World Languages & Literatures
Chris Gentry, Kinesiology
Ann Johnson, Management
Cory Johnson, Mathematics
Alexandru Roman, Public Administration
Amanda Rymal, Kinesiology
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Library
Teaching Skills Study Awards
Fall 2015
Nancy Acevedo-Gil, Educational Leadership & Technology
Ece Algan, Communication Studies
Ruth Burke, World Languages & Literatures, Burke: Final Report
Chloe De Los Reyes, English
Hyun-Kyoung Oh, Kinesiology
Maria Garcia Puente, World Languages & Literatures
Beth Steffel, Art
Winter 2016
Susan Addington, Mathematics
Carol Hood, Physics
Rajrani Kalra, Geography & Environmental Studies
Min-Lin, Lo, Mathematics
Cherstin Lyon, History, Lyon: Final Report
Alexandru Roman, Public Administration
Amy Leh, Educational Leadership
Spring 2016
Mary Boland, English
Thomas Corrigan, Communication Studies
Ann Johnson, Public Administration, Johnson: Final Report
Charles Stanton, Mathematics, Stanton: Final Report