2023 Faculty Learning Communities

Integrating Advanced Digital Methods and Tools into Your Teaching

• Lynn Carroll, Center for Student Professional Development, Fox School of Business
• Graciela Jaschek, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Public Health
• Kristine Weatherston, Media Studies & Production, Klein College of Media and Communication
• Douglas Schaller, Art History, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
• Matt Wray, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
• May May Ho, Finance & Accounting, Temple University Japan
• Vyas Sreenivas, Business Administration, Fox School of Business
• Gabriella Kecskes Mazal, English & First Year Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Müge Durusu-Tanriover, Art History, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
• Michael Mcglin, Classics, College of Liberal Arts

Improving Student Persistence & Retention

• Natalie Flynn, Earth & Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Technology
• Shohreh Amini, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Norma Corrales-Martin, Spanish & Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
• Evelyn Walters, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Tamer Aldwairi, Computer & Information Sciences, College of Science and Technology
• Laura Rauth, Nursing, College of Public Health
• Jay Lunden, Biology, College of Science and Technology

2023 Teaching Circles

The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)

• Amelia Duffy-Tumasz, Geography & Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Shreyasee Das, Economics, College of Liberal Arts
• Sheryl Love, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Lin Zhu, Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
• Melody Slashinski, Social & Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
• Bill Egan, Physical Therapy, College of Public Health

Faculty Learning Community on Supporting Under-Prepared Students

• Andrew Mossin, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal ArtsMelissa Toomey, English, College of Liberal Arts
• Laura Biesiadecki, English, College of Liberal Arts
• Jing Shen, Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Public Health
• Liz Heller Murray, Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Public Health
• Angela Bricker, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Jay Lunden, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Jessica Babock, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
• Marcella Macaluso, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Chris Smith, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kornberg School of Dentistry
• Misty Blessley, Statistics Operations & Data Science, Fox School of Business and Management
• Aarti Patel, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicinie
• Gareth Jones, Sport and Recreation Management, School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

• Shohreh Amini, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Abha Belorkar, Computer & Information Sciences, College of Science and Technology
• Jennifer Kowalski, Graphic Arts, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
• Ruch Ochia, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
• Steve Ryan, Advertising & PR, Klein College of Media and Communication
• Kolson Schlosser, Geography & Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Evelyn Walters, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Jun Han, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology

Oral Communication in GenEd Courses

• Cate Almon, English/First Year Writing, College of Liberal Arts
• Patricia Moore-Martinez, Spanish and Portugese, College of Liberal Arts
• Andrew Mossin, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Shianling Wu, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Evelyn Walters, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Robert Huber, Art History, Temple Rome
• Emilio M Salgueiro, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Mike Szekely, Intellectual Heritage/Liberal Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Online Teaching

• Jill Swirsky, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
• Joseph Paris, Policy, Organizational, and Leadership Studies, 
• Frank Nelson, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Melissa Toomey, English, College of Liberal Arts
• Joshua Pongan, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
• Ruth Ochia, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
• Rob Brosh, Music, Boyer College of Music and Dance
• Cheryl Hyde, Social Work, College of Public Health
• Jodi Reich, Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Public Health
• Ahmed Sarhan, Endodontology, Kornberg School of Dentistry 
• Pamela Weisberg-Shapiro, Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Cathy Flite, Health Services Administration and Policy, College of Public Health
• Ben Baker, French, German Italian, Slavic, College of Liberal Arts 
• Nicole Nathan, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
• Shuchen Huang, Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Green Pedagogy

• Deborah Lemieur, Intellectual Heritage Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Laurie Friedman, Social Work, College of Public Health
• Marissa Cloutier, Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
• Jesse Thornburg, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Technology
• Daniel Caldwell, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Inclusive Teaching

• Brighid Scanlon, Center for Student Professional Development, Fox School of Business and Management
• Angela Bricker, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Melody Slashinski, Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
• James Getz, Intellectual Heritage Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Anne Russ, Educational Central, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
• Schaller Doug, Art History Program, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
• Jennifer Ibrahim, Office of the Dean, College of Public Health
• Jessica Babcock, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology

Digital Literacy

• Rob Faunce, First Year Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Diana Wildermuth, Psychological Studies in Education, College of Education
• Marcella Macaluso, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Amy Friedman, First Year Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Amelia Duffy-Tumasz, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Donald Wargo, Economics, College of Liberal Arts
• Carol Brandt, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Lorraine Porcellini, Psychological Studies in Education, College of Education
• Melissa Toomey, First Year Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Silvia Boffo, Biology, College of Science and Technology

Creating an LGBTW-Inclusive Learning Environment

• Heather Clauss, Internal Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
• Jacqueline Dingman, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Deirdre Dingman, Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
• Michelle Histand, Strategic Management, Fox School of Business
• Rob Jennings, Biology, College of Science and Technology
• Deborah Lemieur, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Wendy Magee, Music Therapy, Boyer College of Music and Dance
• Alexandra Miller, Global Opportunities, Klein College of Media and Communications
• Nicolle Strand, Center for Bioethics, Urban Health, and Politics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Teaching Writing-Intensive Courses

• Edgar Bering, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology 
• Whitley Cooke, English, College of Liberal Arts
• Deirdre Dingman, Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
• Melissa Glenn-Flemming, Marketing and Supply Chain, Fox School of Business
• Peter Jones, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
• Dominic Letarte, Computer and Information Sciences, College of Science and Technology
• Rebecca Michaels, Graphic Arts and Design: Photography, Tyler School of Art
• Carolyn P. Parks, Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
• Joshua Pongan, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
• Ajima Olaghere, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts

Faculty Learning Community on Teaching International Students

• Mary Conran, Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Fox School of Business
• Seher Erdogan Ford, Architecture, Tyler School of Art
• Laurie Fitzpatrick, Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Fox School of Business
• Tish Gill, Nursing, College of Public Health
• Erica McKenzie, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Srimati Mukherjee, English/First-Year Writing, College of Liberal Arts
• Norman Roessler, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Laura Zaylea, Media Studies and Production, School of Media and Communication

Faculty Learning Community on Digital Pedagogies

• Robert Clark, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Anne Frankel, Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
• Gabriella Kecskes, English, College of Liberal Arts
• Nancy Murphy, Nursing, College of Public Health
• Joshua Pongan, Spanish & Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
• Spencer Rand, Law, Beasley School of Law
• Elizabeth Richard, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Kolson Schlosser, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
   

Faculty Learning Community on Applying Cognitive Science to the College Classroom

• Gregg Feistman, Strategic Communication, School of Media and Communication
• Jose Gimenez, Mathematics, Science and Technology
• Geoff Keston, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Carol Harris-Shapiro, Intellectual Heritage Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Matthew Hiller, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
• Jessica Miller, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Patricia Moore-Martinez, Spanish, College of Liberal Arts
• Ruth Ochia, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
• Colleen Shanahan, Law, Beasley School of Law

Integrative Learning Teaching Circle

• James Getz, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Jose Gimenez, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
• Rachael Groner, English, College of Liberal Arts
• Andrew Laine, Theater, Division of Theater, Film, and Media Arts
• Pamela Monaco, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Sharon Ostrow, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
• Sheryl Sawin, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Heather Thakar, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
• Kristine Weatherston, Media Studies and Production, School of Media and Communication
• Thomas Wright, Strategic Communication, School of Media and Communication

Digital Storytelling Teaching Circle

• Jorge Ballinas, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
• Kate Benisek, Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, School of Environmental Design
• Cheri Carter, Social Work, College of Public Health
• Gretchen Conran, Reference & Instructional Services, Paley Library
• Alesha Gayle, English, College of Liberal Arts
• Shuchen Huang, Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Heather Levi, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
• Gary Pratt, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Cathryn Rosen, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
• Fred Rowland, Reference & Instructional Services, Paley Library
• Kolson Schlosser, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Online Learning Teaching Circle

• Rujuta Chincholkar-Mendelia, Women's Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Alicia Cunningham-Bryant, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Jennifer Fitzgerald, Marketing & Supply Chain Management, Fox School of Business
• Cathy Flite, Health Records, College of Public Health
• Laurie Friedman, Social Work, College of Public Health
• Ann Kriebel-Gasparro, Nursing, College of Public Health
• Joseph Mahan, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Fox School of Business
• Juris Milestone, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
• Gary Pratt, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Kolson Schlosser, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Dennis Silage, Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
   

STEM Education Teaching Circle

• James Bloxton, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
• Boris Datskovsky, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
• Steve Fleming, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
• Natalie Flynn, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Technology
• Jayakumar Gilbert, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
• Nahed Hamid, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
• Roy Keyer, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
• Maria Lorenz, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
• Ruth Ochia, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
• Ellen Panofsky, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
• Andrew Price, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
• Kimberly Williams, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts

Inclusive Teaching with Technology Teaching Circle

• Marcia Bailey, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Keesha Benson, Social Work, College of Public Health
• Jean Boyer, School Psychology, College of Education
• Kathryn Brzozowski, Social Work, College of Public Health
• Marilena Downing, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
• Cynthia Folio, Music Studies/ Music Theory, Boyer College of Music and Dance
• Jeffrey Gehris, Kinesiology, College of Public Health
• Joseph Giuffre, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Steven Kreinberg, Deans Office, Boyer College of Music and Dance
• John Noel, Physics, College of Science and Technology
• David Pasbrig, Music Studies, Boyer College of Music and Dance 
• Elizabeth Richard, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Sheryl Sawin, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
• Meredith Weber, School Psychology, College of Education

Community-Based Digital Storytelling Teaching Circle

• Sharon Ostrow, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
• Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Theatre, Theater Film & Media Arts
• Elizabeth Groff, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
• Cheryl Hyde, Social Work, College of Health Professions
• Carole Tucker, Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions
• Jonathan Singer, Social Work, College of Health Professions
• Peshe Kuriloff, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Mary Myers, Horticulture and Landscape, College of Liberal Arts
• Elizabeth Wellborn Yates, Horticulture and Landscape, College of Liberal Arts
• Aunshul Rege, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
• Lisa Grunberger, Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts
• Cheryl Irons-Guynn, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts