Provost's Teaching Academy

The Provost's Teaching Academy (PTA) is an intensive summer faculty development program where participants study topics such as human learning and adult development, integrated course design and assessment, and teaching methods that promote engagement and collaboration.

PTA members are a diverse, interdisciplinary group of faculty members and academic administrators who support excellent teaching at Temple in various ways. They serve as instructors and mentors for graduate students completing Temple's Teaching in Higher Education Certificate. Some PTA members apply their knowledge to leadership and mentoring roles within the university. PTA members also support the mission of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, facilitating faculty development workshops, leading sessions at the Annual Faculty Conference on Teaching Excellence, and consulting with colleagues to enhance their pedagogy.

The first Academy took place in the summer of 2009. Read the featured story.

2019 Application Guidelines

The Center for the Advancement in Teaching invites full-time faculty members to apply for the 2019 Provost's Teaching Academy (PTA). Since 2009, the PTA has provided the opportunity for some of Temple's best and most committed educators and university leaders to have rich, cross-disciplinary conversations about the literature on how people learn and best teaching practices. With each new cohort of members, faculty with this increased teaching expertise impact the educational culture at Temple University. There are currently over 150 PTA faculty from across the university, representing a wide range of departments and academic units.

PTA faculty read literature on teaching and learning, participate in thought-provoking discussions with faculty from across the university, and think about how they can implement and support great teaching at Temple University. PTA faculty members receive a $2,000 stipend* and course texts in recognition of their investment of time and energy. (*Faculty at professional schools who are on 12-month contracts participate every year in PTA, but are not able to be compensated with a stipend.)

The 2019 Provost's Teaching Academy will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am until 12 noon during the Summer 1 session from May 14th - June 20th.

Click here to apply to the 2019 Provost's Teaching Academy.

PTA Sample Syllabus

PTA Faculty Members 2018

Alice Abreu, Professor, Law, Beasley School of Law
Andrew Allmond, Assistant Professor, Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Fox School of Business
Robert Bettiker, Professor Clinician Educator, Medicine/Infectious Disease, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
David Brown, Assistant Professor, Advertising and Public Relations, Klein College of Media and Communications
Christine Cleaver Harrer, Assistant Professor, Tourism and Hospitality, School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality
Lindsay Craig, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
Mary Ann Dugan, Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing, College of Public Health
Anne Frankel, Assistant Professor, Public Health, College of Public Health
Joseph Glennon, Assistant Professor, Advertising and Public Relations, Klein College of Media and Communications
John Moore, Assistant Professor Clinical Educator, Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Sciences, Kornberg School of Dentistry
Alisha Nypaver, Instructor, Music Studies, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Dustyn Roberts, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Denise Salerno, Professor Clinician Educator, Pediatrics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Jayminn Sanford-Deshields, Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
Mark Shaver, Assistant Professor, Foundations, Tyler School of Art
Nanette Tomicek, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, College of Public Health

PTA Faculty Members 2017

Abraham Abebe, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, College of Science & Technology
Angela Bricker, Assistant Professor, Biology, College of Science & Technology
Susan Chialastri, Associate Professor, Periodontology, Kornberg School of Dentistry
William Egan, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, College of Public Health
Tony Ferrar, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Amy Friedman, Associate Professor, English & First Year Writing, College of Liberal Arts
Carmelo Galati, Assistant Professor, Italian, College of Liberal Arts
Richard Greenstein, Professor, Law, Beasley School of Law
Donald Hantula, Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Jaskiran Kaur, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, College of Science & Technology
George Miller, Associate Professor, Journalism, Klein College of Media & Communication
Cory Ng, Assistant Professor, Accounting, Fox School of Business
Catherine Pancake, Assistant Professor, Film & Media Arts, School of Theater, Film & Media Arts
Anne Russ, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, College of Public Health
Sheryl Sawin, Assistant Professor, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
Michelle Scarpulla, Instructor, Social & Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health
Kolson Schlosser, Assistant Professor, Geography & Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Roman Szewczuk, Assistant Professor, Marketing & Supply Chain Management, Fox School of Business

PTA Faculty Members 2016

Quaiser Abdullah, Senior Technical Training Manager, Computer Services
Annette Bakley, Senior Associate Dean, Dean's Office, College of Liberal Arts
Vinodh Bhoopathi, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Sciences, Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian, Libraries, Paley Library
Keesha Benson, Assistant Professor, Social Work, College of Public Health
Natalie Flynn, Assistant Professor, Earth & Environmental Science, College of Science and Technology
Jose Gimenez, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
Jennifer Ibrahim, Associate Dean, College of Public Health
Julie Kessler, Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
Andrew Laine, Associate Professor, Theater, Division of Theater Film & Media Arts
Jimmy Miller, Assistant Professor, Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Fox School of Business
Irina Mitrea, Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
Gary Pratt, Assistant Professor, Intellectual Heritage Program, College of Liberal Arts
Dana Saewitz, Associate Professor, Advertising, School of Media and Communication
Elizabeth L. Sweet, Assistant Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Felix Udoeyo, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
Matt Wray, Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
Tracey Vlahovic, Associate Professor, Podiatric Medicine, School of Podiatric Medicine

PTA Faculty Members 2015

Marcia Bailey, Associate Professor, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
Barry Berger, Professor, Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy
Casey Breslin, Assistant Professor & Departmental Digital Strategy Coordinator, Kinesiology, College of Public Health
Norma Corrales-Martin, Associate Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
Chad Curtis, Associate Professor, Crafts, Tyler School of Art
Joseph Mahan, Assistant Professor, Sports and Recreation Management, School of Tourism and Hospitality
Rebecca Michaels, Associate Professor, Photography, Tyler School of Art
Michele O'Connor, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Ellen Panofsky, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
Heather Porter, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Public Health
Robert-André Rarig, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Science and Technology
Wesley Roehl, Professor and Director of Programs, Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Jill Swavely, Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
Sylvia Twersky, Associate Professor, Public Health, College of Public Health
Evelyn Walters, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Storm Wilkins, Assistant Professor, Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, Fox School of Business
Kimberly Williams, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Associate Professor, Theater, Division of Theater, Film and Media Arts

PTA Faculty Members 2014

Cheri Carter, Assistant Director, Social Work, College of Public Health
Pallavi Chitturi, Associate Director, Statistics, Fox School of Business
Laurie Friedman, Instructor, Social Work, College of Public Health
Shanta Hattikudur, Assistant Director, Psychological, Organizational, and Leadership Studies in Education (POLS), College of Education
Stephanie Ives, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Student Affairs
Peter Jones, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, Office of the Provost, HSC Provost
Larry Kaplan, Professor, Clinician Scholar, School of Medicine
Dustin Kidd, Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
Nichola Kinch, Assistant Director, Foundations and Visual Studies, Tyler School of Art
Barbara Manaka, Associate Professor, RIHM, Fox School of Business
Thomas Marino, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine
Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Professor, Greek and Roman Classics, College of Liberal Arts
Rhonda Nelson, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Professions and Social Work
John Noel, Assistant Director, Physics, College of Science and Technology
Ruth Ochia, Associate Professor, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
Hamil Pearsall, Assistant Director, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Donna-Marie Peters, Assistant Director, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
Karen M. Turner, Associate Professor, Journalism, School of Media and Communication
Benoit Van Aken, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Douglas Wager, Associate Dean, Theater, Division of Theater, Film and Media Arts
Shannon Walters, Associate Professor, English, College of Liberal Arts

PTA Faculty Members 2013

Robin Aronow, Instructor, Communication Sciences, College of Health Professions
Jean Boyer, Assistant Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education
Gerard Brown, Assistant Professor & Department Chair, Foundations Program, Center for the Arts: Tyler School of Art
Konstantinos Chochlidakis, Assistant Professor, Restorative-Operative, Kornberg School of Dentistry
Shawn Fagan, Principal Advisor, Athletic Advising, Vice Provost for Undergrad Studies
Heath Fogg Davis, Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Cynthia Folio, Professor, Music Studies/Music Theory, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance
Steve Kreinberg, Associate Dean, Dean's Office, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance
Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Professions
Robert Pred, Associate Professor, Statistics, Fox School of Business
Hai Qing, Assistant Professor, Restorative-Operative, Kornberg School of Dentistry
Catherine Schifter, Associate Professor, Psychological, Organizational and Leadership Studies, College of Education
Miriam Solomon, Professor & Department Chair, Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
Michael Stokes, Director, Russell Conwell Center, Vice Provost for Undergrad Studies
Istvan Varkonyi, Director, HSC Provost, Office of The Provost

PTA Faculty Members 2012

Steve Fleming, Professor, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
Carol Harris-Shapiro, Assistant Professor, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
James Heckman, Associate Professor, Physiology-Medical, School of Medicine
David Ingram, Associate Professor, Theater, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater
Sheryl Love, Assistant Professor, Biology, College of Science and Technology
Christine Miller, Assistant Professor, Podiatric Medicine & Orthopedics, School of Podiatric Medicine
Emily Moerer, Assistant Vice Provost, Vice Provost Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Vice Provost
Patricia Moore-Martinez, Assistant Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
Robin Musselman, College of Education (Faculty Guest)
Julie Phillips, Associate Director, HSC Provost, Office of the Provost
Shriram Pillapakkam, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Jane Pontious, Professor, Surgery/Operating Room, School of Podiatric Medicine
Rickie Sanders, Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Ann Valentine, Associate Professor, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
Pete Watkins, College of Education (Faculty Guest)

PTA Faculty Members 2011

Li Bai, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer, College of Engineering
Whitley Cooke, Associate Professor, Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts
Dana Dawson, Program/Project Director, Vice Provost Undergraduate Studies, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Susan DeJarnatt, Professor, Legal Writing, Beasley School of Law
Claudia J. Dewane, Associate Professor, Social Work, College of Health Professions
Eli C. Goldblatt, Professor, English, College of Liberal Arts
Rachael Groner, Associate Professor, Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts
Amy E. Heath, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education
Robin A. Kolodny, Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Sally Kyvernitis, Instructor, Computer & Information Sciences, College of Science and Technology
Nancy E. Morris, Professor & Chair, Media Studies and Production, School of Media and Communications
Nathaniel Norment, Associate Professor, African American Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Johnathan Nyquist, Professor, Earth and Environmental Science, College of Science and Technology
Alisa Peet, Associate Professor, Medicine/General Internal, School of Medicine
James C. Sellers, Assistant Director, Russell Conwell Center, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Bess Wellborn Yates, Instructor, Horticulture and Landscape, College of Liberal Arts

PTA Faculty Members 2010

William Aaronson, Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Risk, Insurance and Health Care Management, Fox School of Business
Rebecca Alpert, Professor, Religion, College of Liberal Arts
Ina Calligaro, Associate Dean, Dean's Office, School of Pharmacy
Peggy Dewolf, Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Luke Kahlich, Professor, Dance, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance
Dominique Kliger, Assistant Vice Provost, Distance Learning, University College
Janice Laurence, Associate Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education
Sarah-Kate Lavan, Curriculum Instructor, Curriculum Instructor, College of Education
Maria Lorenz, Associate Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
Sheryl Love, Associate Professor, Biology, College of Science and Technology
Lori Salem, Assistant Vice Provost, University Writing Center, Vice Provost for Undergrad Studies
Paul Toth, Assistant Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
Kariamu Welsh, Professor, Dance, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance
Chang-Hee Won, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer, College of Engineering

PTA Faculty Members 2009

Shohreh Amini, Associate Dean, Dean's Office, College of Science and Technology
Shenid Bhayroo, Assistant Professor, Journalism, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater
Jean Boyer, Assistant Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education
Ken Finkel, Professor, American Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Steven Fleming, Professor, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
Terry Halbert, Professor, Program Reviews, University College
Alistair Howard, Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Daniel Kern, Professor, Theater, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater
Robert Pred, Associate Professor, Statistics, Fox School of Business
Rickie Sanders, Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Justin Shi, Associate Professor, Computer & Information Sciences, College of Science and Technology
Juandalynn Taylor, Assistant Professor, Strategic Communication, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater
Tsvetelin Tsankov, Assistant Professor, Physics, College of Science and Technology
Amy Weigand, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Religion, College of Liberal Arts
Natasha Davis Williams, Assistant Professor, Public Health, College of Health Professions
Robert Yantorno, Professor, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering

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