Faculty Learning Communities

In addition to workshops and conferences, the CAT coordinates and facilitates Faculty Learning Communities on a number of teaching topics. Each learning community consists of a selective interdisciplinary cohort of full-time faculty who will engage in an active, collaborative program to enhance teaching and learning at Temple University.

 

2022 Faculty Learning Community Members

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
2021 Faculty Learning Community Members

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
2020 Teaching Circle Members

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
2019 Faculty Learning Community Members

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
2018 Faculty Learning Community Members

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
2016 Faculty Learning Community Members

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
2015 Teaching Circle Members

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
2014 Teaching Circle Members

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