Featured Educators of the Month
April Featured Educator
Brandie Nelson, Graduate Student, ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Brandie is an outstanding teaching assistant in the department of Biological Sciences. With a discerning eye for new opportunities to support student success in her courses, Brandie has developed several plans for increasing student engagement through playful pedagogy, mid-semester feedback, and a student-attuned syllabus redesign. She is particularly committed to improving access for all students, recognizing her students’ varied experiences and familiarity with the institutions of higher ed. Brandie has demonstrated her deep commitment to student success by becoming the first graduate student at ½ÄÏÌåÓý State to earn all five of the Graduate College Teaching Badges, along with four Bronze Teaching Recognition Awards.
Past Featured Educators
Logan Eisenhart: Lecturer, College of Nursing | Stark Campus
Martha (Marty) Daniels: Associate Professor, College of Applied and Technical Studies | Stark Campus
Tasim Musa Al-Naimi: Graduate Student, Modern and Classical Language Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Kerri Lochmueller: Associate Lecturer, Mathematics | Ashtabula Campus
Martha Merrill: School of foundations, Leadership and Admin. | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Mary Russell: Professor, Biological Sciences | Trumbull Campus
Shayna Sharpe: Graduate Assistant, English | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Sheren Farag: Academic Program Director & Assistant Professor, Horticulture Technology | Salem Campus
Beverly Reed: Professor, Mathematical Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Tony Dallacheisa: Lecturer, Department of English | Tuscarawas Campus
Tuyet Pham: Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Felix Kumah-Abiwu: Associate Professor, Africana Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Danielle French: Ph.D. Candidate, English & Honors College | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Ann Martinez: Associate Professor, Department of English | Stark Campus
Danielle Gruhler: Professor, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Ana Wetzl: Assistant Professor, English | Trumbull Campus
Patrick Dillon: Associate Professor, Communication Studies | Stark Campus
Ambre Emory-Maier: Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Hayley Arnold: Associate Professor, Health Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
LaToya Littles: Lecturer, Information Technology/Cybersecurity | Salem Campus
Jeremy Foust: Graduate Student, Psychology | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Scott Tobias: Assistant Professor, Lifespan Dev & Educational Sciences | Stark Campus
Rebecca Frazier: Lecturer, Nursing | Twinsburg, Geauga, ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campuses
Ikram Toumi: Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
John Dunlosky: Professor, Psychological Sciences, Director of SOLE Center | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Jessica Leveto: Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminology, College of Arts & Sciences | Ashtabula Campus
Syed A. M. Shihab: Assitant Professor, College of Aeronautics and Engineering | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Elizabeth "Liz" Wagoner: Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Jennifer Mapes: Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Vicumpriya "Vic" Perera: Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences | Trumbull Campus
Sarah Andreas: Assistant Professor, Business Management Technology | Tuscarawas Campus
Gina Zavota: Professor, Philosophy | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Kathleen Dwinnells: Associate Professor, College of Nursing | Trumbull Campus
Adam Lockwood: Assistant Professor, Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Ryan Ballestero: Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Jasmine Hines: Assistant Professor, Music Education | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Adrienne Erby: Assistant Professor, School of Lifespan, Development and Educational Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Eric Taylor: Associate Professor, Earth Sciences | Stark Campus
Sorina Ailiesei: Assistant Professor, English | Geauga Campus
David Hacker: Professor, Geology | Trumbull Campus
Jamie McCartney: Associate Professor, Lifespan Development and Education Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Donald Gerbig: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Tuscarawas Campus
Catrina Palmer Johnson: Assistant Professor, Department of Management | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Joshua Stacher: Associate Professor, International Relations | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Serena Loftus: Assistant Professor, Accounting | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Shelley Marshall: Associate Lecturer, Information Technology | Ashtabula Campus
Jeremy Williams: Assistant Professor, Department of Geology | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Vaneet Kaur: Assistant Professor, Department of Management | Stark Campus
Linda Piccirillo-Smith: Senior Lecturer, Africana Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
John-Michael Warner: Assistant Professor, Art History | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Christie Bartholomew: Assistant Professor, Psychology | Trumbull Campus
Loubna Bilali: Assistant Professor, Modern and Classical Language Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
James Seelye: Associate Professor, Department of History | Stark Campus
Daniel Dankovich: Lecturer, Biological Sciences | East Liverpool Campus
Uma Krishnan: Professor, Department of English | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
R.Z. Zhang: Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Amy Damrow: Assistant Professor, Foundations, Leadership and Administration | Stark Campus
Rekha Sharma: Associate Professor, Communication Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Greg Tinkler: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Jean Engohang-Ndong: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Tuscarawas Campus
Ruth Leslie: Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Karen Mascolo: Associate Professor, College of Nursing | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Marie Gasper-Hulvat: Associate Professor, Art | Stark Campus
Chi-hua Chiu-Groff: Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Helen Piontkivska: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Tina Bhargava: Associate Professor, College of Public Health | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Sharon Sciartelli: Professor, Psychology | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Robin Joynes: Professor, Psychology | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Andrew Barnes: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Jennifer Black: Assistant Professor of Dance | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Tamara Honesty: Assistant Professor of Scenic Design | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Joe Ortiz : Professor, Department of Geology | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Jakyung C. Seo: Associate Professor of Lighting Design | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Stephanie Smith: Associate Professor, Media and Journalism, Communication Studies | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Richard Ferdig : Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Education, Health and Human Services | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Enrico Gandolfi: Associate Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Education, Health and Human Services | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Rachael Blasiman: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology | Salem Campus
Jeff Huston: Professor, Health Sciences | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Jill Kawalec: Professor and Division Head, Preclinical Sciences and Director of Research, Education, College of Podiatric Medicine | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Wendy Tietz: Professor, Accounting | ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
Zhiqiang (Molly) Wang: Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry | Geauga Campus
Nicole Willey: Professor, English | Tuscarawas Campus
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