Featured Educators of the Month
April Featured Educator
Brandie Nelson, Graduate Student, Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ 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 | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Kerri Lochmueller: Associate Lecturer, Mathematics | Ashtabula Campus
Martha Merrill: School of foundations, Leadership and Admin. | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Mary Russell: Professor, Biological Sciences | Trumbull Campus
Shayna Sharpe: Graduate Assistant, English | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Sheren Farag: Academic Program Director & Assistant Professor, Horticulture Technology | Salem Campus
Beverly Reed: Professor, Mathematical Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Tony Dallacheisa: Lecturer, Department of English | Tuscarawas Campus
Tuyet Pham: Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Felix Kumah-Abiwu: Associate Professor, Africana Studies | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Danielle French: Ph.D. Candidate, English & Honors College | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Ann Martinez: Associate Professor, Department of English | Stark Campus
Danielle Gruhler: Professor, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Ana Wetzl: Assistant Professor, English | Trumbull Campus
Patrick Dillon: Associate Professor, Communication Studies | Stark Campus
Ambre Emory-Maier: Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Hayley Arnold: Associate Professor, Health Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
LaToya Littles: Lecturer, Information Technology/Cybersecurity | Salem Campus
Jeremy Foust: Graduate Student, Psychology | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Scott Tobias: Assistant Professor, Lifespan Dev & Educational Sciences | Stark Campus
Rebecca Frazier: Lecturer, Nursing | Twinsburg, Geauga, Â鶹ӰԺ Campuses
Ikram Toumi: Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
John Dunlosky: Professor, Psychological Sciences, Director of SOLE Center | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Jessica Leveto: Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminology, College of Arts & Sciences | Ashtabula Campus
Syed A. M. Shihab: Assitant Professor, College of Aeronautics and Engineering | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Elizabeth "Liz" Wagoner: Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Jennifer Mapes: Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ 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 | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Kathleen Dwinnells: Associate Professor, College of Nursing | Trumbull Campus
Adam Lockwood: Assistant Professor, Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Ryan Ballestero: Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Jasmine Hines: Assistant Professor, Music Education | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Adrienne Erby: Assistant Professor, School of Lifespan, Development and Educational Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ 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 | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Donald Gerbig: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Tuscarawas Campus
Catrina Palmer Johnson: Assistant Professor, Department of Management | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Joshua Stacher: Associate Professor, International Relations | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Serena Loftus: Assistant Professor, Accounting | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Shelley Marshall: Associate Lecturer, Information Technology | Ashtabula Campus
Jeremy Williams: Assistant Professor, Department of Geology | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Vaneet Kaur: Assistant Professor, Department of Management | Stark Campus
Linda Piccirillo-Smith: Senior Lecturer, Africana Studies | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
John-Michael Warner: Assistant Professor, Art History | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Christie Bartholomew: Assistant Professor, Psychology | Trumbull Campus
Loubna Bilali: Assistant Professor, Modern and Classical Language Studies | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
James Seelye: Associate Professor, Department of History | Stark Campus
Daniel Dankovich: Lecturer, Biological Sciences | East Liverpool Campus
Uma Krishnan: Professor, Department of English | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
R.Z. Zhang: Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Amy Damrow: Assistant Professor, Foundations, Leadership and Administration | Stark Campus
Rekha Sharma: Associate Professor, Communication Studies | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Greg Tinkler: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Jean Engohang-Ndong: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Tuscarawas Campus
Ruth Leslie: Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Karen Mascolo: Associate Professor, College of Nursing | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Marie Gasper-Hulvat: Associate Professor, Art | Stark Campus
Chi-hua Chiu-Groff: Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Helen Piontkivska: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Tina Bhargava: Associate Professor, College of Public Health | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Sharon Sciartelli: Professor, Psychology | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Robin Joynes: Professor, Psychology | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Andrew Barnes: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Jennifer Black: Assistant Professor of Dance | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Tamara Honesty: Assistant Professor of Scenic Design | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Joe Ortiz : Professor, Department of Geology | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Jakyung C. Seo: Associate Professor of Lighting Design | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Stephanie Smith: Associate Professor, Media and Journalism, Communication Studies | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Richard Ferdig : Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Education, Health and Human Services | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Enrico Gandolfi: Associate Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Education, Health and Human Services | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Rachael Blasiman: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology | Salem Campus
Jeff Huston: Professor, Health Sciences | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Jill Kawalec: Professor and Division Head, Preclinical Sciences and Director of Research, Education, College of Podiatric Medicine | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Wendy Tietz: Professor, Accounting | Â鶹ӰԺ Campus
Zhiqiang (Molly) Wang: Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry | Geauga Campus
Nicole Willey: Professor, English | Tuscarawas Campus
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