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Teaching & Learning Academy Graduates

Congratulations to all of the Teaching & Learning Academy (TLA) graduates! Since 2019, over 200 faculty have graduated from the TLA.

 

Summer 2023

    • Ivy Benoit, Adjunct Professor, Student Development
    • Jill Bosche, Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • John Busch, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Rebekah Chappell, Adjunct Professor, Dance
    • Jared Chumsae, Adjunct Professor, Government
    • Sarah De Villiers, Adjunct Professor, English
    • Rolando Duarte, Adjunct Professor, Government
    • Lauren Elander, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Joseph Ferguson, Adjunct Professor, Student Development
    • Latasha Goodwyn, Professor, English
    • Kelsie Hart, Adjunct Professor, Anthropology
    • Karen Horan, Professor, Emergency Medical Services
    • Nabeel Khan, Professor, Computer Information Technology
    • Grant King, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Ray LaManna, Adjunct Professor, Music Business, Performance, and Technology
    • Cecil Lherisson, Adjunct Professor, Biology
    • Tessa Livingstone, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Ryan Lopez, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Aimee Mackovic, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Jessica Menchaca, Adjunct Professor, Biotechnology
    • Shawn Robinson, Adjunct Professor, Advanced Manufacturing
    • Torre Roenne, Adjunct Professor, Mathematics
    • Patricia Romero, Adjunct Professor, Women & Gender Studies
    • Rebel Sanders, Professor, Biology
    • Kymberlie Schellin, Adjunct Professor, Psychology
    • Celeste Schmid, Adjunct Professor, Nursing
    • Amy Sharp, Adjunct Professor, English
    • Heather Smyer, Professor, Nursing
    • Nic Starkweather, Adjunct Professor, Student Development
    • Sunny Williams, Adjunct Professor, Philosophy
    • Erica Wright, Professor, Business Office Technology

Year Long 2022-2023

    • Aaron Lawhon, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Ana Maria Valle Rivera, Professor, Biology
    • Andrea Heckler, Librarian, Library Services
    • Ann Palmer, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Janie Kang, Adjunct Professor, Fashion Design
    • Job Hammond, Adjunct Professor, Real Estate
    • Lisa Brown, Adjunct Professor, Teacher Certification
    • Mary Demellier, Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Melissa De Los Santos, Professor, Vocational Nursing
    • Rebecca Wood-Spagnoli, Adjunct Professor, Visual Communications
    • Stephanie Atkinson, Adjunct Professor, Fashion Design
    • Suzanne Mitchell, Professor, Psychology
    • Tomeica Johnson, Adjunct Professor, Student Development
    • Toyya Cisneros, Librarian, Library Services

Summer 2022

    • Alana King, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Alexandra Watkins, Adjunct Professor, Communication Studies
    • Amy Velchoff, Adjunct Professor, Student Development
    • Ashley Valentino, Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Carla Coleman, Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
    • Catherine Tien, Adjunct Professor, Dental Hygiene
    • Chelsee Sandaker, Adjunct Professor, Jewelry
    • Chelsey Dankenbring, Professor, Biology
    • Joelle Lardi, Adjunct Professor, Art
    • Karen Eisman, Adjunct Professor, Computer Science and Information Technology
    • Karina Hernandez, Adjunct Professor, Vocational Nursing
    • Kristina Todd, Adjunct Professor, Jewelry
    • Luis Garza, Retention Coordinator, Health Sciences
    • Sarah Porter, Adjunct Professor, General Studies
    • Sherry Heiden, Professor, Anthropology
    • Suzanna Gallehugh, Adjunct Professor, Fashion Design
    • Tammie Petersen, Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences

Yearlong 2021-2022

    • Alina Satkoski, Adjunct Professor, Earth and Environmental Science
    • Donna Moore, Professore, Allied Health Science
    • Elizabeth Maze, Continuing Education
    • Jen Herrell, Professor, Biology
    • Jennifer Laine, Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Kristin Calhoun, Adjunct Professor, Art
    • LaKisha Barrett, Professor, Biology
    • Lisa Marie Coppoletta, Adjunct Professor, Communication Studies
    • Meg Flemming, Professor, Biology
    • Nancy Heise, Adjunct Professor, Communication Studies
    • Pat Recek, Adjunct Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Sally Holl, Professor, Geographic Information Systems
    • Shellee O’Brien, Adjunct Professor, Government

2020-2021 Yearlong Program 

 

    • Aaron Delgado, Adjunct Professor, Mathematics
    • Adrian Rodriguez, Adjunct Professor, Physics, Astronomy and Engineering
    • Amy Moreland, Adjunct Professor, Earth and Environmental Science
    • Amy Hopkins, Adjunct Professor, Fashion Design
    • Brittany Blomberg, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science and Technology
    • Carrie Kaplan, Adjunct Professor, Drama
    • Carrie Gits, Librarian, Library Services
    • Caryn Newburger, Professor, English
    • Christina McCourt, Librarian, Library Services
    • Courtney Ahrenholtz, Associate Professor, Marketing
    • Elizabeth Warren, Instructor and part-time program coordinator, Continuing Education
    • Erica Lindy, Adjunct Professor, Fashion Design
    • Gaye Shook-Hughes, Adjunct Professor, Psychology
    • Helen Dailey, Adjunct Professor, Student Development
    • Hoda Tavakoli, Adjunct Professor, Mathematics
    • James (Jed) Stephens, Professor, Communication Studies
    • Jennifer Zuba, Adjunct Professor, English
    • Jeremy Donald, Librarian, Library Services
    • JoAnn Schrass, Adjunct Professor, Biology
    • Jorge Lopez-McKnight, Librarian, Library Services
    • Katherine Stingley, Adjunct Professor, English and Journalism
    • Kathleen Shapley, Adjunct Professor, Business, Government, Technical Communications and Accounting
    • Katie Campbell, Adjunct Professor, Child Care and Development
    • Kevin Clark, Adjunct Professor, Communication Studies & Student Development
    • Kristine Hollingsworth, Adjunct Professor, Biology
    • Lindsay Rerecich, Adjunct Professor, English
    • Maria Kelly, Professor, Diagnostic Medical Imaging- Radiology
    • Mary Havens, Librarian, Library Services
    • Morgan Sanders, Adjunct Professor, Music
    • Nancy Ejuma, Adjunct Professor, Psychology
    • Natalie Andreas, Adjunct Professor, Business, Government, & Technical Communications
    • Paul Smith, Adjunct Professor, Exercise Science, Student Development
    • Paula Talley, Adjunct Professor, Mathematics and Student Development
    • Ranju Bimali, Adjunct Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Robert Milne, Adjunct Professor, Government
    • Rubi Medina, Adjunct Professor, Sociology and Student Development
    • Sadaf Sajjad, Adjunct Professor, Psychology
    • Silke Morin, Assistant Professor, Biology
    • Stephanie Martin, Assistant Professor, Biology
    • Stephanie Todd, Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Valeria Flint, Adjunct Professor, Psychology
    • Zachary Denton, Adjunct Professor, Government

Summer 2020-2021 Program

 

    • Angela Niedermyer, Adjunct Faculty, Communication Studies
    • Anne Fletcher, Adjunct Professor, Developmental Writing
    • Barbara (Prema) Strecker, Adjunct Faculty, Dental Hygiene
    • Chad Henrichs, Adjunct Faculty, Emergency Medical Services Professions
    • Daira Wilson, Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Joyce Tolofari, Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Kristin Gebhard, Adjunct Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Laura May, Adjunct Faculty, Student Development
    • Lillian Huerta, Adjunct Faculty, Student Development
    • Megan McGregor, Professor, History
    • Richard Espinosa, Professor and Department Chair, Allied Health Sciences
    • Samantha Soebbing, Adjunct Faculty, Chemistry
    • Shelley Mitchell, Professor, Professional Nursing
    • Tenea Harvey, Associate Professor, Professional Nursing

2019-2020 TLA Graduates