Featured Educators of the Month
September Featured Educators:
Jeremy Foust and Scott Tobias
Jeremy Foust
Graduate Student| Department of Psychology | Kent Campus
Jeremy is being recognized for his innovative approaches to student engagement and commitment to developing his teaching expertise. In Spring 2022, he designed a board game for his students to gain a first-hand understanding of how socioeconomic status can impact health outcomes. Jeremy has committed to promoting opportunities for equitable classroom engagement and student feedback by incorporating Mentimeter activities throughout his classes and earning the Inclusive Teaching Endorsement with the Ohio College Teaching Consortium. Over the past year, Jeremy has earned several Bronze and Silver Teaching Recognition Awards through CTL, and he is currently working towards Gold and Platinum Awards. We can’t wait to see what he does next!
Scott Tobias, PhD
Associate Professor | School of Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences | Stark Campus
Scott Tobias is being recognized for his desire to make his classrooms, both local and international, positive and welcoming places of Belonging. He is an associate professor of Human Development and Family Science at the Stark campus, where he regularly teaches courses such as Family Life Education Methodology and Family Policy. He utilizes Socio-Constructivism and Transformative Learning Theory to foster agile and research-informed application of course materials among students. Currently, he is engaged in research exploring how Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory and Mezirow’s Transformative Learning Theory intersect to provide study abroad students deep and impactful learning experiences in their host country. This unites research and teaching, as he encourages students to travel and study internationally. Scott is also a member of the inaugural Belonging Champions Community of Transformation, in which his desire to build community and support his students is abundantly evident. Dr. Tobias is being featured as an exemplar of positivity in his interactions with students, staff, and colleagues.
Past Featured Faculty
Denise Harrison: Associate Lecturer, Africana Studies | Kent Campus
Francisco Torres: Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Studies | Kent Campus
Rebecca Frazier: Lecturer, Nursing | Twinsburg, Geauga, Kent Campuses
Ikram Toumi: Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies | Kent Campus
John Dunlosky: Professor, Psychological Sciences, Director of SOLE Center | Kent Campus
Jessica Leveto: Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminology, College of Arts & Sciences | Ashtabula Campus
Syed A. M. Shihab: Assitant Professor, College of Aeronautics and Engineering | Kent Campus
Elizabeth "Liz" Wagoner: Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences | Kent Campus
Jennifer Mapes: Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences | Kent 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 | Kent Campus
Kathleen Dwinnells: Associate Professor, College of Nursing | Trumbull Campus
Adam Lockwood: Assistant Professor, Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences | Kent Campus
Ryan Ballestero: Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting | Kent Campus
Jasmine Hines: Assistant Professor, Music Education | Kent Campus
Adrienne Erby: Assistant Professor, School of Lifespan, Development and Educational Sciences | Kent 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 | Kent Campus
Donald Gerbig: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Tuscarawas Campus
Catrina Palmer Johnson: Assistant Professor, Department of Management | Kent Campus
Joshua Stacher: Associate Professor, International Relations | Kent Campus
Serena Loftus: Assistant Professor, Accounting | Kent Campus
Shelley Marshall: Associate Lecturer, Information Technology | Ashtabula Campus
Jeremy Williams: Assistant Professor, Department of Geology | Kent Campus
Vaneet Kaur: Assistant Professor, Department of Management | Stark Campus
Linda Piccirillo-Smith: Senior Lecturer, Africana Studies | Kent Campus
John-Michael Warner: Assistant Professor, Art History | Kent Campus
Christie Bartholomew: Assistant Professor, Psychology | Trumbull Campus
Loubna Bilali: Assistant Professor, Modern and Classical Language Studies | Kent Campus
James Seelye: Associate Professor, Department of History | Stark Campus
Daniel Dankovich: Lecturer, Biological Sciences | East Liverpool Campus
Uma Krishnan: Professor, Department of English | Kent Campus
R.Z. Zhang: Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting | Kent Campus
Amy Damrow: Assistant Professor, Foundations, Leadership and Administration | Stark Campus
Rekha Sharma: Associate Professor, Communication Studies | Kent Campus
Greg Tinkler: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Kent Campus
Jean Engohang-Ndong: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Tuscarawas Campus
Ruth Leslie: Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry | Kent Campus
Karen Mascolo: Associate Professor, College of Nursing | Kent Campus
Marie Gasper-Hulvat: Associate Professor, Art | Stark Campus
Chi-hua Chiu-Groff: Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences | Kent Campus
Helen Piontkivska: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Kent Campus
Tina Bhargava: Associate Professor, College of Public Health | Kent Campus
Sharon Sciartelli: Professor, Psychology | Kent Campus
Robin Joynes: Professor, Psychology | Kent Campus
Andrew Barnes: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | Kent Campus
Jennifer Black: Assistant Professor of Dance | Kent Campus
Tamara Honesty: Assistant Professor of Scenic Design | Kent Campus
Joe Ortiz : Professor, Department of Geology | Kent Campus
Jakyung C. Seo: Associate Professor of Lighting Design | Kent Campus
Stephanie Smith: Associate Professor, Media and Journalism, Communication Studies | Kent Campus
Richard Ferdig : Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Education, Health and Human Services | Kent Campus
Enrico Gandolfi: Associate Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Education, Health and Human Services | Kent Campus
Rachael Blasiman: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology | Salem Campus
Jeff Huston: Professor, Health Sciences | Kent Campus
Jill Kawalec: Professor and Division Head, Preclinical Sciences and Director of Research, Education, College of Podiatric Medicine | Kent Campus
Wendy Tietz: Professor, Accounting | Kent Campus
Zhiqiang (Molly) Wang: Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry | Geauga Campus
Nicole Willey: Professor, English | Tuscarawas Campus
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