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Teaching Scholars

TS Program Description
Current Scholars
Past Scholars

Applications for the next Teaching Scholar Cohort is opened!

We encourage all who are interested in research in your classroom, community with other KSU faculty around teaching and student learning, and/or the Teaching Scholars Program to explore and reach out! 

  • View past participants and their projects by clicking on the "Past Participants" tab
  • Schedule a consultation with CTL by emailing ctl@kent.edu

2026 Teaching Scholars Meeting Dates 

Kick-off Retreat - Thursday May 28th from 12:00 - 1:30pm

Summer Meetings - Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:30pm

  • June 3rd (in-person)
  • June 24th (virtual)
  • July 8th (virtual)
  • July 22nd (virtual)
  • August 5th (in-person)

Fall Meetings - Fridays, 12:00 - 1:30pm (we will discuss as a group about virtual vs. in-person)

  • September 4th
  • September 25th
  • October 16th
  • November 6th 

Faculty will receive a $2000 stipend for their engagement (no longer a course buy-out)!  

 

Program Description:  Teaching Scholars

The Teaching Scholars Program promotes shared scholarly inquiry into teaching and learning. Those interested in conducting scholarly examinations of strategies designed to enhance student learning are encouraged to apply. This program continues to be built around collaborative relationships with interdisciplinary faculty colleagues engaging in the scholarly examination of learning. The primary goal of this program is to support faculty in the design, implementation, and assessment of scholarly projects that identify and create significant learning environments.  Participants will receive a $2000.00 stipend upon completion of the program.

The broad aims of the program include:

  • Assessing, developing, and enhancing student learning
  • Building an interdisciplinary community of scholars around learning and teaching
  • Building strategies for the scholarly study of student learning
  • Identifying, through research, elements of significant learning environments

The benefits of the program for participants include:

  • Participating in a year-long program that focuses on the scholarship of learning and teaching
  • The development of collegial relationships across disciplines
  • Participation at a conference on learning, teaching, and SoTL
  • Developing methods for studying, documenting, and assessing learning and teaching.

Application questions of no more than 200 - 400 words include:

  • At this time, what are the research question(s) that you are proposing for your project (no more than 400 -600 words).
    • Each Teaching Scholar will be expected to develop a scholarly examination into one or more ways in which teaching influences student learning experiences.  These projects might be linked with a specific course or process designed to improve student learning (such as cooperative learning, active learning, technology implementation to name just a few).

Applications will be accepted from all full-time Tenure Track and full-time Non-Tenure Track faculty members. 

 

 

2026 Summer/Fall Teaching Scholars

Gargi Bhaduri

Fashion, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

 

Lynne Guillot Miller

Counselor Education, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

 

Bryan Jones

Psychology, Ashtabula Campus

 

Caitlin Kane

Theatre & Dance, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

 

Mariana Romero Gonzalez

Modern & Classical Lanugage Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

 

Lauren Vachon

Multidisciplinary Social Studies and Humanities, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

 

Jiahui Wang

Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2025 Teaching Scholars 

  • Randy Aimone, Business, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Turning a "writing a textbook" into a SoTL Project
  • Deepshikha Bhati, Computer Science, Stark Campus
    • EasyLearn:  AI Feedback for Every Student
  • Kaatie Cooper, Media & Journalism, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Using Differentiated Learning Activities to Increase Student Skills, Confidence, and Self-efficacy
  • Amber Emory-Maier, Theatre & Dance, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Stretching More Than Muscles:  Unpacking Body Image and Emotional Safety in Ballet Training
  • Yesim Kaptan, Communication Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Enhancing and Creating Innovative Activities with AI and Students' Perceptions
  • Andrew Wiley, Lifespan Development & Education Services, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Applying an Online Cognitive Apprenticeship Instructional Model to Teach Doctoral Students to Write a Conceptual Framework

2024 Teaching Scholars

  • Mark Dalman, Podiatric Medicine, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Game on or Lecture Long?  Exploring Active Learning, Gamification, and Motivation in a Medical Microbiology and Immunology Course
  • Sheren Farag, Horticulture, Salem Campus
    • Virtual Reality in Horticulture Education:  Lessons from a Plant Identification Pilot Study
  • Kayon Hall, Foundation Leadership and Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Transformative Learning:  Examining a Graduate Course on Race and Immigration in Higher Education on Students' Perspectives on Immigrant Communities
  • Sonya Irving, School of Teaching Learning and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Dequantify Learning: Embracing Qualitative Standards-Based Assessment
  • Elizabeth Kenyon, Social Studies Education, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Constructivist Learning in a Teaching Methods Course
  • Mary Russell, Biological Sciences, Trumbull Campus
    • The Impact of Active Learning on Comprehension and Attitude Toward the Central Dogma - Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study
  • Liz Wagoner, English, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Inquiry-based Research Writing in a Freshman Honors Colloquium

2022 Teaching Scholars

  • Loubna Bilali, Modern & Classical Language Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Incorporating Career Development into a Translation Technology Course
  • Daniel Dankovich, Biology, East Liverpool Campus
    • Flipped Learning Classroom in Anatomy and Student Sense of Academic Belonging
  • Kurtis Eisermann, Biological Sciences, Tuscarawas Campus
    • Understanding Motivation of Allied Health Students in a Hybrid Learning Environment
  • Marta Guivernau, Foundations, Leadership & Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Students and Teachers in the Classroom: A Motivational Exploration
  • Grace Keenan, School of Theatre & Dance, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Flipped Learning & Its Effect on Student Stress
  • James Redfearn, Biological Sciences, Salem Campus
    • Connecting Concept to Content in Anatomy and Physiology Courses
  • Joshua Stacher, Multidisciplinary Social Science & Humanities, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Contemplative Practices and Student Sense of Belonging
  • Melanie Tabak, Psychological Sciences, Trumbull/Stark Campus
    • Benefits and Costs of PowerPoint provision: A Pilot Study

2019-2021 Teaching Scholars

  • Younghun Chae, Computer Science, Stark Campus
    • Developing effective online discussion environment using Virtual Reality
  • Debra Clark, Foundations, Leadership & Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Anonymous Tweeting for Inclusive, Open and Honest Exchange of Ideas
  • Amy Damrow, Foundations, Leadership & Administration, Stark Campus
    • Using VALUE Rubrics to Invite Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, & Support Effective Teamwork
  • Qunxing Ding, Biology, Salem Campus
    • Promote active learning by retrieval practice retesting
  • Jean Engohang-Ndong, Biological Sciences, Tuscarawas Campus
    • Effect of reading requirement on student participation in lower division biology classes
  • Jill Kawalec, Podiatric Medicine, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Effectiveness and Student Perception of the Jigsaw Activity for Learning Biostatistics
  • Kiwon Lee, Foundations, Leadership & Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Strategies to reduce off-task tech activities in classrooms
  • Karen Mascolo, Nursing, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Incivility & Bulling in Nursing
  • Thomas Sahajdack, Economics, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Reliability and Validity of Peer Grading in a Large-format Introductory Economics Class
  • Rekha Sharma, School of Communication Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Student Engagement in Communications Grammar Review

2018-2019 Teaching Scholars

  • Joanne Caniglia, School of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Effects of a Poverty Simulation on Preservice Teachers鈥 Attributions and Beliefs
  • Valerie Cubon-Bell, Chemistry, Trumbull Campus
    • I Flip, You Flip, We All Flip for Chemistry
  • Kristina Knight, Social and Behavioral Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus 
    • What鈥檚 the Problem?  Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Public Health Education
  • Sara Koopman, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Using Nonviolent communication to discuss nonviolent activism
  • Seonjeong Ally Lee, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Jigsaw Learning Technique on Hospitality Management Students鈥 Learning Experience
  • Bridget Mulvey, School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies 
    • Changes Over Time in Teachers鈥 Nature of Science Assessment Knowledge and Skill
  • Elena Novak, Educational Technology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Promoting Design Thinking and Creative Agency in Instructional Technology Majors
  • Brian Yim, School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Learning Portals:  Identifying Threshold Concepts for Introduction to Sport Management
  • Chance York, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Descriptive Evaluation of an Efficient Rubric for Minimal Assessment
  • Haithem Zourrig, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Stark Campus
    • Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Virtual Reality (VR) on Students鈥 Learning Outcomes

2017-2018 Teaching Scholars

  • Yijing Chen, Biological Sciences, Trumbull Campus  
    • Cooperative Learning Activities to Improve Student Learning Experiences in an Introductory Biology Classroom
  • Rebecca Chism, Modern and Classical Language Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Helping Pre-Service teachers Understand Data Literacy
  • Dawn Ensminger-Stokes, College of Nursing Technology, Twinsburg Campus
    • Evaluating Changes in Teaching Styles and in Exam Scores
  • Karen Lowry Gordon, Nutrition, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Assessment of Experience Learning Coursework on Student鈥檚 Perceptions of Service Learning & Meeting Accreditation Knowledge Requirements and Competencies
  • Pamela Takayoshi, English, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Collaborative Qualitative Research:  Lessons in Experiential Learning
  • Kimberly Talentino, Modern and Classical Languages, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Integrated Form-Focused Instruction
  • Derek Van Ittersum, English, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Collaborative Qualitative Research: Lessons in Experiential Learning
  • Cindy Widuck, College of Public Health, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Implementing Service Learning Into the Online Classroom:  Finding the Tools for Success
  • Jeremy Williams, Geology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
    • Does 鈥淗ands-on鈥 Learning Promote Proficiency, Competence in Analytical Instrumentation and Statistics in a Geology Classroom

2016-2017 Teaching Scholars

  • Pe帽a L. Bedesem, School of Lifespan Development and Education Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Edward Dauterich, English, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Marie Gasper-Hulvat, Art, Stark Campus
  • Insook Kim, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Rui Liu, Architecture & Environmental Design, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Ellen Mulqueeny, Mathematical Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Joan Meggitt, Theatre, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jennifer Metheney, College of Nursing, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Gabriella Paar-Jakli, Political Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Ashley Reed, Health Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Eric Taylor, Geology, Stark Campus

2015-2016 Teaching Scholars

  • Brian Barber, School of Lifespan Development and Education Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Rachel Blasiman, Psychology, Salem Campus
  • Tatyana Bystrova-McIntyre, Modern Classical Languages, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Shawn Golden, Computer Technology, East Liverpool Campus
  • Karl Kosko, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Margaret (Ruth) Leslie, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Lawrence (Larry) Nehring, Modern and Classical Languages, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Takahiro Sato, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2014-2015 Teaching Scholars

  • Sue Clement, Geology, Geauga Campus and Twinsburg Academic Center
  • Aroon Manoharan, Political Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jennifer Mapes, Geography, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Carol Robinson, English, Trumbull Campus
  • Mariana Romero, Modern and Classical Languages , 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • James (Jim) Seelye, History, Stark Campus
  • Gregory Tinkler, Biological Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Maria E. Zaldivar, Modern and Classical Languages, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2013-2014 Teaching Scholars

  • Tina Bhargava, Social and Behavioral Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Belinda Boon, Library and Information Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Daniel Castaneda, Modern and Classical Languages, Stark Campus
  • Ji Young Cho, Architecture and Environmental Design, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Patrick Gallagher, Modern and Classical Languages, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Michele Heron, Teaching Leadership and Curriculum Studies, Stark Campus

2012-2013 Teaching Scholars

  • Wendy Bedrosian, Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Diana Stewart, Nursing Technology, East Liverpool Campus 
  • Jakyung Seo, Theatre, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jennifer Marcinkiewicz, Biological Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Moon-Heum Cho, Educational Foundations and Special Services, Stark Campus
  • Jeanne Smith, English, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Becky Parylak, Geography, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2011-2012 Teaching Scholars

  • Wendy Bedrosian, Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies
  • James Bolchalk, Economics, Geauga Campus
  • Keiran Dunne, Modern and Classical Languages, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jeffery Huston, Health Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Uma Krishnan, English, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mary Parr, Foundation, Leadership, and Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Sandra Pech, Early Childhood Education, Tuscarawas Campus
  • Dirk Remley, English, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Theresa Repicky, Political Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Lydia Rose, Sociology, East Liverpool Campus
  • Scott Tobias, Family and Consumer Studies, Stark Campus

2010-2011 Teaching Scholars

  • Madhav Bhatta, Public Health, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Sloane Burgess, Special Education, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Pratim Datta, Management and Information Systems, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Debarchana Ghosh, Geography, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Sanna Harjusola-Webb, Lifespan Development and Education Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Dandan Liu, Economics, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jung-Yeup Kim, Philosophy, 蜜桃工作室 Campus 
  • Manacy Pai, Sociology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Xiaoling Pu, Finance, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • John Staley, Health Policy Management, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Joanna Trzeciak, Modern and Classical Language Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2008鈥2009 Teaching Scholars

  • David Purcell, Sociology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • E. Owen Carew, Mathematical Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Helen Piontkivska, Biology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Hyangsook Lee, Journalism and Mass Communication, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jeffrey T. Child, School of Communication Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Karen Kritzer, Educational Foundation and Social Services, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Ramona Freeman, Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Steve L. Turner, Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Susan Iverson, Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Wei Li, Accounting, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mary Louise Holly, Faculty Professional Development Center - Facilitator

2007鈥2008 Teaching Scholars

  • Hanbin Mao, Chemistry, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Robert Logan, College of Technology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Patti Kameya, History, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Martha Lash, Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Karl Idsvoog, Journalism and Mass Communication, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Clare Stacey, Sociology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Art, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2006鈥2007 Teaching Scholars

  • Beth Butler, College of Communication and Information, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mary Ann Devine, School of Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Chere Doiron, Interior Design, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Vickie Ellison, Modern and Classical Language Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Michele Ewing, Journalism and Mass Communication, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Athena Salaba, Library and Information Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • David Smeltzer, Journalism and Mass Communication, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mousa Traore, School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Anita Varrati, Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • E Sue Wamsley, History, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Christopher Was, Education Foundations and Special Services, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2005鈥2006 Teaching Scholars

  • David Dees, Education Foundations and Special Services, Salem Campus
  • Susan Emens, Technology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Meghan Harper, Library and Information Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Gro Hovhannisyan, Mathematical Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Koon Hwee Kan, Art, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Tricia Niesz, Foundation, Leadership and Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Tsunghui Tu, Teaching Leadership and Current Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Dwayne Wasson, Music, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Gina Zavota, Philosophy, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2004鈥2005 Teaching Scholars

  • David Brenner, Modern and Classical Language Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • David Bruce, Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mary Ann Devine, Foundation, Leadership and Administration, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Alison Fletcher, History, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • George Haber, Adult Counseling, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Clauda Khourey-Bowers, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Stark Campus
  • Janice Kroeger, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus 
  • Jaclyn LaPlaca, History, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mei-Chen Lin, Communication Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Cary McDougall, Art, Stark Campus   
  • Molly Merryman, Justice Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Eric Mintz, Biological Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Ronica Rooks, Finance, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Xinlei Zhao, Finance, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2003鈥2004 Teaching Scholars

  • Ginny Horvath, Regional Campuses
  • Alison Bianchi, Sociology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Violet Dutcher, English, Stark Campus
  • Tina Kandakai, Adult Counseling, Health, and Vocational Education, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Molly Lindner, Art, Stark Campus
  • Laurie Moses Hines, Educational Foundation & Special Services, Trumbull Campus
  • Kimberly Peer, Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Steven Riechman, Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • David Tuthill, Biological Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Sarah Wilcox, Sociology, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Esook Yoon, Political Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2002鈥2003 Teaching Scholars

  • Shawn Banasick, Geography, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Andrew Barnes, Political Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jane Beckett-Camaratta, Political Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jonathan Paul Fleming, Architecture, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Yuko Kurahashi, Theatre, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Argyrios K. Pisiotis, History, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Scott A. Sherer, Art, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jay D. Sloan, English, Stark Campus
  • Mathew Weinstein, Teaching, Leadership,and Curriculum Studies, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Don A. Wicks, Library and Information Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Kathleen O. Williams, Adult Nursing, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2001鈥2002 Teaching Scholars

  • Marty Jencius, Adult Counseling, Health and Vocational Education, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Ralph Lorenz, School of Music, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • William Frank Robinson, History, Stark Campus
  • Alexander J. Seed, Chemistry, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Scott Sheridan, Geography, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Ferenc de Szalay, Biological Sciences, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Yin Zhang, Library and Information Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

2000鈥2001 Teaching Scholars

  • Alison Butler, Economics, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jessie Carduner, Modern and Classical Languages, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mark Cassell, Political Science, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Mary Ann Devine, Exercise, Leisure and Sport, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • G. Leticia Gonzalez, Exercise, Leisure and Sport, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Lisa Holland, Chemistry, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Lynn Koch, Educational Foundations and Special Services, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Pam Lieske, English, Trumbull Campus
  • Mandy J. Munro-Stasiuk, Geography, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Vic Perera, Mathematics, Trumbull Campus
  • Daniel Price, Justice Studies, Trumbull Campus
  • Min Qi, Economics, 蜜桃工作室 Campus
  • Jeanette Riley, English, Stark Campus
  • Kathryn Wilson, Economics, 蜜桃工作室 Campus

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