AROUND THE QUAD
Faculty Kudos
Stevenson ’ s Zirkin Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning , named in honor of late Stevenson Associate Dean Barbara Zirkin , has announced this year ’ s Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellows : Beth Kobett , Ph . D ., Chair and Professor of Education and Director of First-Year Seminars ; Christopher Metzger , M . F . A ., Associate Professor of Art and Graphic Design ; Melanie Snyder , J . D ., Professor of Law ; and Ben Wilson , Ph . D ., Associate Professor of Mathematics .
Ryan Clark , M . F . A ., Associate Professor of Theatre and Program Coordinator of Theatre , was featured as a “ Rising Star ” in Voyage Baltimore October 4 .
Dina Fiasconaro , M . F . A ., Professor of Film and Moving Image , was named a regional “ Filmmaker We Admire ” by Women in Film & Video .
Rivka Glaser , Ph . D ., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Faculty Director for the Honors Program , received the Northeast Regional Honors Council 2021 Honors Professional of the Year Award in the administrator category .
Adjunct Instructor in Forensic Science , Erika Harden , was featured in a recent publication , Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator by Jacqueline Detwiler George . The author shadowed Harden on her shift as a Crime Scene Technician with the Baltimore Police Department and described what a day in the life of a crime scene tech really looks like .
Heather Harris , Ph . D ., Professor of Communication , began a podcast this past summer , It ' s A WondHERful World , where women can share their joys as they evolve .
Alex Hooke , Ph . D ., Professor of Philosophy , published an expanded edition of his work Philosophy Sketches , a collection of essays on topics ranging from Paul McCartney to drones to Labor Day . It is published by Apprentice House .
Incorporating Diversity in Classroom Settings has been published by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and includes essays by SU faculty members Jeff Elliott , Ph . D ., Professor of Psychology and Chair , Department of Psychology ; Clotile Galbraith , Ed . D ., Professor of Education ; VJ Iannone , Ph . D ., Professor of Psychology ; Angela Setzer , Ph . D ., Senior Lecturer in Psychology ; and Colleen Spada , Psy . D ., Assistant Professor of Psychology .
Anna Kayes , Ed . D ., Professor of Business Administration , co-authored the article “ Experiential Learning and Education in Management ” published by the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management , Oxford University Press .
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