2021-2022 CFE Grant Recipients

2021-2022 CFE Grant Recipients

The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Faculty Development Grants for the Assessment of Student Learning/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.  The CFE Development Grant Program provides "seed" money for award recipients' work in its early stages that advances the assessment of student learning or develops a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project.   

During 2021-2022, the Development Grant projects will be grouped thematically and will be presented to faculty.  The program series is designed to familiarize the campus with the grant recipients, their project and 2022 grant funding and application process.

Fourteen teaching/research teams, including 36 faculty and 3 students, were awarded the 2021-2022 Faculty Development Grants.  Total funded amount $22,650.

Funded 2021-2022 per College/School

  • College of Arts & Sciences - 3
  • Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER) - 2
  • College of Nursing - 1
  • School of Medicine - 4
  • School of Pharmacy and Health Professions: Occupational Therapy - 3; Physical Therapy - 1

To view the abstracts of the successfully funded projects click the following links:

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Assessing a Core Statistical Reasoning Concept Across the University: Discipline Specific and Discipline General Understanding of "Correlation versus Causation"
Thomas Lee Budesheim, PhD, Psychological Science Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Principal Investigator

Explicating the "Implicit Curriculum:" A Taxonomic Analysis
Mary Ann Danielson, PhD, Communication Studies Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Principal Investigator

Measuring Second Language Learner Development in The Corpus of L2 Romance in Nebraska (CORN)
Aaron Yamada, PhD, Principal Investigator, Modern Languages and Literatures Department, College of Arts and Sciences

CENTER FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, EDUCATION and RESEARCH

Assessment of Interprofessional Learning Through a Situational Judgement Test
Jennifer Jessen EdD, RN, College of Nursing, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CIPER), Principal Investigator
Kimberly Somers PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CIPER), Co-Principal Investigator

Measuring Outcomes and Exploring the Perceived Benefits of Participating in the CIPER Associates and Scholars Program
Anne Schoening, PhD, RN, CNE, College of Nursing, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CIPER), Co-Principal Investigator
Andrea Thinnes, OTD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CIPER), Co-Principal Investigator

COLLEGE OF NURSING

Developing "Exam Champions" in the College of Nursing
Anne Schoening, PhD, RN, CNE, College of Nursing, Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Flott, EdD, RN, College of Nursing, Co-Investigator
Joely Goodman, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, Co-Investigator
Jennifer Jessen, EdD, RN, College of Nursing, Co-Investigator
Julie Manz, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, Co-Investigator
Heather Naylor, MSN, FNP-BC, College of Nursing, Co-Investigator

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

How COVID -19 Affects the Clerkship (or pre-clerkship) Learning Environment
Tami DenOtter, MD, School of Medicine, Principal Investigator
Poonam Sharma, MD, Radiology and Pathology Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
Joseph Ayoub, MS, Radiology and Pathology Department, School of Medicine, Student
Nathan Law, Radiology and Pathology Department, School of Medicine, Student

Mindfulness Training for Psychiatry Residents
Jyotsna S. Ranga, MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Principal Investigator
Jawed Bharwani, MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
Sara W. Bharwani, EdD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator

Aligning the Psychiatry Residency Didactics with Adult Learning Theory: Toward Self-Directed Didactics
Jyotsna S. Ranga, MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Principal Investigator
Michelle E. Roley-Roberts, PhD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
John Pesavento MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
Nargiz Azizi MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator

Preparing Resilient Psychiatrists: A Curriculum for Patient Suicide
Jyotsna S. Ranga, MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Principal Investigator
Michelle E. Roley-Roberts, PhD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
John Pesavento MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
Syed Faiz Qadri, MD, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Discerning the Impact and Utility of an Auditory Hallucination Simulation Experience on Increasing Empathy in First Year Occupational Therapy Students
Molly McCarthy, PhD, MPH, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator
Andrea Thinnes, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Department, Co-Investigator
Kimberley Nemeth, OT, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator, Student

The ReFoCuS Program: An Effective Means for Cultivating Occupational Therapy Fellows? and Physical Therapy Residents' Well-Being?
Andrea Thinnes, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Department School of Pharmacy and Health Professions,
Principal Investigator

In Pursuit of An Authentic Opportunity for Occupational Therapy Students' Clinical Skill Acquisition in Behavioral Health Service Provision
Andrea Thinnes, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator
Colleen Spellman, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator

Knowledge to Action: Implementation of a Clinical Reasoning Blueprint through Professional Development of Healthcare Educators
Heather Knight, PT, DPT, NCS, Physical Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions,
Co-Investigator
Julie Peterson, PT, DPT, WCS, Physical Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator
Jennifer Furze, PT, DPT, PCS, Physical Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator
Michelle Reilly, PT, DPT, OCS, Physical Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator
Gail Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Physical Therapy Department, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Co-Investigator