The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 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 2024-2025, 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 2024 grant funding and application process.
Nine teaching/research teams, including 25 faculty and 2 staff, from Omaha and Phoenix campuses, were awarded the 2024-2025 Faculty Development Grants. Total funded amount $16,518.
By College/School/Unit-Teaching/Research Teams
View awarded grant abstracts below:
College of Arts & Sciences
Misconceptions about Psychology
Maya M. Khanna, PhD, Principal Investigator, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences
School of Law
Bringing Diversity and Equity Into the Law School Classroom
Yvonnda Summers, JD, Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: Kendra Fershee, JD;
Leigh Ellis, JD, School of Law
Interdisciplinary
Development and Implementation of an Ultrasound Curriculum within Physician Assistant Didactic Education
Bridget Burke, MPAS, PAC-C, Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: Erin McKown, DScPAS, PA-C;
Rachel Cushing, DMSc, PA-C, Physician Assistant Program, School of Medicine;
Nicholas Orsi, MBA, MS-BIA, Werner Simulation Center, Office of the Provost
Surveying the Landscape: Determining National Interprofessional Programs’ Curricular Processes and Assessment Practices
Kimberley Begley, PharmD, Principal Investigator, Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions;
Co-Investigators: Kevin Fuji, PharmD, Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions;
Kimberly Beran-Shepler, PT, DPT; Kimberly Sommers, PT, DPT; Jennifer Feirstein, PA-C, MSPAS, Physical Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions; & Jennifer Jessen, EdD, RN, College of Nursing
School of Medicine
Developing, Implementing, and Assessing a Child-Caregiver Mindfulness Curriculum in a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Jyotsna Ranga, MD, Principal Investigator, Psychiatry; School of Medicine;
Co-Investigators: Jawed Bharwani, MD; Sara W. Bharwani, EdD, Medical Humanities & Psychiatry
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
Benefits of Academic Service Learning for OTD Students and the Community Partner
Marisa Welch, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator Bobbie Greiner, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
Understanding the Learning Experience and Environment of Distance-Based Students through the Use of Photovoice
Kevin T. Fuji, PharmD, Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: James D. Bramble, PhD, MPH;
Shana Castillo, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
Mindful Futures: Nurturing the Well-Being of Occupational Therapy Students
Andrea Thinnes, OTD, OTR/L, FNAP, Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator: Marion Russell, OTD, OTR/L,
Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
Advancement of Learning Knowledge – for All
Katie Wadas-Thalken, EdD, Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: Kevin Powers, PhD; Sarah Kavan, MS,
Academic & Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
Questions: Contact Mary Emmer, Faculty Development Specialist at maryemmer@creighton.edu | 402.280.4779 |
