2023 Awarded Faculty Development Grants
The Center for Faculty Excellence is pleased to announce the recipients of the Faculty Development Grants for the Assessment of Student Learning/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for 2023-2024. This grant program provides seed money for work in its early stages, developing a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project, and/or designing faculty development initiatives to achieve advancements in student learning.
The following faculty, staff, and students teams were awarded the 2023-2024 Faculty Development Grants:
View 2023-2024 Grant Recipient Abstracts.
Enhancing Transdisciplinary Service-Learning in Nursing and History
- Echo Koehler Perlman, DNP, RN, College of Nursing, Co- Principal Investigator
- Adam Sundberg, PhD, History, College of Arts & Sciences
Does an Interprofessional Learning Community Influence Health Profession Students’ Perceive Value of Interprofessional Collaborative Care?
- Kimberly Somers, PT, DT, Physical Therapy-Omaha, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Principal Investigator
- Jennifer Fierstein, PA-C, PA Program-Phoenix, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
- Wendi Carlton, MD FAAP, PA Program-Phoenix, School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
- Susan Weems, MS, Academic & Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Co-Investigator
- Emily Pascua, Physical Therapy-Student, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Co-Investigator
Communication Apprehension Reduction: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Online Public Speaking Course
- Jay Leighter, PhD, Communication Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Principal Investigator
- Samantha Senda-Cook, PhD, Communication Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Co-Investigator
- Guy McHendry, PhD, Communication Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Co-Investigator
Clinical Skills Interview Chatbot in Spanish
- Manuel Cevallos, MD, School of Medicine-Phoenix, Principal Investigator
Immersive Virtual Reality in Occupational Therapy Education
- Colleen Spellman, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Principal Investigator
- Erin Young, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Co-Investigator
- Andrea Thinnes, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Co-Investigator
Development of a Clinical Reasoning Assessment Tool for Physical Therapist Assistants
- Michelle Reilly, PT, DPT, OCS, Physical Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Principal Investigator
- Jennifer Furze, PT, DPT, PCS, Physical Therapy, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions, Co-Investigator