Dr. Johnson is featured in ACUE’s Career Guidance and Readiness course.

Johnson is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology at Miami University, where he teaches graduate seminars in professional development, a training course for the undergraduate editors of the department’s student-run online research journal, and interdisciplinary course-based research experiences with considerable professional development components. He has also regularly taught disciplinary courses as well as a two-course requirement for psychology majors in research design and analysis including professional development, career skill building, and significant scientific writing. Prior to becoming department chair, he served as Miami University’s Director of Undergraduate Research.

Johnson earned a BA in Psychology and a BA in Economics from the University of Toledo, and his PhD in Psychology and Cognitive Science from Indiana University.

Johnson was the 2010 recipient of Miami University’s E. Phillips Knox Teaching Award for innovation in the research design and analysis curriculum and has received multiple awards for curricular initiatives including the establishment of COMPASS, a departmental student-run research journal. He has also been recognized by the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, as an Excellence in Education honoree in Ohio Magazine, and as a nominee for U.S. Professor of the Year (2011) by the Council for Advancement of Education.

Dr. Wilson is featured in ACUE’s modules: Delivering an Effective Lecture and Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Skills.

Wilson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science at Butler University where he has been a faculty member since 2007. His primary role at Butler is teaching Actuarial Mathematics courses and advising students in the Actuarial Science program. Wilson received the 2015 College of Liberal Arts and Science Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is the author/creator of the Abacus Learning Institute online course in probability theory. He is currently pursuing Associateship in the Society of Actuaries and is writing a textbook on mathematical models in finance for undergraduate Actuarial Science majors. Wilson has also taught high school mathematics and music in Mishawaka, Indiana, and in Manchester, England.

Wilson earned his bachelor’s in Music Education and Piano from Indiana University. He holds an MA and a PhD in Mathematics from Indiana University, where he studied noncommutative rings. His current research focuses on a generalization of the crossed product construction.

Dr. Wesch is featured in ACUE’s modules: Preparing an Effective Syllabus, Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom, and Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices.

His contributions to ACUE’s Community of Professional Practice include:

• Michael Wesch: What Inspired Me to Redesign My Syllabus

• Recording Effective Microlectures (webinar)

• Organizing Your Online Course (webinar)

• Welcoming Students to Your Online Environment (webinar)

His recent publications include:

• Human No More: Digital Subjectivities, Unhuman Subjects, and the End of Anthropology (University Press of Colorado 2012)

Wesch currently serves as an Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University.

Dubbed “the explainer” by Wired magazine, Dr. Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the impact of new media on society and culture. His videos on technology, education, and information have been viewed by millions, translated in over 20 languages, and are frequently featured at international film festivals and major academic conferences worldwide. Wesch has won several major awards for his work, including a Wired Magazine Rave Award, the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Praxis in Media Ecology, and he was recently named an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic.

Wesch graduated summa cum laude from the Kansas State University Anthropology Program. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Webster is featured in ACUE’s modules: Connecting With Your Students, Integrating Civic Learning Into Your Course, and Using Active Learning Techniques in Small Groups.

Webster is a Professor of Mathematics and the Director of Developmental Mathematics at California State University, Los Angeles where she co-teaches Quantitative Reasoning and Statistics for the South Los Angeles Math Project, a program focused on students entering college who need remediation in Mathematics.

Webster holds a PhD from Northeastern University. Her research areas are in Mathematics Education and Representation Theory.

Dr. Stephens is featured in ACUE’s modules: Engaging Underprepared Students, Providing Useful Feedback, and Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching.

Stephens is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), where he teaches College Algebra, Calculus, and Linear Algebra. Over his career, he has been part of multiple funded projects related to improving teaching and learning and currently is a co-PI on a 1.4 million dollar NSF project redesigning freshman level STEM courses.

Previously, Stephens worked as the Faculty Development Coordinator for the University’s regional accreditation initiative. Currently, he serves as the College of Science and Technology’s Faculty Development Coordinator and as the Director of the Innovative Academic Improvement Project. In these roles he has developed training programs to increase the number of faculty using pedagogical best practices in STEM and has been instrumental in the design of academic learning spaces at FAMU.

Stephens earned his BS in Mathematics from Delaware State University. He holds MS and PhD degrees in Applied Mathematics from Florida Institute of Technology.

Dr. Savkar is featured in ACUE’s modules: Preparing an Effective Syllabus, Developing and Using Rubrics and Checklists, Providing Useful Feedback, and Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching.

Starting as an Assistant Professor in Residence with the department of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut (UConn), Savkar has since then been working on improving the teaching and learning mission at the department of Mathematics. He created his own data integration and assessment system that uses concept mapping to relate learning objectives to student performance in pre-calculus through multivariable calculus. Recently he replicated a similar system for the department of Physics at UConn.

Savkar won the award for Teaching Fellow from the Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning. His current research interests involve concept mapping, diagnostic classification modeling, and HLM to study multilevel data in the field of mathematics education at the University level.

Savkar received his PhD in mechanical engineering from UConn in 2007. He is currently pursuing his second PhD in the NEAG School of Education in the Measurement Evaluation and Assessment program.

Dr. Smedley-López was filmed for ACUE’s Course in Effective Teaching Practices. She is featured in the module: Aligning Activities and Assignments With Course Outcomes.

Smedley-Lopez is an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She has an interdisciplinary background in Social Work, Women’s Studies, and Sociology that informs both her research and her work in the classroom.

As the Program Coordinator and Project Manager for the On-line Principles of Sociology Master Course Program and the Coordinator for the Service Learning Initiative for Community Engagement in Sociology (SLICES), her research and teaching interests lie in the area of social justice, ranging from activism to strategies for creating inclusive classrooms and community engagement, with a focus on racial justice.

Smedley-López is an active member of the UNLV Undocumented Student Task Force, All Access, and a member of the student led UNLV UndocuNetwork. Anna served on the UNLV Minority Serving Institution Task Force and has served in Go To College initiatives in the Las Vegas valley.

Dr. Saucier is featured in ACUE’s module: Promoting a Civil Learning Environment.

Saucier is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, at Kansas State University. He was recently named a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9 of the American Psychological Association).

In the Department of Psychological Sciences, Saucier is the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chair of the Undergraduate Program Committee, and Co-director for the Teaching Apprenticeship program. His teaching philosophy focuses on maximizing the levels of both teacher and student engagement in the classroom and he has taught a broad range of classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels, from large sections of General Psychology to small classes in Advanced Psychological Research Methods.

Saucier’s numerous awards and honors include the Putting Students First Award for Outstanding Service to Students, the University Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research, the William L. Stamey Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the College of Arts & Sciences, the Commerce Bank Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, the Dr. Ron and Rae Iman Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and the Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

Saucier earned his BA in Psychology and Classical Civilization from Colby College. He holds an MA and a PhD in Experimental Social Psychology from the University of Vermont.

Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Ph.D. is a Professor of Communication Studies and director of the national award-winning oral communication program at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Ruiz-Mesa is a national leader in inclusive communication and has published dozens of articles, book chapters, and a national textbook, Inclusive Public Speaking, which focuses on building effective communication skills to connect with diverse audiences. Her teaching and research focus on organizational and instructional communication to improve institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

As an advocate for increased representation in higher education, Dr. Ruiz-Mesa serves as a Doctoral Coach for the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, as a mentor in the Latino/a Communication Caucus, and as a founding member of the Caribbean Communication Caucus of the National Communication Association. As a sought-after DEI consultant and keynote speaker, she has advised organizational leaders across the United States and Canada on creating and incorporating inclusive communication practices. Her dedication to equity is further demonstrated through her involvement in various boards, including serving on the national board of advisors for the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), the Villanova University Alumni Association Board, and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board.

Dr. Sathy is featured in ACUE’s modules: Promoting a Civil Learning Environment, Engaging Underprepared Students, Using Concept Maps and Other Visualization Tools, and Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching.

Her contributions to ACUE’s Community of Professional Practice include:

• Why We’re “Speaking Up” About Inclusive Teaching Strategies
• The Sweet Spot of Midsemester Feedback
• Recording Effective Microlectures (webinar)
• Planning and Facilitating Quality Discussions (webinar)

Dr. Sathy is actively involved in instructional innovation and faculty development engaging in evidence-based educational practices. She is a national expert on inclusive teaching, speaking widely around the country, writing on the topic and co-founder of inclusifiED.com. Her research involves evaluating the impact of innovative teaching techniques as well as retention in STEM. She regularly teaches undergraduate quantitative courses as course-based research experiences: statistics and research methodology, as well as maker courses and is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the campus’ Student’s choice for Best Professor at UNC.

Sathy holds a PhD from UNC Chapel Hill in Quantitative Psychology.