Faculty Associates | Teaching and Learning Commons

Faculty Associates partner with the Teaching and Learning Commons by offering programming that meets the needs of faculty and graduate students. Faculty Associates also assist with New Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistant orientations and other professional development events, such as Celebrate.

Faculty Associates 2019-2020

Applications for our 2019-2020 Faculty Associates are now being accepted. This is a competitive process. The application deadline is June 3, 2019. Notifications of selection will be emailed no later than June 24, 2019. We appreciate your interest in partnering with us to improve teaching and learning at WVU.

Call for Applications

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Faculty Associates 2018–2019

The faculty listed below have been selected to serve as our 2018-2019 Faculty Associates.

William Beasley
Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development
Vagner Benedito
Associate Professor of Biochemical Genetics
Nick Bowman
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Kenneth Brown
Teaching Assistant Professor of Geology
Lynne Cossman
Professor and Chair of Sociology
Jonathan Cumming
Professor of Biology
Jessica Deshler
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Kristen D. Dieffenbach
Associate Professor of Athletic Coaching Education
Kimberly Floyd
Associate Professor of Special Education
Marina Galvez Peralta
Teaching Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nick Goff
Criminal Justice Instructor
Todd Hamrick
Teaching Associate Professor of Freshman Engineering
Peggy Lambert Fink
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Jay Malarcher
Associate Professor and BA Program Director of Theatre History & Criticism
David R Martinelli
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stephanie McWilliams
Clinical Instructor; Assistant Director, Quin Curtis Center
Yelena Meadows
Assistant Professor, Mathematics (Potomac State College of WVU)
Catherine Mezera
Teaching Assistant Professor of Strategic Communications
Aimee Morewood
Associate Professor and Outreach Coordinator of Literacy Education
Yogen Panta
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (WVU Institute of Technology)
Lori Ogden
Teaching Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Dimitra Pyrialakou
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lizzie Santiago
Teaching Associate Professor of Freshman Engineering
Michael Strager
Professor of Resource Economics and Management
Elizabeth Tomlinson
Teaching Assistant Professor of Marketing
Rondalyn Whitney
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Leslie E. Tower
Professor and Assessment Coordinator of Social Work
Fang Yang
Teaching Associate Professor of Mathematics