The Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning is excited to announce the addition of 17 new Institute Affiliates for the 2024-2025 academic year. Institute Affiliates are identified by their strong commitment to supporting excellence in teaching across the university. This group represents 14 unique departments across six colleges at the Columbus, Marion and Newark campuses, and also includes representatives from the Office of International Affairs and University Libraries. Our affiliates support Drake Institute programming and serve as critical points of contact for teaching and learning support around the university.
The 2024-2025 Institute Affiliates group includes:
- Benjamin Ahn, Department of Engineering Education
- Michelle Everson, Department of Statistics
- Michael Flierl, University Libraries
- Andrew Heckler, Department of Physics
- Samantha Herrmann, Center for Life Sciences Education
- Cindy Jiang, Office of International Affairs
- Nick Kawa, Department of Anthropology
- Van Allen Lemmon, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
- Stephanie Muscat, Department of Neuroscience
- Mary Kay Pohlschneider, Department of Food Science and Technology
- Rebecca Ricciardo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Elizabeth Sharpe, College of Nursing
- Frances Sivakoff, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
- Amy Tibbals, Department of English
- Rachel Tuttle, Department of Educational Studies
- Lindy Weaver, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
- April Weintritt, Department of French and Italian
To learn more about the Institute Affiliates program, please visit our Affiliates webpage.