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Center for Teaching Excellence

Meet Our People

The faculty and staff at CTE are eager to support you on your journey to teaching excellence. We are committed to providing exceptional service and inspiration to help you achieve your goals.

Directors

Matt E. Thatcher

Matt E. Thatcher, Ph.D.
Director

Aisha Haynes

Aisha Haynes, Ed.D.

Associate Director
Director, Distributed Learning and Innovation

Rob Grookett

Rob Grookett, B.A.
Assistant Director
Distributed Learning


Program Managers

Kimberly Siebles

Kimberly Seibles, Ed.D.
Program Manager
Operations and Faculty Events

Michelle Hardee

Michelle Hardee, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Graduate Student Development


Instructional Design Team

Courtney Bailey

Courtney Bailey, M.Ed.
Instructional Designer

Casey Carroll

Casey Carroll, M.A.
Instructional Designer

Kristin Harrell, M.A., Instructional Designer

Kristin Harrell, Ph.D.
Instructional Designer

Mitchell Dallas Herring, Ed.D., Instructional Designer

Mitchell Dallas Herring, Ed.D.
Instructional Designer

Gloria Washington

Gloria Washington, Ed.D.
Instructional Designer


Staff

Helena Johnson

Helena Johnson, B.M.A.
Web and Multimedia Developer

Payton Kennemore, Program Assistant

Payton Kennemore, B.A.
Program Assistant


Distributed Learning and Innovation Staff

Shannon Carson

Shannon Carson, B.A.
Testing Coordinator


Faculty Leaders

Allison Byxbe

Allison Byxbe, M.A.
Faculty Mentor and Co-Facilitator
Generative Artificial Intelligence
Community of Practice

Nicole Hair

Nicole Hair, Ph.D.
Faculty Leader
Coordinators and Instructors of Large Undergraduate Courses
Community of Practice 

Katherine Ryker

Katherine Ryker, Ph.D.
Faculty Mentor
Peer Observation Training for Faculty

Rebecca Smith Hill

Rebecca (Becca) Smith Hill, Ph.D.
Faculty Leader
Universal Design for Learning
Community of Practice

Charles Andy Schumpert

Charles Andy Schumpert, Ph.D.

Faculty Leader
Virtual Environments
Community of Practice

 


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