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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

    Casey Carroll

    Casey Carroll, M.A.
    Instructional Designer

    Kristin Harrell, M.A., Instructional Designer

    Kristin Harrell, M.A.
    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
    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 
    Charles Andy Schumpert

    Charles Andy Schumpert, Ph.D.

    Faculty Leader
    Virtual Environments Community of Practice

     

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