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Ann Johnson is a professor of psychology and has been at St. Thomas for 22 years. She served as chair of the psychology department from 2002-2011, has served on a variety of committees and has taught interdisciplinary and study abroad courses. She currently teaches the psychology capstone course, History and Systems of Psychology, and has published in the area of the history of psychology. She is interested in promoting faculty development practices that foster growth and satisfaction for faculty at all stages of their academic careers.
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Elizabeth has been at St. Thomas for eight years consulting with with faculty on integrating technology into teaching and developing programs and activities through the IRT Faculty Center for eLearning. She is experienced in using technology to support teaching and is a specialist in blended and online course development. She is interested in developing a range of programs that support St. Thomas faculty with teaching, assessment, and research.
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Beth grew up in central Minnesota and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Benedict, double majoring in History and Nutrition Science. She moved to the west coast of Ireland for graduate school, earning her Master of Arts degree in Irish Studies from the National University of Ireland, Galway. Beth has been working in Higher Education for much of the past decade at public and private universities in several states in the Midwest and Southwest. She has spent her time mainly in the academic and student affairs arenas in roles as a Financial Aid counselor, Registrar, and Assistant Director of Admissions & Financial Aid.
Beth splits her time on campus between the Center for Faculty Development and Luann Dummer Center for Women. Beth also organizes the Yarn Tamers group through LDCW and is a member of the LDCW Book Club.
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Nancy is an associate professor of Biology and has developed programming specifically for new faculty over the past six years. She is also a past Director of Faculty Development.
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Susan is an associate professor in English and also the Director of the UST Center for Writing. She teaches first year courses in writing and literature as well as writing theory and practice to undergraduate and graduate students. She’s interested in service learning, writing across the curriculum, and issues of assessment.
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Peter serves as Associate Director of Client Services in IRT where his main focus is managing the eight Academic Technology Consultants that are assigned to colleges and departments. As IRT Liaison, Peter is collaborating with Faculty Development to enhance e-learning efforts and find ways to improve how the St. Thomas community uses technology, particularly in the classroom, be it physical or virtual.