New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Assist faculty to design and develop learning experiences. Systematically apply general principles of learning and instruction in the creation of instructional materials. Develop online courses according to established procedures. Contribute to ongoing research, evaluation and design of online courses and programs.

Worked at KSU since:

January 2012

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Worked in education and instructional design for more than 10 years. Most recently, I worked in the banking industry and for a DC-area consulting firm as a senior instructional designer and project manager. Her clients have included the U.S. Census Bureau

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The people…they are wonderful!

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Diverse skills, talents and knowledge of faculty and staff members who go above and beyond to support student success

Resides in:

Mentor, Ohio

Hometown:

Plymouth, Mich.

Education:

Master of Arts, HRD: Instructional Design and Technology; Educational Technology Graduate Certificate, Educational Technology; Bachelor of Science, Education, from Western Michigan University

Hobbies:

Family time, running, hiking, swimming, photography

Familiar Face

Job Description:

I teach classes in mathematics, supervise Ph.D. students and do research in abstract algebra.

Worked at KSU since:

August 1996

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Temporary instructor at Iowa State University

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The faculty and the students

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

They had a strong research group in algebra.

Resides in:

Brimfield, Ohio

Hometown:

Newton, Iowa

Education:

Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.S., Mathematics, Iowa State University

Hobbies:

Spending time with my family, singing, swimming and reading