Celebrating Teacher-Scholars Lecture Series
Launched in 2022, the Celebrating Teacher-Scholar Lecture Series highlights 成人AV鈥檚 commitment to the teacher-scholar ideal by showcasing faculty who exemplify this commitment. These faculty are invited by the Provost to speak to their engagement in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), how they bring their own scholarship into the classroom, or how they train future scholars.
Teaching is a scholarly endeavor. At 成人AV, we value teaching as core to our identity. In our pursuit of excellence as faculty members, we continuously reflect on our teaching practices and ways to grow as educators, embodying the teacher-scholar ideal.
Being a teacher and a scholar are not mutually exclusive, but complementary. When we cultivate a teaching practice informed by research, train the next generation of researchers, and bring cutting-edge scholarship into the classroom, we are engaging in scholarly teaching. Faculty who are not in the classroom with undergraduates and graduates may engage the community in teaching and learning as they share their research publicly, or refine their clinical practice in dialogue with pedagogical models. 听
To honor the diverse ways 成人AV faculty live this value, with the Provost, in collaboration with the OTL, is celebrating teacher-scholars by highlighting faculty who exemplify this work. 听
Past Lectures
Dr. Rebecca听
Galemba & Dr. Lisa Martinez
Professor, Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs听Co-director, Center for Immigration听Policy听and Research听and Professor of Sociology and Criminology听College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences听Co-director, Center for Immigration听Policy听and Research听
May 5, 2026
In their lecture, 鈥淏eyond the Classroom and Courtroom: Student- and Community-Centered Immigration Research and Policy Work鈥 Professor Galemba and Professor Martinez explore how community-engaged learning brings together teaching, scholarship, and public purpose.听
Dr. Fr茅d茅rique Chevillot
Professor Emerita, French
February 3, 2026
In her talk entitled鈥淭he Stories I Tell Myself: What Teaching & Scholarship Can Do To & For Us鈥︹,鈥疍r.鈥疌hevillot鈥痳eflects the risk of shaping students鈥 intellectual, emotional, moral, and professional lives without fully knowing the outcomes. In this spirit, she explores why we tell ourselves stories, and how those stories help us understand the meaning and reach of our work.听
Dr. Kellie Keeling
Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Business Information & Analytics Department
May 5, 2025
In her Spring 鈥25听Teacher-Scholar听Lecture, Dr. Kellie听Keeling听shared her insights from her teaching,听scholarship, and administrative efforts in the Department of Business Information and Analytics. During her talk, 鈥淩uminations: Humor, Humility, and Humanity,鈥 Dr.听Keeling听and her joyful 鈥榗ow鈥 and 鈥榤oo-sings鈥 of wisdom continue to engage, bring laughter, and inspire to all who attended.听
Dr. Sheila Carter-Tod
Executive Director of the University Writing Program, Professor in the Department of English and Literary Arts, and Director of the Black Studies Minor
February 5, 2025
In her talk titled, 鈥淣avigating Roles/Negotiating Identities: Teacher, Scholar, Administrator Oh My,鈥 Dr. Carter-Tod shared her insights on the interconnected roles of teacher, scholar, and administrator.听
Dr. Paul Michalec
Clinical Professor, Theology
October 1, 2024
In his lecture titled, 鈥淓mergence of a Teacher-Scholar,鈥 Professor Paul Michalec explored the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning in higher education that is transcendence, healing, and holistic.
Dr. Julie Morris
Teaching Professor, Biological Science
May 8, 2024
In her talk titled, 鈥淧lanting Seeds & Cultivating Curiosity,鈥 Dr. Morris shared her journey as an educator and emphasized the importance of fostering a growth mindset and a love for learning in students.
Dr. steve iona
Teaching Professor, Physics and Astronomy
February 7th, 2024 听
In his talk entitled, 鈥淐an you Teach Teaching?,鈥 Professor Steve Iona, Department of Physics and Astronomy, explores characteristics of good teachers and good teaching. The questions of who could be a teacher, what teachers need to know, and what teachers need to be able to do to be good teachers, are essential for teacher-scholars.
Dr. Deb Ortega听
Director, Latinx Center
Professor, Graduate School of Social Work
October 4, 2023听
Professor Ortega鈥檚 lecture titled, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not 鈥榚ither or鈥欌t鈥檚 鈥榶es and鈥欌︹ highlighted how teaching extends well beyond the classroom, permeating the work of faculty, as well as the importance of scholarship born out of teaching as a means by which to advance disciplines.听
Dr. Chadd Clary
Associate Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
April 12, 2023
Professor Clary鈥檚 lecture titled, 鈥淟everaging Research and Experiential Learning to Educate Future Engineers鈥 explored his work with undergraduate, Masters, and PhD students and reflected on his efforts to mentor students and to help them through the transition from student to engineer.
Dr. Roberto Corrada
Professor, Sturm Law School
Mulligan Burleson Chair in Modern Learning
October 18, 2022
Dr. Corrada鈥檚 lecture titled, 鈥淢y Journey as a Teacher-Scholar: Embracing the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning鈥 shared his journey through developing innovative approaches to teaching challenges and how he parlayed his creative solutions into scholarship.