ACUE Distinguished Teaching Scholars
The following NIU individuals have completed the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices Program and have been recognized with a credential in Effective College Instruction that is endorsed by the American Council on Education. In doing so, they've earned the designation of "ACUE Distinguished Teaching Scholar" for NIU.
| Name | Department | College / Division | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Adams-Campbell | English | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Sheila Barrett | Health Studies | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Brian Bender | Operations Management and Information Systems | Business | Fall 2021 |
| Susan Bowers | Family and Consumer Sciences | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Zoe Cassady | Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Fall 2023 |
| Rouzbeh Chegeni | Health Studies | Health and Human Sciences | Spring 2021 |
| Shondra Clay | Interdisciplinary Health Professions | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Marcia Cooke | Nursing | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz | World Languages and Cultures | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Christine Cronin | Communication | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2023 |
| Hector de la Torre Perez | Physics | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2023 |
| Deborah De Rosa | English | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Veysel Demir | Electrical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Spring 2021 |
| Olivier Devergne | Biological Sciences | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Spring 2021 |
| Alisha Diggs | Biomedical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2023 |
| Rachel Donegan | Special and Early Education | Education | Spring 2021 |
| Neil Doughty | BELIEF Ethics Program | Business | Fall 2022 |
| Alissa Droog | University Libraries | University Libraries | Fall 2022 |
| Jessica Ebert | Communication | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2023 |
| Hasan Ferdowsi | Electrical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2022 |
| Joseph Flynn | Curriculum & Instruction; Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Education; Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Fall 2022 |
| Benedito Fonseca | Electrical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2020 |
| Kimberly Gatz | Communication | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2023 |
| Wenlian Gao | Finance | Business | Spring 2021 |
| Lydia Gerzel-Short | Special and Early Education | Education | Spring 2021 |
| Allison Gladfelter | Allied Health and Communicative Disorders | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Kelly Gross | Art and Design | Visual and Performing Arts | Fall 2020 |
| Jeremy Groves | Economics | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2022 |
| Timothy Hagen | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Chris Hill | Kinesiology and Physical Education | Education | Fall 2020 |
| Jehan Hill | Counseling and Higher Education | Education | Spring 2021 |
| Amanda Hirsch | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Academic Affairs | Fall 2021 |
| Theodore Hogan | Engineering Technology | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2020 |
| Farah Ishaq | Kinesiology and Physical Education | Education | Fall 2021 |
| Rana Jaber | Health Studies | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2022 |
| Katy Jaekel | Counseling and Higher Education; Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality | Education | Fall 2021 |
| Yvonne Johnson | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Academic Affairs | Fall 2020 |
| Jinhak Kim | Operations Management and Information Systems | Business | Spring 2021 |
| Anissa Kuhar | Impact Lab | Business | Fall 2023 |
| Jodi Lampi | Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Fall 2021 |
| Jennifer Likeum | Communication | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Michelle Lilly | Psychology | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Lichuan Liu | Electrical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2023 |
| Jacqueline Mac | Counseling and Higher Education | Education | Fall 2021 |
| Andrew Mamo | Law | Law | Spring 2021 |
| Jamie Mayer | Allied Health and Communicative Disorders | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2022 |
| Allison Michaelis | Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Spring 2021 |
| Jon Miller | Biological Sciences | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Tracy Miller | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Academic Affairs | Fall 2023 |
| Micah Morton | Anthropology | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Spring 2021 |
| Suzanne Mullis | Nursing | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2022 |
| Shanthi Muthuswamy | Engineering Technology | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2020 |
| Helen Nagata | Art and Design | Visual and Performing Arts | Fall 2020 |
| Martin Ndicu | Accountancy | Business | Fall 2021 |
| Linh Nguyen | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Academic Affairs | Fall 2023 |
| Julia Ogg | Psychology | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Marcella Otto | Kinesiology and Physical Education | Education | Spring 2021 |
| Kevin Palencia Infante | Mathematical Sciences | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2023 |
| Molly Pasley | Special and Early Education | Education | Spring 2021 |
| Kunal Patel | Health Studies | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Brian Penkrot | Music | Visual and Performing Arts | Fall 2020 |
| Nicholas Pohlman | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Spring 2021 |
| Alesha Porisky | Political Science | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Spring 2021 |
| Charles Pudrith | Allied Health and Communicative Disorders | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Jason Rhode | Educational Technology, Research and Assessment; Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Education; Academic Affairs | Spring 2021 |
| Stephanie Richter | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Academic Affairs | Fall 2021 |
| Patrick Roberts | Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations | Education | Fall 2020 |
| Dawn Rogodzinski | World Languages and Cultures | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Nahal Salimi | Interdisciplinary Health Professions | Health and Human Sciences | Spring 2021 |
| Kristen Selig | Nursing | Health and Human Sciences | Fall 2021 |
| Dave Serowka | Kinesiology and Physical Education | Education | Fall 2020 |
| Kimberly Shotick | University Libraries | University Libraries | Spring 2021 |
| Pallavi Singh | Department of Biological Sciences | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2022 |
| Robert Sinko | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2020 |
| Shun Takai | Engineering Technology | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2022 |
| Jifu Tan | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Spring 2021 |
| Sahar Vahabzadeh | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2023 |
| Lindsay Vreeland | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Academic Affairs | Fall 2023 |
| Carol Walther | Sociology | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Ziteng Wang | Industrial and Systems Engineering | Engineering and Engineering Technology | Fall 2020 |
| Rachel Warren | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Educator Licensure | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Dawn Westhoff | World Languages and Cultures | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2022 |
| Kathy Zeek | English | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fall 2020 |
| Yao Zheng | Finance | Business | Fall 2022 |
| Peitao Zhu | Counseling and Higher Education | Education | Spring 2021 |
How ACUE Impacts Teaching and Learning
The ACUE Effective Teaching Practices Program is giving NIU faculty tools to implement and support inclusive and innovative teaching.