学习学院很高兴地向大家介绍被选为2021-2022学年RISE学者的教职员工. RISE Scholars will serve as resident experts on the RISE framework. 学者们将通过主持圆桌会议和提供同行咨询，将RISE项目带到各自的学院. They are available to discuss ideas, suggest resources, share or review materials, observe teaching or Canvas shells, collect informal feedback from students, and help to translate teaching practices across disciplines, courses, and student populations. RISE Scholars were chosen for their demonstrated dedication to teaching, continuous improvement, 以及他们与同事良好合作的能力，以提高澳门威尼斯人平台官网的教与学.
College of Arts and Humanities
Dr. Ana Schnellmann
Dr. Ana Schnellmann has been teaching at Lindenwood University since 1995. She holds a BA in English from the College of St. Benedict (1986) , 获得俄亥俄大学英语硕士学位(1989年)获得俄亥俄大学妇女研究研究生证书(1989年) , a PhD in English from St. 路易斯大学(1997年)，澳门威尼斯人平台官网大学艺术史硕士(2020年).
As a lifelong learner, 只要有可能，安娜就致力于继续接受正规和非正规的教育. Blessed to work in a strong community of excellent faculty, Ana’s goal is to continue to modify, modernize, and strengthen her pedagogical skills. In addition, 安娜深深致力于澳门威尼斯人平台官网大学及其使命，并在大多数常务委员会任职. Currently, she is a member of the Faculty Council, the First Year Writing Committee, and the Promotions in Rank Committee. 安娜因其适应大流行挑战的敏捷性而成为2020年ROAR奖的获得者之一.
安娜曾在从监狱到荣誉教室的各种环境中任教, from community colleges to Lindenwood. In each setting, Ana strives to use her experience, passion for teaching, and expertise to guide students to find their voices and unique styles. Writing as an ongoing recursive process is emphasized in her composition courses. In literature and theory courses, 安娜努力帮助学生看到文字的魔力，并使当代和经典作品成为学生可以联系和参与的东西. In all courses, 安娜对学生的目标是培养和运用现实世界的权力技能，如批判性思维, time management, and teamwork.
我很荣幸也很谦卑地被选为今年艺术与人文学院的RISE学者. 我期待着与一群同事一起探索和完善理论, methods and techniques that will aid us in integrating the balance of rigor, inclusivity, support, and engagement in all of our courses university-wide.
Ana is our RISE Scholar Expert on Support. Check out what she has to say about supporting student success in the classroom.
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Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Javeria Farooqi
Dr. Farooqi received her Ph.D. 在得克萨斯泛美大学获得工商管理学士学位，主修金融学. 她曾获得包括UTPA卓越奖在内的众多荣誉和奖项, International Women’s Board, VIP Star Scholarships, and Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholarship.
She has presented her research at both national and international conferences, including 33rd Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Southern Finance Association, and Academy of Economic and Finance. In addition, Dr. Farooqi has published her research in Journal of Investing, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Quarterly Review of Economics, Journal of Economics and Finance, Review of Accounting and Finance, and International Journal of Accounting.
Currently, she is the department chair of finance and teaches finance, both graduate and undergraduate level, at Lindenwood University in St. Charles. Dr. Farooqi还参与教授投资应用(学生管理的100美元投资组合),她通过澳门威尼斯人平台官网大学董事会的慷慨捐赠建立了这所学校.
我无法表达我有多么激动和荣幸被选为石膏商业与创业学院RISE学者. I believe the best way to learn something is by teaching it. 这是我通过教别人如何出类拔萃来学习如何擅长教学的机会. 我很高兴能成为这个神奇项目的一部分，以及它带来的所有机会和可能性.
Javeria is our RISE Scholar Expert on Rigor. Check out what she has to say about the importance of rigor in the classroom.
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College of Education and Human Services
Dr. Emilie Johnson
Dr. Emilie Johnson is a Professor of Education at Lindenwood University. 自1999年以来，她一直是一名全职教员，并在教育与人类服务学院教授研究生课程. She earned a Ph.D. In Educational Administration from St. 他给澳门威尼斯人平台官网带来了13年的公立学校教学经验, administration and teacher training.
In addition to teaching, Dr. Johnson is the author of student study guides, teacher resource manuals, instructor test banks, and text supporting websites for Educational Psychology, Introduction to Teaching, and Educational Research texts for Pearson. 她的出版工作包括为澳门威尼斯人平台官网大学使用的教育心理学文本的学生和教师补充. Dr. Johnson was awarded the St. Charles County 40 Under 40 Award, St. Charles County Ring of Excellence in Teaching Award and The Missouri Governor’s
Award for Excellence in Teaching. 她被认定为澳门威尼斯人平台官网杰出导师，并于2006年8月晋升为正教授. Dr. Johnson is a site evaluator for Character.org and the Missouri Schools and Districts of Character. She recently completed certification as a National Evaluator for Character.他有幸对哈莱姆区的一所中学和新泽西州的一所高中进行了评估.
I am really excited and honored to be a part of the RISE scholar program. The faculty here at 澳门威尼斯人平台官网有这么多才华横溢、富有创造力的教授，我迫不及待地想要学习 from and alongside them!
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College of Science, Health, and Technology
Dr. Megan Woltz
Dr. Megan Woltz received her B.S. 2007年在北卡罗莱纳州立大学获得环境科学硕士学位，主修生态学.D. in Entomology & Ecology from Michigan State University in 2013. 她开始对教育学感兴趣，同时在她的研究生工作期间完成了教学学院科学证书. Ever since, 她不断探索使用主动学习的新方法，以提高学生对课程的理解和参与. Dr. 沃尔兹于2015年加入澳门威尼斯人平台官网大学，定期教授生物多样性, ecology, writing for biology, biology in society, and the biology capstone.
During her first year of teaching full-time, 她意识到，帮助学生学习如何学习并成功地在大学里度过难关，与覆盖课程同样重要. 她在课程开始时概述了成功的学习策略，然后将课程内容嵌入到学生合作练习定量推理等科学技能的活动中, hypothesis testing, and graph interpretation. Over the last few years, Dr. 沃尔兹已经意识到，有研究表明，学生身份和刻板印象威胁会影响学生在所有学科课程中的表现. As a result, 她现在正在探索增加课程包容性的方法，以更好地为所有背景和身份的学生服务.
作为一名教师，不仅仅是告诉学生关于你的学科的重要信息. 教学包括帮助学生成为独立和自信的学习者，并创造一个减少由系统不平等造成的成绩差距的课堂. 能有这个机会更深入地研究严谨的教学研究，我感到无比兴奋和充满活力, inclusion, support, and engagement. More importantly, 我很荣幸有机会帮助其他教师在他们自己的课程中找到提高RISE的方法, 以他们感到舒适的方式，并与他们的内容兼容.
Megan is our RISE Scholar Expert on Inclusiveness. Check out what she has to say about inclusivity in the classroom.
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