Teaching and Learning Center, Temple University

Dr. Pamela Barnett, Associate Vice Provost and Director

Pamela E. Barnett comes to Temple from Princeton University, where she was Associate Director of the McGraw Center for Teaching & Learning from 2004-2007. Prior to her work in instructional development, she was a tenured Associate Professor of English & African American Studies at the University of South Carolina. She has also been on the faculty at Emory University and American University. Her book Dangerous Desire: Literature of Sexual Freedom and Sexual Violence Since the Sixties (Routledge, 2004) examines literature written in response to the liberation movements of the 1960’s. She has more recently published on “Teaching Learning Processes To Students and Teachers” (To Improve the Academy, 2008), and on teaching and assessing learning in introductory courses (POD- Idea Center Notes, 2006). She is on the editorial board for Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy.

Dr. Baris Gunersel, Assistant Director Baris

Before joining the TLC, A. Baris Gunersel worked as the Research Assistant for the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Texas A&M University, where she also completed her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. As a part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation, she worked with faculty on classroom research and co-authored a series of recent articles. She has taught and assisted undergraduate and graduate classes and she served as a mentor for Texas A&M programs for TA training and cross-cultural awareness. Her interests include educational development, instructional theory, technological teaching tools, education’s impact on the teacher and learner, and intelligence and creativity. Having lived in Brazil, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, her homeland, she is also interested in cross-cultural issues and awareness, as well as education in various societies.

Before coming to TLC, Mary worked in HR/Payroll Management as an Administrative Specialist. She is originally from Connecticut, and graduated phi beta kappa from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in Sociology and Economics.

Currently, she is taking courses in the Adult Organizational Development program at Temple and is very interested in furthering her education around adult learning and literacy.

Before starting at TLC, Dominick worked at Pennsylvania College of Optometry as an office assistant and prior to that at Hemispherx BioPharma as a data entry clerk. She has a diploma in Medical Office Administration from Dedicated Placement Training Business School. She was born and raised right here in our area of North Philadelphia and is happy to be working so close to home. Her role here at TLC will be to provide office support such as updating TLC’s databases and scheduling meetings. She is currently attending different workshops to further develop her skills. Her motto is “never stop wanting to learn something new.”

Dr. Amy Weigand, Project EDIT Coordinator

Amy Weigand serves as Coordinator for Project EDIT (Embracing Diversity through Inclusive Teaching), an initiative funded by the Verizon Foundation and administered collaboratively by the Teaching and Learning Center and Disability Resources and Services. In that role, she is designing and implementing a curriculum that will support Temple faculty in their efforts to both capitalize on the multiple dimensions of diversity among Temple students and to meet the educational needs of each student.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Amy previously worked as an assistant public defender in Philadelphia. After leaving the practice of law, she taught and coached at Mercy Vocational High School in North Philadelphia, then moved on to Temple for graduate study in Religion. She earned her doctorate in 2008, and is still associated with the Religion Department as an adjunct instructor.

Robert Pred has over 20 years of college teaching experience. Robert has supported TLC initiatives since 2002 by conducting teaching effectiveness workshops for TAs/Adjuncts, presenting at Annual Faculty Teaching Conferences, joining TLC’s Faculty Advisory Board, completing the Provost’s Teaching Academy and participating in Project EDIT. Robert received Fox School awards for innovation in teaching through technology, and was twice awarded Business Honors Teacher of the Year. In addition, Robert was appointed as a FOX Honors Faculty Fellow for the School of Business Honors program. He is an active member of Fox School’s Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. He also serves as faculty mentor for TU’s Diamond Peer Teacher Internship program. His publications appear in the Journal of Allied Health, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Robert earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, and his M.A. in Industrial Psychology from Bowling Green State of Ohio. Robert is Assistant Professor of Statistics in the Fox School of Business.

Suzanne Willever, Graduate Extern, Graphic / Web site Developer

Suzanne is an Art History Ph.D. student at the Tyler School of Art, where her research interests focus on the Italian Renaissance. She earned her B.A. in Studio Arts from the University of Pittsburgh, her M.A. in Art History from Tyler, and has been a professional graphic designer and corporate event planner since 1998. Suzanne joined the TLC team in the Fall of 2006, where her primary role is to develop and manage the TLC Web site and printed communications materials. Additionally, Suzanne teaches the History of Modern Graphic Design at Tyler.