Natalie Czimskey
Natalie Czimskey, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at The University of Texas where she earned all three of her degrees. She began teaching as a doctoral student in 2012 and continued teaching part time until completing her Ph.D. in 2019 when she joined the faculty full-time. Her primary research area is adult neurogenic disorders with a special interest in traumatic brain injury, though her passion is teaching; she has taught 9 different courses in the past 2 years.
Initiative
The Compassion Project
Evidence from allied health fields shows that patients’ relationship with their provider is often the most therapeutic aspect of the health care encounter (Tresolini
Impacts
Teaching as Well Being (UT System)
3 different PTF projects presented:
Loescher project focuses on: Elevate excellence in the classroom through new strategies to understand, measure, and improve rigor in all courses
•each class is designed and delivered with the expectation of students learning at high levels •each student demonstrates learning at high levels
•each student is supported so they can learn at high levels
View the poster here