Curriculum (Re)design

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The “Social/Wellness Module:” Providing Space for Wellbeing and Social Learning for Incoming UT Students

Cohort
2022
Fellow(s)
Marina Alexandrova

My project addresses the lack of built-in social/wellness-oriented interactions in introductory courses for

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Erica "EG" Gionfriddo

Current Fellow
Theatre and Dance
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College of Fine Arts
Initiative Focus
Curriculum (Re)design
Faculty Communication
Improving Teaching and Learning

Erica Gionfriddo is a dance artist, educator and somatic researcher who believes in the intelligent body each of us occupies. They are co-founder of ARCOS Dance (arcosdance.com), whose ongoing inquiry probes the intersection of technology and humanity through rigorous interdisciplinary experimentation. ARCOS’ recent work has focused on “hacking” consumer technologies, or repurposing them outside of their intended uses, into performance and developing an embodied cyborgian movement language.

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Andrew Dell'Antonio

Current Fellow
Music
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College of Fine Arts
Initiative Focus
Curriculum (Re)design
Faculty Communication
Improving Teaching and Learning

Andrew Dell’Antonio (he/him/his) specializes in musical repertories of early modern Europe, with a focus on seventeenth-century Italy. His research interests include musical historiography, reception history, and disability studies.

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Elon Lang

Current Fellow
Liberal Arts Honors and Humanities Programs
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College of Liberal Arts
Initiative Focus
Curriculum (Re)design
Faculty Communication
Improving Teaching and Learning
Institutional Resource

Elon Lang is an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches a variety of undergraduate literature survey courses on ethical topics, medieval and early modern studies, dramatic literature, and Experiential Learning courses based in archival research. One example was his 2020-2021 courses called Archival Advocacy in which students learned how to bring archival techniques to bear on a real-world social justice issue facing the East Austin, Texas, community: the closing of one of Austin's historically Hispanic elementary schools.

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Marina Alexandrova

Current Fellow
Slavic and Eurasian Studies
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College of Liberal Arts
Initiative Focus
Curriculum (Re)design
Student Success
Student Wellbeing

Dr. Alexandrova teaches a variety of courses on Russian history, culture, and language. Her current research interests include international modernism and avant-garde, Russian radical and revolutionary movements, spirituality in Imperial Russia, and, most recently, cultural and spiritual ties between Russia and the United States. Her Signature Course, UGS 303 "Tsars and Mystics," examines (un)Orthodox spiritual practices of Russian rulers from Ivan the Terrible to Nicholas II.

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Niveen AbiGhannam

Current Fellow
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Cockrell School of Engineering
Initiative Focus
Curriculum (Re)design
Institutional Resource

Dr. Niveen AbiGhannam is a science communication researcher and educator whose work centers around the strategic and inclusive communication of technical knowledge. More specifically, her research seeks to understand individual, organizational, and social factors that can drive or hinder public engagement with STEM behaviors. She also examines the identities of publicly engaged scientists and engineers and the meanings that they associate with their engagement experiences. On the teaching front, Dr. AbiGhannam has taught Engineering Communication at UT since 2015.

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Matt Bowers

Current Fellow
Kinesiology and Health Education
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College of Education
Initiative Focus
Curriculum (Re)design
Interdisciplinary Learning

Dr. Matt Bowers is an Associate Professor of Instruction in Sport Management at the University of Texas at Austin. He studies youth development in and through sports and has published research studies related to the impact of sport participation on creativity and the value of sandlot/unstructured sports for children. His work has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Wired, The Atlantic, and Wall Street Journal, SXSW, and the Aspen Institute’s Sport for All, Play For Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game.

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Peer Mentor Leadership Project

Cohort
2021
Fellow(s)
Gwendolyn Stovall

The Peer Mentor Leadership Project (PMLP) empowers undergraduate students to explore and develop their leadership styles. Participants design and implement mentoring and leadership projects that align with their goals and values, while assessing the impact of their work. The program emphasizes introspection, reflection, and professional growth, helping students strengthen their resumes and leadership skills.

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Making New Scientists: Supporting the Training of Incoming Science Majors

Cohort
2021
Fellow(s)
Ruth Shear

Traditional science degree programs concentrate primarily on content and are not known for preparing their graduates with other skills needed for scientific careers.

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Digital Research Apprenticeship: Projects For Intersectional Justice

Cohort
2021
Fellow(s)
Tanya Clement

Research and scholarship in Digital Humanities applies technology to humanities questions and subjects technology

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