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Jackie is an ecologist and pedagogical consultant. She earned her degrees in biology (B.S.), Mycology (M.Sc.), and Quantitative and Systems Biology (Ph.D.) all while exploring inclusive teaching practices as a graduate student instructor. Jackie has been teaching since 2006 and has served as the...

Tawanda Chabikwa is an interdisciplinary artist-scholar who’s work revolves around Black and Africana dance practices, practice-based research, and creative collaboration. Current research and creative practice investigates choreographic practices of transnational African artists, contemporary...

Ilham is a psychologist and lecturer who specialises in the field of resilience. She holds a PhD in Psychology and an MSc in Clinical Neuroscience from King’s College London. Currently she works Her doctoral research included developing a resilience intervention for students in Higher Education (The...

Erin Goldin, Ph.D., uses narrative analysis to explore the role of dispositions (like resilience) in relation to academic literacy development: how dispositions generate action and shape perception, how dispositions are shaped by experiences, and how dispositions function in relation to context.

Taylor’s research interests include Innovation Theory and Practice, Organizational Behavior, Workplace Power Dynamics, Diversity, Women in Technology, Paradox Theory, Gender. She earned her PhD in Management of Complex Systems (MIST) in August 2024 from the University of California, Merced; holds a...

Kirk's pedagogical research focuses on STEM student success with attention to self-efficacy, self-compassion, and self-narrative as essential components of resilience development.

25+ years teaching in higher ed; 10+ years fostering initiatives to promote accessible, equitable, learner-centered, and evidence-informed teaching, course design, and assessment practices. I design and facilitate workshops, programs, and learning communities and create on-demand resources to...

BA: English and Theater, Occidental College MA: Education, University of the Pacific Isabella holds dual-credentials in secondary English and Social Science. She taught Humanities courses to seniors and sophomores for four years in Southeast Los Angeles before relocating to the borderlands, where...