Connecting Faculty with LfA Coaches
Peer-to-peer learning promotes engagement, collaborative thinking, and can be mutually fulfilling. This is the foundation for the LfA Faculty Coaches model.
Boston University faculty have access to practice-based, LfA peer coaches throughout BU Schools and Departments across both campuses. The role of a LfA Faculty Coach is to provide faculty training and support, and serve as a peer guide to their cohort (the faculty members assigned to each coach) throughout the summer and fall semesters. LfA Faculty Coaches are committed to information sharing and are available to assist BU faculty in the following manner:
- advise faculty within their cohort (the faculty members assigned to each coach) on relevant pedagogical approaches and technological needs for LfA model,
- point faculty to appropriate resources within the Center from Teaching & Learning, Educational Technology, and other related units, and
- direct faculty to appropriate training opportunities within the Center from Teaching & Learning, Educational Technology, and other related units.
The following list of LfA Faculty Coaches has been established and sorted by School/College. Please reach out to Coaches within your practice area. For additional questions, email ctl@bu.edu.
BU College of Arts & Sciences
STEM
Biology
John Finnerty
Kathryn Spilios
John Tullai
Earth and Environment
Matt DiCinto
Chemistry
Binyomin Abrams
Rebecca Loy
Computer Science
Abbas Attarwala
Aaron Stevens
Mathematics & Statistics
Kyle Capogna
Takashi Kimura
Neuroscience
John Tullai
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Sam Ling
Andrea Mercurio
Physics
Robert Carey
Jacob Willig-Onwuachi
Humanities
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
Darren Evans
Classical Studies
Brandon Jones
Core Curriculum
Robin Stevens
English
Ken Alba
Darren Evans
Jonathan Foltz
History
Phillip Haberkern
History of Art and Architecture
Susan Rice
Philosophy
Aaron Garrett
Romance Studies
Alison Carberry
Sue Griffin
WLL, EWCJS
Mira Angrist
World Languages and Literature
Sarah Frederick
Amber Navarre
Writing Program
Stephen Hodin
James Pasto
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Cheryl Knott
Economics
Ben Koskinen
Stacey Gelsheimer
Earth and Environment
Matt DiCinto
Political Science
Serrie Hamilton
Sociology
Cati Connell
BU College of Communication
Michelle Amazeen, COM Department of Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations
Kathryn Burak, COM Writing Program
Anne Danehy, COM Department of Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations
Michael Dowding, COM Department of Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations
Deborah Jaramillo, COM Department of Film & Television
Amy Shanler, COM Department of Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations
Peter Smith, Journalism
BU College of Engineering
Ousama Aamar, BME General Lab
Stormy Attaway, Mechanical Engineering
Jeffrey Carruthers, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Caleb Farny, Mechanical Engineering
Josh Semeter, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aleksandrs Zosuls, Biomedical Engineering
BU College of Fine Arts
Felice Amato, Art Education
Daniel Dona, School of Music
Lynn Eustis, Music and Voice
Clay Hopper, Theatre Arts
Kristin Leahey, School of Theatre
Jon Savage, Fine Arts
Marc Schepens, School of Visual Arts
Douglas Sumi, School of Music
Mary Yang, Graphic Design
BU College of General Studies
Kari Lavalli, Division of Natural Science
Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, Division of Rhetoric
BU Metropolitan College
Scot Arena, Computer Science
Canan Corlu, Administrative Sciences
Madhu Dutta-Koehler, City Planning & Urban Affairs
Eugene Pinsky, Computer Science
Kia Teymourian, Computer Science
Irena Vodenska, Administrative Sciences
Vladi Zlatev, Administrative Sciences
BU Pardee School of Global Studies
BU Questrom School of Business
Nitin Joglekar, Operations & Technology Management
Mark Kean, Markets, Public Policy, and Law
Peter Marton, Strategy & Innovation
Phyllis McGinnis, Marketing
Paul McManus, Strategy & Innovation
Nelia Newell, Finance Department
Gregory Stoller, Strategy & Innovation
Ray Wilson, Accounting
BU Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Dustin Allen, Health Sciences
Jennifer Bentley, Speech, Language and Hearing Science
Karen Jacobs, SAR Jacobs Lab
Erin Riley, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
BU School of Hospitality Administration
Sean Jung, Hospitality Analytics
BU School of Law
Marni Caputo, Lawyering Program
Stephen Donweber, Law
Gerald Leonard, Law
Christina Rice, Graduate Tax Program
Christopher Robertson, Law
Kate Silbaugh, Law
BU School of Medicine
Linda Barnes, Medical Anthropology & Cross Cultural Practice
Amy Brodeur, Biomedical Forensic Sciences
Andrew Clark, Psychiatry
Molly Cohen-Osher, Family Medicine
Laurie Craigen, Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine
Christine Crawford, Psychiatry
Theresa Davies, Biochemistry; Assistant Dean Graduate Medical Sciences
Elizabeth Ferrenz, Family Medicine
Priya Garg, Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Medical Education
Ariel Hirsch, Radiation Oncology
Simon Levy, Physiology & Biophysics
Robert Lowe, Gastroenterology
Maryann MacNeil, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Cheryl McSweeney, Family Medicine
Manisha Mehta, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Mina Moussavi, Physiology & Biophysics
Caitlin Neri, Pediatrics
Stephanie Oberhaus, Microbiology
Gwynneth Offner, Medicine
Christine Phillips, Medicine
Joe Rencic, Medicine
Barbara Schreiber, Biochemistry – Schreiber Lab
Omar Siddiqi, Medicine
Jean-Jacques Soghomonian, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Lauren Stern, Medicine
Kathleen Swenson, Genetic Counseling Program
Karen Symes, Biochemistry
Louis Toth, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Marcin Trojanowski, Medicine
Susan White, Physician Assistant Program
Aaron Young, Physiology & Biophysics
Shuhan Zhu, Neurology
Ann Zumwalt, Anatomy & Neurobiology
BU School of Public Health
Lisa Sullivan, Biostatistics
BU School of Social Work
Deborah Chassler, Muroff Research Group
Faith Little, Charles River Campus Instruction
BU School of Theology
Kathryn House, Instructional Coordinator for Distance Learning Initiatives
BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
Ellen Faszewski, Office of the Dean
Mary Hughes, Language and Literacy
Grace Kim, Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development
Jerry Whitmore, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Other BU Departments
BU Academy
Olive Brown, Academic & Student Services
Daniel Ford, Academic & Student Services
BU HUB
Eric Jarvis, BU HUB/Office of the Provost
Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, Cross College Challenge, BU HUB
Center for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP)
Michelle Smith
Kilachand Honors College
Point Of View, July 2020
The College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College’s Dustin Allen, Jennifer Bentley, Erin Riley, and Karen Jacobs are serving as LfA Faculty Coaches. In this Point of View, they share their thoughts on BU’s current teaching and learning climate, outline the role of a faculty coach, and share the strategies their team uses to support their colleagues. Read the POV.
Recovery Plan Resources for Faculty & Staff
As we hear from employees regarding the return to campus and questions you may have, we will continue to develop resources and information that support the return to campus. The COVID-19 Employee Support Line at 617-358-4990 or covidhelp@bu.edu will continue to be an available resource, as will the Human Resources Service Center at 617-353-2380 or hr@bu.edu. Stay connected and learn more about BU’s plan to reopen.
