Thomas J. Tobin
216 Presidents Drive
State College, PA 16803	(312) 810-0805
thomasjtobin.phd@gmail.com	
last update 20 March 2026	
 
References, scholarly publications, and full curriculum vitae are available at http://thomasjtobin.com/.

EDUCATION

2021	Academic Leadership Academy (ALA)	Pennsylvania State University Center for the Study of Higher 
	   certificate				   Education, University Park, PA, 16802
2018	Certified Professional in Accessibility	International Association of Accessibility Professionals
	   Core Competencies (CPACC) 		   Atlanta, GA 30339
2016	QM Peer Reviewer certification		Quality Matters • Annapolis, MD
2015	Master Online Teacher certification		University of Illinois • Urbana, IL
2010	Project Management Professional (PMP)	Project Management Institute • Newtown Square, PA
2003	Public Librarian Certificate #03169		Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education
2002	M.S. Library & Information Science	Clarion University of Pennsylvania • Clarion, PA
2002	Special Collections Librarianship		Rare Book School, University of Virginia • Charlottesville, VA
2000	Ph.D. English 				Duquesne University • Pittsburgh, PA
1999	Teaching Certificate, English 7-12 		New York State Department of Education
1996	M.A. English Literature			Indiana State University • Terre Haute, IN
1994	B.A. English Literature			Canisius College • Buffalo, NY

SELECTED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Author and Speaker • State College, PA

Thomas J. Tobin Consulting, LLC (4/1/2013 – present): I am an internationally-recognized speaker and author on topics related to quality in distance education, especially copyright, evaluation of teaching practice, academic integrity, and accessibility/universal design for learning. Since the advent of online courses in higher education in the late 1990s, my work has focused on using technology to extend the reach of higher education beyond its traditional audience. I advocates for the educational rights of people with disabilities and people from disadvantaged backgrounds. 

I give between 30 and 45 keynote speeches, workshops, and other consultations every year to colleges and universities worldwide, including clients in the United States, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, and Hungary. I also facilitate programming for a number of professional-development vendors who serve higher education, including 3Play Media, Academic Impressions, Desire2Learn, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, Innovative Educators, the Instructional Technology Council, Invoke Higher Education, Magna Publications, the Professional Adjunct, and the Wiley Faculty Network.

My most recent book is UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning (Oklahoma University Press, 2026). I also wrote UDL for FET Practitioners: Guidance for Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Irish Further Education and Training (SOLAS, 2021); Going Alt-Ac: A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers (2020) with Katie Linder and Kevin Kelly; Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education (2018) with Kirsten Behling; Evaluating Online Teaching: Implementing Best Practices (Wiley, 2015) with Jean Mandernach and Ann H. Taylor; and my comic book on copyright, entitled The Copyright Ninja: Rise of the Ninja was published in May, 2017.

University of Wisconsin • Madison, WI

Senior Teaching, Learning Developer, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Mentoring (CTLM): (8/1/2021 – 3/20/2026). I was a founding member of the UW-Madison Center for Teaching, Learning, & Mentoring (CTLM). I served as a consultant for projects that advanced and evolved the teaching practices, learning environments, and learner-support interactions across the entire university.

My work involved the design of engaging, effective learning experiences, instructional materials, activities, curricula, and assessment resources. I created and oversaw faculty-development and faculty-engagement programming.

I also performed primary research about the design and capabilities of various learning resources, technologies, materials, and processes to support learning in various settings, such as classrooms, labs, field work, and synchronous/asynchronous remote & online environments.

•	June 2022: Student Affairs Partner of the Year award for leading a project to support the McBurney Disability Resource Center in outreach to instructors with remote-accommodations students.

Program Area Director, Distance Teaching & Learning, Learning Design, Development, & Innovation (LDDI): (7/1/2019-7/31/2021). I led the curricular, pedagogical, and technological design and support of the online and blended professional-development programming for the Learning Design, Development, & Innovation (LDDI) team in the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS). I also assisted the director in establishing partnerships, locating talent, and promoting innovation in technology-assisted learning. 

I was responsible for seeking innovative ways to provide continuing education; conducting educational programs that are financially self-supporting; and developing and maintaining relationships with other university departments and various outside associations, organizations, and government agencies for the purpose of advancing current knowledge and developing program content. My primary responsibilities included:

•	developing and collaboratively delivering the LDDI curriculum for online learning, including online certificates, workshops, mini-courses, customized programming, and conference events;
•	creating and regularly revising a vision of multiple appropriate learning environments that use technology to enhance the learning process;
•	engaging in day-to-day operations to support LDDI curriculum activities, including marketing, partnerships, and course/activity design and deployment;
•	ensuring that LDDI curriculum and its annual conference align with the mission of the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) and UW-Madison, generally, so that excellence in online learning is achieved;
•	maintaining and extending the UW-Madison reputation for excellence in online learning through practice and leadership in faculty-development organizations, publications, and national presentations;
•	promoting innovation and excellence in online teaching and learning with external partners;
•	collaboratively leading the support of faculty-development programs and workshops on online learning regionally and nationally;
•	seeking opportunities for collaboration in online-learning research and practice with other higher education institutions nationally;
•	remaining current in the field of online and distance learning;
•	setting goals for performance and deadlines in alignment with DCS mission and goals, and clearly communicating them to subordinates;
•	completing performance reviews in compliance with policy;
•	organizing workflow and ensuring that direct reports understand their duties and delegated tasks;
•	monitoring employee productivity and providing constructive feedback and coaching;
•	receiving complaints and resolving problems;
•	maintaining, monitoring, and approving timekeeping records in compliance with policy; and
•	onboarding and mentoring new employees.

Faculty Associate/Conference Programming Chair, Learning Design, Development, & Innovation (LDDI): (6/1/2018-6/30/2019). In this role, I led the curricular, pedagogical, and technological design and support of the LDDI team’s online certificates, workshops, and mini-courses. I also locate and support instructor talent to teach in the LDDI professional-development program. I establish partnerships and promote innovation in technology-assisted learning.

Conference Program Chair, Learning Design, Development, & Innovation (LDDI) (10/2/2017-5/31/2018): I led the team that creates the programming for the annual Distance Teaching and Learning conference. I identified trends and themes in the field of distance education; collaborated with the conference team to create conference tracks and the call for proposals; promoted the conference across various media; invited the keynote, spotlight, and featured speakers for the conference; and hosted the conference as the emcee and public face of the conference.

University of Illinois • Champaign-Urbana, IL

Faculty Member, Illinois Online Network (4/1/2016–11/26/2018): I taught professional-development online courses to higher-education administrators staff and faculty members, as part of the ION Master Online Teacher (MOT) and Certified Online Learning Administrator (COLA) certification programs. I designed and taught two courses: Copyright Issues in Online Education and Universal Design Principles for Online Learning.

Northeastern Illinois University • Chicago, IL

Coordinator of Learning Technologies (11/01/2012–12/2/2016): In November 2012, I was promoted to the Coordinator position, in which I continued my duties from the Educational Technologist position and also supervised the work of two colleagues in our Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).

Educational Technologist and Instructional Designer (1/2/2012–10/31/2012): I supported over 800 full-time and adjunct faculty members across the curriculum, training them how to teach using innovative instructional methods and technologies, especially for online and hybrid courses. My job includes three main components: individual skill-training via workshops and instructor consultations; professional-development training courses to prepare instructors to teach in innovative ways; and project management of teaching and learning efforts.

DeVry University Online • Downers Grove, IL

Faculty Communication Team Focus Group (10/1/2008–10/1/2014): As part of a cross-functional group of faculty with varying backgrounds and interests, I acted as a “sounding board” for proposed communications from the administration to the faculty regarding new initiatives and projects.

Program Architect, Educational Technology (3/1/2008–10/1/2014): As one of two Program Architects for the Educational Technology master’s program, I teach all of the courses in the program on a rotating basis in order to familiarize myself with their content, design, and methodology. Each term, I hold conference calls with all faculty who are teaching the courses for which I am the PA in order to discuss functional and best-practice improvements. Each term, I also enter each course and review the content for grammar, style, currency, and content accuracy. At the end of each term, I review the student evaluations of each course and implement improvements to the “master” course shells based on student feedback. In my capacity as PA, I report directly to the Program Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Senior Faculty, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (1/1/2004–10/8/2014): I developed and taught 14 several undergraduate and graduate online courses for DeVry University in college studies, educational technology, leadership studies, assistive technology, writing, and interpersonal communication.

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University • Pittsburgh, PA

Adjunct Faculty (10/2003–7/2004): I developed and taught ENGL510 (Foundations of Business Communication, see above); ENGL112 (Composition), a freshman-level introductory course designed to enable students to write well in an academic setting; and COLL147 (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving), an introductory undergraduate course designed to give students a basic understanding of information literacy. All of these courses utilize classroom and online instruction.

Westmoreland County Community College • Youngwood, PA

Adjunct Faculty, English and Education Departments (5/2000–2/2003): Developed original materials for and taught two online courses, EDU200 (Introduction to Instructional Technology) and ENG161 (College Writing).

Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning Support (2/1999–2/2003): Originally hired to create the college’s online-course program under the auspices of the library. Designed and implemented the college-wide online program, and supported students and faculty in developing and maintaining online courses college-wide. See http://wccc.blackboard.com/.

Duquesne University • Pittsburgh, PA

Teaching Fellow, School of Leadership & Professional Advancement (3/2003–5/2003): Developed and co-taught ENGL 313W (Writing for Business and Industry) with Mary Ann Tobin. This course is designed for adult students currently in the workplace, and covers communication skills, writing techniques, and business ethics.

Assistant Director of Freshman English for Technology (5/1998–2/1999): Departmental fellowship position. Responsible for creation and maintenance of English department web server, creation of online journal FirstClass (a collection of exemplary freshman student essays), and creation, implementation, and maintenance of the online college writing center.

Research Consultant, Center for Computing and Information Technology (5/1997–8/1997): Responsible for creation of a set of help documents for faculty wishing to design web components for their courses, as well as for creation and maintenance of a faculty web-design help database of web templates and suggested graphics.

Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of English (1/1997–5/1998): Taught one section each of CORE 101 (freshman composition) and CORE 102 (Thinking and Writing across the Curriculum) per semester during the fall and spring terms.

Indiana State University • Terre Haute, IN

Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of English (8/1994–5/1996): Responsible for teaching two sections of ENG 101 (freshman composition) and ENG 102 (freshman literature) per semester during the fall and spring terms. Pioneered use of web support for classroom practice in the English department.

English Language Tutor, Writing Center (8/1994–5/1995): Tutored ESL and native-English speakers in grammar, punctuation, usage, and style. Developed tutoring worksheets for use with Asian ESL students, oversaw work of undergraduate tutors.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Books

UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning. Norman, OK: Oklahoma University Press, 2026.
UDL for FET Practitioners: Guidance for Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Irish Further Education and Training. With Ann Heelan & Dara Ryder. Dublin, IE: SOLAS [An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna], 2021.
Going Alt-Ac: A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers. With Kathryn Linder & Kevin Kelly. Sterling, VA: Stylus Press, 2020. 
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. With Kirsten Behling. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press, 2018. 
The Copyright Ninja: Rise of the Ninja. Comic book. State College, PA: St. Aubin Comics, 2017. 
Evaluating Online Teaching: Implementing Best Practices. With B. Jean Mandernach and Ann H. Taylor. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2015.

Book Chapters

“Copyright, Fair Use, and Open Licensing in Online Courses.” In Wa-Mbaleka, S., Thompson, K., & Casimiro, L. (eds.) Sage Handbook of Online Higher Education, 258-268. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing, 2023.
“The eLearning Leader’s Toolkit for Evaluating Online Teaching.” Leading and Managing e-Learning: What the e-Learning Leader Needs to Know. Eds. Piña, A. A.; Walker, V. L.; and Harris, B. R. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG, 2017.
“Improve the Flipped Classroom with Universal Design for Learning.” With B. Honeycutt. Handbook of Research on Innovative Pedagogies and Technologies for Online Learning in Higher Education. Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) series. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017: 449-471.
“How Universal Design for Learning Supports the Flipped Classroom.” Flipping the College Classroom: Practical Advice from Faculty. Ed. Barbi Honeycutt. Madison, WI: Magna Publications, 2016: 66-72.
“How Universal Design for Learning Supports Concept Mastery in the Flipped Classroom.” Flipping the College Classroom: Practical Advice from Faculty. Ed. Barbi Honeycutt. Madison, WI: Magna Publications, 2016: 86-90.
“How Can Course Design Help Prevent Online Cheating?” Teaching Strategies for the Online College Classroom: A Collection of Articles for Faculty. Ed. Deidre Price. Madison, WI: Magna Publications, 2016: 95-101.

Invited Articles

“Beyond Asynchrony: Evaluating Hybrid and Live Online Teaching.” Advances in Online Education Spring 2023 (1.3): 308-318.
“How Do You Know You’re a Good Teacher?” National Teaching & Learning Forum 32.1: 8-11. 8 Dec. 2022.
“Overwhelmed? Are You Guarding the Wrong Tower?” Thriving in Academe series. National Education Association (NEA). Mar. 2022.
“Distance Administration of Distance Staff.” Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 25.1 (Spring 2022). 15 Mar. 2022.
“Academe Has a Lot to Learn about How Inclusive Teaching Affects Instructors.” With Chavella T. Pittman. Chronicle of Higher Education. 7 Feb. 2022.
“How to Make the Most of an Academic Conference.” Advice Guides series. Chronicle of Higher Education. 20 Sep. 2021.
“Special Report: Fighting the Innovation Killer—What’s in Your Intellectual Property Policy?” EDUCAUSE Review. 7 Sep. 2021.
“How to Make the Most of a Virtual Conference.” Chronicle of Higher Education. 14 Jul. 2020.
“Now Is Not the Time to Assess Online Learning.” Opinion: The Chronicle Review section. Chronicle of Higher Education. 26 Mar. 2020. 
“Promoting Academic Honesty Under Stressful Conditions.” Lucas Center blog. Florida Gulf Coast University. 26 Mar. 2020. 
“Student Agency in Uncertain Times: Reducing Student Anxiety in Your Suddenly-Online Class.” University of Venus blog. Inside Higher Ed. 26 Mar. 2020.

Articles in Refereed Journals 

“Reaching All Learners through their Phones and Universal Design for Learning.” Journal of Adult Learning, Knowledge, and Innovation 4.1 (Dec. 2019).
“Don’t Tell the Faculty: Administrators’ Secrets to Evaluating Online Teaching.” Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 18.3 (Fall 2015).
“Increase Online Student Retention with Universal Design for Learning.” Quarterly Review of Distance Education 15.3 (Fall 2014): 13-24.
“Training Your Faculty about Copyright When the Lawyer Isn’t Looking.” Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 17.2 (Summer 2014).
“Best Practices for Administrative Evaluation of Online Faculty.” Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 7.2 (Summer 2004). 
“Best Practices for Online Information-Literacy Courses.” Journal of Interactive Online Learning 2.4 (Spring 2004).
“Issues in Preparing Visually Disabled Instructors to Teach Online: A Case Study.” Information Technology and Disabilities 8.1 (Jan. 2002). 
“Dealing with Problem Students and Faculty.” Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 4.3 (Fall 2001).

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Most Recent Invited Lectures, Workshops, Interviews, & Courses

“Title II Accessibility: Be Ready for the April Deadline.” Invited webinar. Great Falls, VA: HigherEd+. 10 Mar. 2026.
“American Excellence in Bringing Higher Education to All.” Invited lecture. America250 American Corner lecture series. Baguio, Philippines: Saint Louis University. 10 Feb. 2026.
“Accessible Design after the Title II Deadline.” Invited presentation. Building a Culture of Wellbeing through Accessibility & Accommodations. Teaching Academy Winter Retreat. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison. 6 Feb. 2026.
Establishment of a Learning and Research Hub (MATICAS). Fulbright Specialist grant FSP-P011590, U.S. State Department. Baguio, Philippines: University of the Cordilleras. 1-28 Feb. 2026.
Faculty member. “Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Information-Technology Professionals.” EDUCAUSE Learning Lab series. 12-27 Jan. 2026.
“From Accessibility to Access.” Invited keynote. District Day of Learning. Tempe, AZ: Maricopa Community Colleges. 12 Jan. 2026.
“UDL and AI as Academic Integrity Tools.” Invited guest. The Opposite of Cheating podcast, season 2, episode 41. David Rettinger and Tricia Bertram-Gallant, hosts. 15 Dec. 2025.
“How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Support Universal Design for Learning.” Invited webinar. Great Falls, VA: HigherEd+. 12 Nov. 2025.
“Using Universal Design for Learning to Balance Academic Freedom against Predictable Systems.” Invited keynote. Celebrating Distance Teaching and Learning Symposium. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology. 27 Oct. 2025.
“Secret Champion Training: How to Talk to Colleagues about Inclusive Teaching.” Oktoberbest Symposium on Teaching. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina. 17 Oct. 2025.
“Online Design with Universal Design for Learning that Reduces Your Workload.” Invited keynote. Open Doors/Open Minds: Innovating Learner-Centered Education through Intentional Course Design. 3nd Annual unDistance Learning Conference. Decatur, GA: Georgia State University Perimeter College. 8 Oct. 2025.
“How to Talk with Your Colleagues about Accessibility.” Invited keynote. Accessible Technology Symposium. East Farmingdale, NY: SUNY Farmingdale State College. 7 Oct. 2025.
“How to Talk to Instructors about Accessibility.” Invited lecture. Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC). Madison, WI: Universities of Wisconsin System. 2 Oct. 2025.
“Three Ways to Take Work off Your Plate.” Invited keynote. Interprofessional Academy of Educators InnovatEd Symposium. Omaha, NE: University of Nebraska Medical Center. 30 Sep. 2025.
“From Barriers to Bridges: Teaching and Learning for All.” Invited speech. Premium Open Lecture series. Port of Spain, Trinidad: University of the West Indies. 26 Sep. 2025.
“Project Risk Assessment Made Simple: The Pre-Mortem Technique.” Invited presentation. In Scope: Managing Projects at UW-Madison series. Office of Strategic Consulting. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison. 18 Sep. 2025.
“Beyond the Guidelines: Universal Design for Learning Strategy-Development Meta-Pathways.” Invited webinar. Universal Design for Learning: 9 in 9 webinar series. East Hartford, CT: Goodwin University. 17 Sep. 2025.
“Engage Your Learners with Universal Design for Learning” and “Reduce Accommodations with Universal Design for Learning.” Invited workshops. Virtual UDL Symposium. Title III Teaching and Learning grant series. Littleton, CO: Arapahoe Community College. 26 Aug. 2025.
Invited speaker. Renegade Book Club Ask-the-Author Session. Bakersfield, CA: Bakersfield College. 19 Aug. 2025.
“Getting Everyone on Board for Digital Accessibility.” Invited presentation. Teaching and Learning Symposium: Centering Accessibility in Teaching and Learning. Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE. 4 Aug. 2025.
“How Universal Design for Learning and Artificial Intelligence Take Work off Your Plate.” Invited keynote. Faculty Summer Institute. Pittsburgh, PA: Carlow University. 15 Jul 2025.
“Universal Design for Learning at Scale: Part 5.” Invited Guest. Madison, WI: Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL) podcast. 11 Jul. 2025.
“Universal Design for Learning at Scale: Part 4.” Invited Guest. Madison, WI: Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL) podcast. 11 Jul. 2025.
“Universal Design for Learning at Scale: Part 3.” Invited Guest. Madison, WI: Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL) podcast. 23 Jun. 2025.
“Reviewing the Adventure and Thinking of Places to Go.” With Whitney Scott. Invited plenary address. Institute for New Educational Developers (INED). San Bernardino, CA: Professional and Organizational Develompment (POD) Network. 20 Jun. 2025.
“Universal Design for Learning as a Guide to Supporting Neurodiversity & Learner Variability.” With Gloria Niles. Invited faculty member. Institute for New Educational Developers (INED). San Bernardino, CA: Professional and Organizational Develompment (POD) Network. 19 Jun. 2025.
“Responding as Educational Developers to Current Issues in Higher Education.” With Stacy Grooters. Invited faculty member. Institute for New Educational Developers (INED). San Bernardino, CA: Professional and Organizational Develompment (POD) Network. 17 Jun. 2025.
“Universal Design for Learning at Scale: Part 2.” Invited Guest. Madison, WI: Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL) podcast. 16 Jun. 2025.
“Universal Design for Learning at Scale: Part 1.” Invited Guest. Madison, WI: Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL) podcast. 10 Jun. 2025.
 “Beyond Asynchrony: Markers of Quality Technology-Mediated Teaching.” Invited presentation. Teaching Professor conference. Washington, DC: Magna Publications. 8 Jun. 2025.
“UDL 3.0.” Invited guest. With Lillian Nave and Jennifer Pusateri. Tea for Teaching podcast. Episode 395. Oswego, NY: SUNY Oswego. 28 May 2025.
“Reach Your Students and Reduce Your Workload.” Invited keynote. Faculty Summer Institute. Centralia, IL: Kaskaskia College. 21 May 2025.
“How Universal Design for Learning Takes Work off Your Plate (and Helps Students, Too).” Invited keynote. Albany, NY: Russell Sage College. 20 May 2025.
“The Evolution of Technology-Mediated Teaching Evaluation.” Invited guest. Futures in Digital Learning podcast. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona. 19 May 2025 [recording date].
“Equity by Design: Teaching Practices for Inclusive Excellence.” Invited webinar series. Tübingen, Germany: Hochschul Didaktik Zentrum (HDZ) Universitäten Baden-Württemburg. 16 & 27 May 2025.
Invited speaker. UDL Book Club Ask-the-Author Session. Center for Teaching and Learning. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 6 May 2025.
Invited speaker. School of Education Faculty Reading Community Ask-the-Author Session. Teaneck, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University. 29 Apr. 2025.
“Six Design and Teaching Secrets . . . That They Never Shared in Grad School.” Invited keynote. Philadelphia, PA: Peirce College. 16 Apr. 2025.
“Understanding the New UDL 3.0 Guidelines.” Invited presentation. With Lillian Nave and Jennifer Pusateri. Accessibility and Disability Special Interest Group (AD-SIG). College Station, TX: POD Network. 27 Mar. 2025.
Invited guest. “When is Good Teaching Just Good Teaching?” Episode 182. TOPcast podcast. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.
Faculty member. “Approaching-Expert Universal Design for Learning.” EDUCAUSE Learning Lab series. 13-27 Mar. 2025.
“Practical Tips for Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning.” Invited keynote. UDL Institute. Saskatoon, SK: Saskatchewan Polytechnic Institute. 13 Mar. 2025.

Most Recent National and International Conferences

“Restoring Positive Rights: The Freedoms to Learn, Teach, and Run Our Institutions.” With Liz Norell. Washington, DC: AAC&U Annual Meeting. 22 Jan. 2026.
“Expanding the ‘S’ in SoTL: Collaboration, Context, and Dissemination.” With Holly Buckland Parker, Sara Nasrollahian, and Jalyn Parker. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Special Interest Group (SIG). San Diego, CA: Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Annual Conference. 21 Nov 2025.
“How to Design a High-Trust Peer Observation Program.” Pre-conference workshop. With Lauren Barbeau, Claudia Cornejo-Happel, and Marguerite Regan. San Diego, CA: Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Annual Conference. 19 Nov. 2025.
“Scaling Smart: How Universal Design for Learning Makes 291+ Higher-Ed IT Roles More Efficient.” With Jingrong “Pearl” Xie. Nashville, TN: EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. 29 Oct. 2025.
“Sneaky Inclusive Design, or, How to Be Inclusive When You Can’t Say Inclusion.” 2nd Annual Virtual Gathering. Leading with our Values: Community as Resistance. 24 Jun. 2025.
“Universal Design for Learning as an Institutional-Transformation Catalyst.” San Juan, PR: AAC&U Conference on Learning and Student Success (CLASS). 4 Apr. 2025.
Facilitator. “Level Up Your Workshop Facilitation: Preparing.” Invited webinar. With Diana LaRocco, Tolupe Noah, and Thomas Laughner. PODLive! webinar series. Nederland, CO: Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network. 14 Feb. 2025.

SELECTED GRANTS
Establishment of a Learning and Research Hub (MATICAS). Fulbright Specialist grant FSP-P011590, U.S. State Department. Baguio, Philippines: University of the Cordilleras. 1-28 Feb. 2026.
Fulbright Fellow, U.S. Scholar core grant program. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. 2018.
National Science Foundation Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies Capacity-Building grant. “Adopting Universal Design for Learning in STEM Courses through a Coach-the-Coaches Model.” Northeastern Illinois University. Chicago, IL. 2016.
Hunkele Foundation Instructional Innovation Teaching with Technology grant. “Disability Access to the Duquesne University Writing Center Online.” Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. 1998.
National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant. “The Pre-Raphaelite Critic Full-text Web Archive.” Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. 1997.