The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning

Sheridan Center Advisory Groups

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Sheridan Center Advisory Groups

The Sheridan Center Advisory Groups include the Provost's Faculty Teaching Fellows and additional Sheridan Center advisors.

Provost's Faculty Teaching Fellows

Additional Sheridan Center Advisors

  • Ron Aubert

    Ron Aubert

    Director of the Presidential Scholars Program, Visiting Professor of the Practice of Race and Ethnicity in America and Health Services, Policy and Practice
  • Celinda Kofron

    Celinda Kofron

    Associate Dean, Educational Initiatives
  • Katherine E. Mason, MD

    Katherine E. Mason, MD

    Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Professor of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics Vice Chair of Education

Past Provost's Faculty Teaching Fellows

  • Ruth Colwill (2020-23)

    Professor, Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences (CLPS)

    As a Provost's Faculty Teaching Fellow, Ruth is engaged in research about Canvas discussions to build new tools that will help enhance this pedagogical approach. In June 2021, Ruth was a panelist on the Sheridan Center roundtables, "How I Promote Deep Learning with Asynchronous Discussions" and "How I Reimagine my Courses with Educational Media."

  • Bradford Gibbs

    Bradford Gibbs (2022-24)

    Urry and Comfort Family Senior Lecturer in Economics
  • Sylvia Kuo

    Sylvia Kuo (2020-23)

    Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Economics

    Sylvia is using Gradescope data to analyze student performance in large economics classes, in order to develop new learning resources. She recently published an article, "The impact of distributed homework on student outcomes" in The International Review of Economics Education.

  • Monica Linden

    Monica Linden (2020-23)

    Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience

    Monica is a co-facilitator in the Seminar for Transformation around Anti-Racist Teaching (START). Monica also is part of the team that has developed and presented on the PULSE (Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education) diversity, equity, and inclusion rubric. She was a panelist in the July 2021 Sheridan Center roundtable, "How I Build Community."

  • Jonathan Readey

    Jonathan (Jon) Readey (2020-23)

    Senior Lecturer in English, Associate Director of the Nonfiction Writing Program

    Working with Writing Center staff, Jon has created writing groups for faculty, bringing together instructors to build community and carve out time for scholarly work. 

  • Patricia Sobral

    Patricia Sobral (2020-23)

    Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies

    Patricia is a co-facilitator in the Seminar for Transformation around Anti-Racist Teaching (START), and in 2022, she was a panelist on the Sheridan Center roundtable, "How I Support Internationally-Identifying Students." In Fall 2022, she will be facilitating a faculty learning community for those who want to continue engagement with the START community.

  • Jim Valles

    James (Jim) Valles (2020-23)

    Professor of Physics, Chair of the Title IX Council

    Jim is a co-facilitator in the Seminar for Transformation around Anti-Racist Teaching (START), and in 2021, he gave a presentation for the Sheridan Center, titled, "Towards Anti-Racist Pedagogy." 

  • David Williams

    David Williams (2022-24)

    Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Dean of School of Public Health