Dwight Aarons Associate Professor College of Law 1505 W. Cumberland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-6835 daarons@utk.edu Faculty Development Committee Term: 2017-2019

Associate Professor Dwight Aarons earned a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Cali-

fornia, Los Angeles. Immediately thereafter he worked for two years as a Staff Attorney and then another two years

as a chambers law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, located in New York City. Since

1993 he has been a law professor at The University of Tennessee College of Law. A winner of teaching and service

awards, Professor Aarons teaches courses in civil procedure, legislation, the basic criminal law course and three upper

division criminal law courses. Professor Aarons’ particular area of scholarly interest has been the death penalty.

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Katherine Bambrick Ambroziak Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research School of Architecture, Room 225 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37916 865-974-3270 aambrozi@utk.edu Faculty Awards and Recognition Committee, Co-Chair Term: 2017-2019

Prof. Katherine Bambrick Ambroziak’s research examines how designers and users become conscious of their built

and natural environments and what this may mean to the generation of healthy perceptions and memory. She focus-

es on spatial theory related to sensory response and body perception, ritual theory, and contemporary memorial the-

ory. These themes inform her teaching and participation with students, whether this be in design studio, special top-

ics seminars, technology courses, or extracurricular explorations. A licensed architect in the State of Tennessee, Dr.

Ambroziak is active in community engagement as both an academic and civic pursuit. Since 2009, she has served as

the primary designer and coordinator of the Odd Fellows Cemetery Reclamation Project, a public space initiative that

aims to engage and support the communities of East Knoxville through the design and implementation of a sustaina-

ble memorial landscape.

Ernest (Ernie) Cadotte Fisher Professor of Innovative Learning Marketing and Supply Chain Management Haslam College of Business 453 Haslam Business Building Knoxville, TN 37996-4140 865-974-1653 ecadotte@utk.edu Faculty Awards and Recognition Committee Term: 2017-2019

Dr. Cadotte is the John W. Fisher Professor of Learning Innovation at the University of Tennessee. He joined the

faculty in 1974. He earned a Ph.D. at the Ohio State University in marketing and logistics, an MBA in management

science at the University of Colorado, and a BS in psychology and a minor in mathematics from Michigan State Uni-

versity. Cadotte’s research interests include learning processes, assessment, psychological measurement, customer

satisfaction, and entrepreneurial decision-making.

Jeneva Clark Senior Lecturer Department of Mathematics Ayres Hall 230 Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-3708 dr.jenevaclark@utk.edu Communications Committee Term: 2017-2019

Dr. Jeneva Clark is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. In addition to traditional classroom teach-

ing, Dr. Clark is also involved in many forms of outreach activities. As an example, she worked with math teachers

from five area school districts who visited UT for one week in July 2017 for a project titled "Let's Get Physical." This

project was aimed at empowering math teachers to demonstrate the effectiveness of math in the physical sciences.

As co-coordinator of this workshop, she believes strongly "With all the STEM initiatives in education today, there is

an urgency for math teachers to collaborate with teachers of other STEM disciplines." "In this workshop, we did not

expect to turn math teachers into physics experts, but we wanted to give math teachers some tools for teaching

math using physical contexts." Part of the new core curriculum for teaching math in middle and high school requires

teachers to understand mathematical modeling, such as using physics or biology to demonstrate the importance of

math in our world. Through hands-on, project-oriented learning, teachers learned how to make math accessible to

their students. Students often ask, ‘When will we ever use this?" Math is used in physics to describe how our world

works, and if students experience this, then this can make a real difference in a student's motivation to learn," Clark

says.

Thomas K. Davis Professor School of Architecture 1935 Cherokee Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37919 865-974-3283 tkdavis@utk.edu Nominations and Membership Committee Term: 2016-2018

Professor T. K. Davis holds Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degrees from Cornell University. He

is a past recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in Architecture in Italy, as well as the National Institute of Architectural

Education Traveling Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. His teaching focuses on urban design and theo-

ry, as applied in service-learning outreach engagement with civic design issues and opportunities in Greater Nash-

ville. From 2004-2008, he was posted by the University as Design Director at the Nashville Civic Design Center, our

partnership "think tank" organization. In 2013, he received an Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Col-

laborative Practice Award, as well as a C. Peter McGrath Community Outreach Exemplary Program Award, one of six

nationally. Davis was co-recipient, with his spouse Marleen K. Davis, of the American Institute of Architecture Ten-

nessee Society's 2016 Samuel Morgan Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Architecture in the Public

Realm.

Shandra Forrest-Bank Assistant Professor College of Social Work 1618 Cumberland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-7830 sforres6@utk.edu Faculty Development Committee Term: 2017-2019

Shandra Forrest-Bank, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the UTK College of Social Work. She has an extensive prac-

tice background in community substance abuse treatment with adults and adolescents. Her research interests fo-

cus on the transition to adulthood for vulnerable youth, the etiology and prevention of problem behavior, positive

youth development, and the dynamics and impacts of subtle forms of racial discrimination. She teaches a direct

clinical intervention course in the MSSW program, translational research in the DSW program, and a teaching meth-

ods courses in the Ph.D. program.

Susan Lynne Hamilton Associate Professor and Director UTIA Gardens 252 Ellington Plant Science Building 2431 Joe Johnson Dr., Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-7324 sueham@utk.edu Communications Committee Term: 2015-2019

Dr. Sue Hamilton is director of the University of Tennessee Gardens which serve as a living laboratory for students,

a platform for research, and as a hub for Extension programing. Under Hamilton’s leadership, the Gardens have

been named the State Botanical Gardens of Tennessee and a network of UT Garden locations have been estab-

lished statewide with sites in Knoxville, Crossville, and Jackson. Also an associate professor of horticulture in the UT

Plant Sciences department, Hamilton is the founding director of the Public Horticulture Program for undergraduate

and graduate studies. She teaches courses in Public Garden Mgt. & Operations, Plant & Garden Photography, and

oversees Botanical Garden Practicums and Internships. Dr. Sue co-hosts a weekly talk radio show, “Garden Talk”

and has co-authored the book “The Best Garden Plants for Tennessee”. She was the recipient of the 2002 UT Chan-

cellor’s Honors Women of Achievement Award, the 2005 UTIA William T. Miles Memorial Award for Community

Service, and the 2001 Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award.

Jerome Grant Professor Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 371 Plant Biotechnology Building 5251 E J Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-0218 jgrant@utk.edu Communications Committee Term: 2017-2019

Dr. Jerome F. Grant, an entomologist, has a 25% Teaching and 75% Research appointment. His teaching and re-

search programs focus on invasive species ecology and management. He serves as the leader of the Integrated Pest

Management/Biological Control Research Laboratory to address the issues and problems facing the agricultural

industry, as well as those impacting upon our forests and natural resources. He teaches two undergraduate courses

and four graduate courses, as well as advises M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students. Dr. Grant is heavily involved in Aca-

demic Outreach throughout the year, sharing the wild, wonderful world of insects via many venues and outlets to

ca. 5,000—8,000 people of all ages annually. Through these programs, he is able to engage the public and inform

them on good and bad aspects of insects, our food, our environment, and our world. He involves his students, espe-

cially those in FYS 129 (A Bug’s Life), in these activities to enhance their educational experience and to stimulate a

passion to continue advancing science through outreach once they graduate. Dr. Grant has received numerous

awards for his teaching and research. He is a past recipient of the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence in Teaching

and the Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Community Service. He also has received the Distinguished Teaching

Award from his regional and national professional societies (the Entomological Society of America).

Ashleigh Huffman Assistant Professor and Director Center for Sport, Peace & Society College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences 335 Claxton 1122 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-8913 ahuffman@utk.edu Nominations and Membership Committee, Chair Term: 2014-2018

As an international sports consultant and Assistant Director at the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society, Dr. Ashleigh

Huffman is committed to using sport as a tool for development and peace. For more than ten years, Huffman has

worked on sports projects with women, girls, refugees, and persons with disabilities in post-conflict and post-

disaster communities all over the globe. Through her work, Huffman has led sports programs in eleven countries on

four continents and has worked with 300+ women and girls from fifty countries on short-term US-based exchanges.

Huffman is interested in understanding the intersections of sport and service-learning, empowerment, community

development, and peace-building, both in practice and in research. When she’s not writing or researching for the

center, Huffman is in the local community working with UT students leading after-school programs through her Ser-

vice-Learning: Sport for Community Development course, or in the classroom with student-athletes teaching Sport

for Social Change.

Rebecca S. Koszalinski Assistant Professor College of Nursing 1200 Volunteer Blvd., Room 231 Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-7586 rkoszali@utk.edu Faculty Awards and Recognition Committee Term: 2016-2018

Rebecca S. Koszalinski, Ph.D. RN, CRRN, CMSRN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville,

College of Nursing. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, an

MS in Nursing Education from Florida Atlantic University, and a PhD from Florida Atlantic University. Her research is

focused on the population of persons who are dependent on technology for their care. Specifically, she developed a

mHealth application called Speak for Myself® for use with patients who are communication vulnerable in acute and

chronic care, and for patients in the community. This work links measurable patient outcomes with the use of tech-

nology in patient care. Dr. Koszalinski is a collaborator in the UTK CON Health Innovation Technology & Simulation

Lab, a member of Center Board Member of Sertoma Center, Inc., and a Board Member of East Tennessee Technolo-

gy Access Center, Knoxville, TN.

Sarah Lowe Professor School of Art Art and Architecture Building 1715 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-3208 slowe@utk.edu AOEC Chair Term: 2014-2019

Sarah Lowe is Professor of Graphic Design in the School of Art at the University of Tennessee. Her current work

focuses on the development of mobile platforms designed to interpret sites of cultural heritage, building upon a

career of researching and developing digital content for the cultural heritage sector. She has extensive experience

working with cultural institutions including The National Park Service, The United States Holocaust Museum, and

the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. In 2012/13 she was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Oslo, Norway,

researching the design of educational technologies in relation to learning theory. Her professional clients have in-

cluded WGBH Boston, Annenburg Media, The Highlander Center, The Beck Cultural Center (East Tennessee’s larg-

est repository of African-American history), Panther Creek State Park and the W.E.B. DuBois Center at Harvard Uni-

versity. Sarah received her Masters of Graphic Design from North Carolina State University.

Lisa Reyes Mason Assistant Professor College of Social Work 408 Henson Hall 1618 Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-6544 mason@utk.edu Faculty Awards and Recognition Committee, Co-Chair Term: 2016-2018

Dr. Lisa Reyes Mason is Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Social Work. Her research cen-

ters on environmental change, social justice, and community engagement. An applied social scientist with a PhD in

social work, Lisa’s work is transdisciplinary by nature. She collaborates regularly with engineers and geographers

and is passionate about working with community members to understand their experiences, priorities, and ideas for

change. Lisa’s current projects examine socially responsive storm water management; access and response to se-

vere weather warnings; and public preferences for neighborhood-level environmental data. Her current work focus-

es on urban communities in the U.S. Prior research examined seasonal water insecurity in northern Philippines. Lisa

received her PhD and MSW from the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, and her BA from the Univer-

sity of Pennsylvania.

Bharat Mehra Associate Professor School of Information Sciences 454 Communications Bldg. 1345 Circle Park Dr., Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-5917 bmehra@utk.edu Faculty Development Committee Term: 2016-2018

Dr. Mehra's research examines diversity and intercultural communication, social justice in library and information

science (LIS), critical and cross-cultural studies, and community informatics or the use of information and communi-

cation technologies to empower minority and underserved populations to make meaningful changes in their every-

day lives. He has collaborated with various racial/ethnic groups, international communities, sexual minorities, rural

librarians, small businesses, and others, to represent their experiences and perspectives in shaping the design and

development of community-based information systems and services. Dr. Mehra primarily teaches courses on public

library management, collection development, resources and services for adults (fiction and non-fiction), diversity

services in libraries, grant development for information professionals, and information representation and organiza-

tion.

Alex Miller Wm. B. Stokely Chair of Business and Pro2Serve Director of Consortium for Social Enterprise Department: Management 418 Stokely Management Center Haslam College of Business University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 865-387-5106 amiller2@utk.edu Membership Committee Term: 2017-2019

Dr. Alex Miller is focused on outreach to nonprofit businesses. His research seeks ways of making nonprofits more

efficient and effective. He teaches outreach programs to both nonprofit executive directors, and nonprofit boards.

His teaching within UT centers around a service learning course in which students give away grants to local non-

profits totaling $30,000 per year as a way of “learning by giving.”

David A. Patterson, Ph.D., M.S.W., is the Cooper-Herron Endowed Professor of Mental Health Research and Practice

in the College of Social Work at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is the founding Director of the Doctor of

Social Work (DSW) in clinical practice and leadership program, having served in the position since 2010. Dr. Patter-

son has been the PI/Director of the HUD and locally funded Knoxville Homeless Management Information System

(KnoxHMIS), a community outreach research endeavor of the College of Social Work. He is a past-President of the

University of Tennessee-Knoxville Faculty Senate and a recent member of the UT System-wide University Faculty

Council. Dr. Patterson is the Immediate Past Chair of the UT-Office of Research and Engagement sponsored Aca-

demic Outreach and Engagement Council. He was the 2013 recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in

Academic Outreach.

David Patterson Endowed Professor and Director College of Social Work 224 Henson Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-7511 dpatter2@utk.edu Ex-Officio, Past Chair

Dr. Lynne Parker is Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Engagement in the Tickle College of Engineering at the Uni-

versity of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), and Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sci-

ence. Prior to becoming associate dean, she served as the division director for Information and Intelligent Systems at

the National Science Foundation, where she co-chaired a White House-commissioned task force that created the Na-

tional Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee fac-

ulty, she worked for several years as a distinguished research and development staff member at Oak Ridge National

Laboratory. She founded UTK’s Distributed Intelligence Laboratory, which conducts research in multi-robot systems,

sensor networks, machine learning, and human-robot interaction. Her current research focuses on enabling robots to

work closely with people in applications such as teaching students with learning disabilities. Dr. Parker received a

Ph.D. in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a Fellow of IEEE and a Distin-

guished Member of ACM.

Lynne Parker Associate Dean and Professor Tickle College of Engineering 1506 Middle Drive, 119 Perkins Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-4394 leparker@tennessee.edu Faculty Development Task Force, Chair Term: 2014-2018

Laura Stephenson Assistant Dean Family & Consumer Sciences UT Extension 121 Morgan Hall 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-7384 laura.stepenson@utk.edu Faculty Development Committee Term: 2015-2018

Dr. Laura Stephenson serves as UT Extension Assistant Dean with primary responsibility for Family and Consumer

Sciences (FCS) Extension programs. UT Extension FCS programs are a vital link connecting the resources of the uni-

versity to citizens in all 95 counties in the state. FCS faculty work with Extension agents to teach financial, health,

nutrition and human development skills to families and individuals in local communities. Stephenson has had a 25+

year career in engaged scholarship at the University of Kentucky and University of Tennessee at local, regional and

state levels. Her educational background includes Home Economics, Vocational Education, Public Health and Geron-

tology. Her research focused on community-based participatory approach to analyze challenges and opportunities

for rural older adult’s physical activity while aging in place.

Javiette Samuel Director Community Engagement and Outreach 1534 White Avenue Blount Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-4863 jsamuel@utk.edu Director of the AOEC Office Term: No term limit (Director)

Dr. Javiette Samuel serves as Director of Community Engagement and Outreach within the Office of Research and En-

gagement. She cultivates relationships with national, state, and regional partners; works with units across campus to

connect UT’s knowledge with the community in mutually beneficial ways; identifies and tackles complex issues to help

improve the well-being of our state’s citizens; and provides support and resources to assist partners. Samuel has taught

courses on child development and early childhood education. Her primary applied research focus has been on child de-

velopment, positive youth development, and family well-being. Dr. Samuel has secured over 1.3 million dollars in grants.

She was awarded a Children, Youth, and Families as Risk (CYFAR) grant in excess of $650,000 to implement an afterschool

mentoring program that addressed educational disparities; early warning signs of disengagement from school and learn-

ing; mentoring; and increasing parental involvement. Samuel has worked with students, families, and communities for

nearly 25 years focusing on engagement and evidence-based programs. She has served as a faculty member and Exten-

sion administrator at the University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University, and Tennessee State University where she

provided leadership for Extension, engagement, and outreach programs. She holds memberships in three honor socie-

ties—Kappa Omicron Nu, Phi Eta Sigma, and Gamma Sigma Delta. Dr. Samuel is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha

Sorority, Incorporated. She is a triple alum from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville earning her bachelor’s degree in

family studies in 1996, master’s degree in child and family studies in 1999, and doctorate in human ecology in 2002.

Elizabeth Strand Clinical Associate Professor, Director Veterinary Social Work UTCVM BDS 2407 River Dr., Rm A205 Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-8387 estrand@utk.edu Communications Committee, Chair Term: 2015-2019

Elizabeth B. Strand, Ph.D., LCSW, clinical associate “All Creatures Great and Small”endowed professor holds a joint

appointment between the College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Social Work, and is the Founding Director

of Veterinary Social Work (VSW) program. Her interest-areas include the link between human and animal violence,

animals in family systems, the scholarly and practice development of veterinary social work as a sub-specialty of

social work practice, communication skills, conflict resolution, and stress management in animal related environ-

ments. Her professional and service mission is to encourage the humane treatment of both people and animals and

to care for those professionals who care for animals.

AOEC Committee Members

Committee Members Email

Communication Committee Elizabeth Strand - Chair estrand@utk.edu

Jeneva Clark dr.jenevaclark@utk.edu

Jerome Grant jgrant@utk.edu

Susan Lynne Hamilton sueham@utk.edu

Faculty Awards and Recogni-

tions Committee

Lisa Reyes Mason - Co-Chair mason@utk.edu

Katherine Ambrosiak - Co-Chair aambrozi@utk.edu

Ernest Cadotte ecadotte@utk.edu

Rebecca Kozsalinski rkoszali@utk.edu

Faculty Development Task Force

Lynne Parker - Chair leparker@utk.edu

Dwight Aarons daarons@utk.edu

Shandra Forrest-Bank sforres6@utk.edu

Bharat Mehra bmehra@utk.edu

Laura Stephenson laura.stephenson@utk.edu

Nominations and Member-ship Committee

Ashleigh Huffman - Chair ahuffman@utk.edu

TK Davis tkdavis@utk.edu

Alex Miller amiller2@utk.edu

Promotion and Progress En-gaged Scholarship Language Resolution Task Force

Promotion and Tenure En-gaged Scholarship Language Implementation Task Force