Ten cohorts of the Humanizing Online STEM Academy have been grant-funded by the California Education Learning Lab. Throughout the six weeks of the Academy, participants complete assignments that provide them with hands-on experience creating psychologically inclusive digital content. They are supported by “warm demander” facilitators who hold participants to high expectations while building rapport and providing the flexibility needed for each person’s unique situation.
For their final project, participants curate their eight Humanizing Elements into a public website or “showcase.” The showcases contain links, screenshots, and video tours of the elements contextualized within the participant’s humanized online course. The participants share their showcase with a Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial (CC-BY-NC) license to intentionally encourage the spread of unique approaches and adoption of humanized online teaching.
Below is a list of the Academy participant showcases by cohort. Enjoy!
Total Academy Alumni: 330
Pilot
Brent Wedge, Computer Science, Modesto Junior College
Jeffrey White, Biology, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Sarah Williams, Math, Foothill College
Cohort 1
Tina Akers-Porter, Math, Modesto Junior College
Rodolfo Andrade, Math, Modesto Junior College
Homi Bodhanwala, Computer Science, Saddleback
Jesse Cecil, Computer Science, Foothill College
Kevin Eschelman, Psychology, San Francisco State University
Renee Garcia, Anthropology, Saddleback College
David Giordano, Advanced Manufacturing, Saddleback
Frank Gonzalez, Math, Saddleback
Brandi Goodspeed, Psychology, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Shaunte Griffith-Jackson, Biology, Southwestern College
Melissa Hagan, Psychology, San Francisco State University
Chris Harmon, Chemistry, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Marina Hernandez, Math, Modesto Junior College
Peter Ingmire, Biology, San Francisco State University
Zhaoshuo Jiang, Civil Engineering, San Francisco State University
Safa Khan, Chemistry, CSU Channel Islands
Geri Lamble, Computer Science, Foothill College
Derek Madden, Biology, Modesto Junior College
Chris McCarthy, Astronomy & Physics, San Francisco State
Sumaya McCleave, Math, Saddleback
William Munroe, Chemistry, CSU Channel Islands
Jessica Nasr, Math, CSU Channel Islands
Jesus Navarro, Math, Modesto Junior College
Benny Ng, Chemistry, CSU Channel Islands
Trishana Norquist, Biology, Southwestern College
Mary Poffenrath, Biology, Foothill College
Marcia Raggio, Anatomy & Physiology, San Francisco State University
Jennifer Richmond, Biology, Modesto Junior College
Charli Sakari, Astronomy & Physics, San Francisco State University
Alexandra Springer, Sociology, Southwestern College
Sumi Sukumar, Engineering, Foothill College
Hillary Tejada, Chemistry, CSU Channel Islands
Elaine Tennant, Physics, San Francisco State University
Kimberly White, Chemistry, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Ken Yanow, Geographical Sciences, Southwestern
Yabing Zhao, Decision Sciences, San Francisco State University
Faculty Support
Ashli Bumgardner, Modesto Junior College
Megan Eberhardt-Alstot, CSU Channel Islands
Kristin Hargrove, Southwestern College
Vivian Nguyen, Saddleback College
Deb Perry, San Francisco State University
Debra Sayble, Foothill College
STEM Faculty
Sam Abbas, Chemistry, Saddleback College
Amanda Admire, Geology, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Gilbert Ayuk, Physics, Bakersfield College
Mandy-Tanita Brinkmann, Chemistry, San Francisco State University
Jennifer Brown, Math, CSU Channel Islands
Tara Buñag, Chemistry, Modesto Junior College
Kerry Byrne, Environmental Science & Management, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Thomas Clobes, Health Sciences, CSU Channel Islands
Angelica Cortes, Math, Modesto Junior College
Angela Hill-Crim, Anatomy & Physiology, Bakersfield College
Hina Hosman, Biology, San Francisco State University
Shasta Ihorn, Psychology, San Francisco State University
Saeed Jafarzadeh, Computer Science, Bakersfield College
Young Sub Kwon, Kinesiology, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Heather-Rose Lacy, Science & Engineering, San Francisco State
Jennifer Leicht, Allied Health & Dental Hygiene, Foothill College
Milena Lilles, Biology, Bakersfield College
Jennifer Long, Math, Modesto Junior College
Erynn Lucas, Microbiology, Modesto Junior College
Elizabeth McInnes, Biology, Modesto Junior College
Erica Mullins, Biology, Bakersfield College
Mike Murphy, Computer Science, Foothill College
Malori Anne Redman, Atmospheric Science, San Francisco State
Juan Rodriguez, Math, Bakersfield College
Niloofar Salehi, Chemistry, Foothill College
Roxanne Schroeder, Biology, Humboldt State University
Abdur Siker, Computer Science, San Francisco State University
Holly Watt, Behavioral Sciences, Bakersfield College
Baba Kofi Weusijana, Computer Science, Foothill College
Rebecka Zepeda, Biology, Bakersfield College
Ting Zhou, Chemistry, San Francisco State University
Faculty Support
Kristi O’Neil-Gonzalez, Learning Designer, CSU Channel Islands
Pamela Rivers, Asst. Dir, Academic Technology, Bakersfield College
Alex Rockey, Instructional Technology Instructor, Bakersfield College
Paula Schales, Instructional Designer, Foothill College
Cohort 3 was comprised of faculty support specialists from partner institutions.
Kammy Algiers, Ventura College
Mary Bennett, Fresno State University
Bri Brown, Cuyamaca College
Lorraine Cassazza, Cal Poly Humboldt
Julie Cornett, Cerro Coso College
Dave Dillon, Grossmont College
Tasha Frankie, Mesa College
Dawn Heuft, Grossmont College
Michelle Macfarlane, Sierra College
Jason McGensy, Fresno State University
Karen Moore, Cerro Coso College
Matt Moore, Ventura College
Ali Olson-Pacheco, Ventura College
Sharon Oxford, Ventura College
Chris Palmarini, Butte College
Kelly Spoon, Mesa College
Dave Stephens, Butte College
Amber Toland Perry, Cuyamaca College
Bulent Bas, Geology/Earth Sciences/Physical Geography, Mesa College
Juan Bernal, Mathematics, Mesa College
Elizabeth Bianchini, Biology, Butte College
April Bird, Biology, Sierra College, Sierra College
Nemie Capacia, Math, Grossmont College
Sky Chafin, Psychology, Grossmont College
Kristin Clark, Chemistry, Ventura College
Adriel Cruz, Biology, Sierra College, Sierra College
Joseph Fedrow, Physics and Astronomy, Cuyamaca College
Doug Franklin, Physics and Astronomy, Ventura College
Jennifer Garner, Biology, Ventura College
Mary Gwin, Philosophy, Mesa College
Danielle Hicks, Anatomy/Physiology, Modesto Junior College
Christina Huynh, Mathematics, Mesa College
Tricia Van Laar, Biology, Fresno State
Sam Lee, Computer Science, Mesa College
Ruth MacNeille, Biology, Modesto Junior College
Angela Madsen, Biology, Ventura College
Ross McKenzie, Mathematics, Modesto Junior College
Patrick McDougall, Physics, Butte College
Mithia Mukutmoni, Nutrition Science, Sierra College
Rachel Polakoski, Math, Cuyamaca College
Amber Reece, Biology, Fresno State
Bonnie Ripley, Biology, Grossmont College
Heather Roberts, Biology, Sierra College
Malia Rose-Seisa, Chemistry, Ventura College
McKenzie Ross, Mathematics, Modesto Junior College
Liya Sadovnikova, Human Anatomy, Mesa College
Melody Schmid, Biology, Butte College
Nicholas Schooler, Biology, Ventura College
Scott Stambach, Physics, Cuyamaca College
Kimberlee Stevens, Earth Science/Geology, Sierra College
Jill Terra, Biology, Butte College
Devona Yates, Biology, Ventura College
Yuanyuan Xie, Engineering, Fresno State
Michelle Abou Naoum, Biology, Fresno State
Dustin Acres, Mathematics, Porterville College
Morgan Barrows, Environmental Science, Saddleback
Jeff Black, Wildlife Conservation, Cal Poly Humboldt
Malissa Buggs, Nursing, Bakersfield College
Sherie Burgess, Mathematics, Porterville College
Jennifer Burris, Nutrition, Saddleback College
Caroline Chance, Public Health Science, Bakersfield College
Ashley Choate, Biology, Bakersfield College
Nakysha Cummings, Psychology and Sociology, Cerro Coso College
Jennifer Czerniawski, Psychology, Saddleback College
La France Daniels, Jr., Biology, Bakersfield College
Eden Donahue, Nursing, Cal Poly Humboldt
Annette Edmonds, Computer Information Management, Saddleback College
Jennifer Figeroa, Biology, Cerro Coso College
Krissy Gilbert, Environmental Sciences & Sustainability, Sierra College
Sara Hanna, Geospatial Science, Cal Poly Humboldt
Anne-Marie Hodge, Biology, Bakersfield College
Denise Jackson, Biology and Microbiology, Porterville College
Rebecca Leonardo, Biology, Saddleback College
Joshua Lewis, Mathematics, Bakersfield College
Christopher LoCascio, Psychology/Sociology, Cerro Coso College
Kristin Maytubby, Psychology, Bakersfield College
Yvan Mendoza, Geology, Porterville College
Bill Mosely, Computer Science, Bakersfield College
Jacqueline Novak, Nursing, Saddleback College
Jennifer Olim, Geology, Cuyamaca College
Ian Onizuka, Mathematics, Porterville College
Kimberly Perris, Nursing, Cal Poly Humboldt
William Rockey, Biology, Bakersfield College
Rachel Russell, Geographic Information Systems, Mesa College
Susan Russell, Economics, Saddleback College
Miriam Simpson, Physics, Cuyamaca College
Shannon Spears, Agriculture, Sierra College
Patrick Staten, Mathematics, Bakersfield College
Travis Steele, Engineering, Bakersfield College
Matt Yurko, Environmental Studies, Bakersfield College
Jianmin Zhong, Biology, Cal Poly Humboldt
Aoss Albumalalah, Biology/Anatomy & Physiology, Sierra College
Joseph Oduro Appiah, Geography, Cal Poly Humboldt
Jacky Baughman, Geology, Cal Poly Humboldt
Mike Mustafa Berber, Geomatics Engineering, Fresno State
Renata Cioczek-Georges, Mathematics, Saddleback College
Shannon Condon, Mathematics, Cuyamaca College
Sean Craig, Biology/Zoology, Cal Poly Humboldt
Albert Cruz, Computer Science and Information Technology, Mesa College
Zhibang Jim Duan, Chemistry, Ventura College
Ty Gardner, Biology, Ventura College
Emine Gunhan, Biology, Sierra College
Lisa Harding, Nursing, Bakersfield College
Matthew Holdgate, Anatomy & Physiology, Sierra College
Sudha Kolathu Parambil, Mathematics, Sierra College
Alex Kolesnik, Mathematics, Ventura College
Monique Kolster, Botany, Sierra College
Sue Kurnett, Chemistry, Sierra College
Bernadet Martrous, Mathematics, Modesto Junior College
Bita Nosratieh, Mathematics, Foothill College
Donald Pierce, Electrical Engineering, Sierra College
Jessica Proctor, Anthropology, Ventura College
Sumangala Rao Sudhakar, Astronomy and Physics, Mesa College
Donna Smith, Mathematics, Sierra College
Sharyn Sotelo, Mathematics, Saddleback College
Oscar Torres, Psychology, Mesa College
Suzanne Wakim, Biology, Butte College
Marie Westover, Biology, Sierra College
Kathryn Wright, Business Management, Bakersfield College
| Mohamed Aly, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Sierra College |
| Jack Bennett, Mathematics, Ventura College |
| Melissa Berube, Biology, Bakersfield College |
| Tatevik Broutian, Biology, Bakersfield College |
| April Browne, Computer Science, Butte College |
| Anna Carlson, Biology, Ventura College |
| Keri Clemens, Chemistry, Sierra College |
| Kwame Eshun, Biology, Sierra College |
| Maryam Farahani, Engineering, Bakersfield College |
| James Gappy, Computer and Information Sciences, Mesa College |
| Tawanda Winmore Gara, Geospatial Information Science, Cal Poly Humboldt |
| Hamidreza Ghasemi Bahraseman, Engineering, Mesa College |
| Jason Giuliani, Chemistry, Sierra College |
| Mandeep Grewal, Biology, Butte College |
| Saeed Jafarzadeh, Engineering, Bakersfield College |
| Julie Jenks, Biology, Butte College |
| Alyssa Davidson Krauss, Mathematics, Cuyamaca College |
| Hovannes Kulhandjian, Electrical Engineering, CSU Fresno |
| Andrew Lazar, Mathematics, Modesto Junior College |
| Huy Le, Medical lab Technology, Saddleback College |
| Thy Nguyen, Health Science – Medical/Clinical Lab, Saddleback College |
| Fayzul Pasha, Civil Engineering, CSU Fresno |
| Nicholas Perdue, Geography, Cal Poly Humboldt |
| Natalie Pilikian, Biological Sciences, Ventura College |
| Rhiannon Porter, Chemistry, Sierra College |
| Lucinda Robledo, Mathematics, Foothill College |
| Arezoo Sadrinezhad, Civil Engineering, CSU Fresno |
| Mehdi Safaee, Political Science, Mesa College |
| Aryana Safaee, Political Science, Mesa College |
| Shirin Safaee, Biology, Mesa College |
| Oladimeji (DJ) Solako, Mathematics, Bakersfield College |
| Mieke San Julian, Statistics in Psychology, Sierra College |
| Rachel Schleiger, Biology, Butte College |
| Lyudmila Shved, Mathematics, Sierra College |
| Ishtar Thomas-Lane, Anatomy and Physiology, Sierra College |
| David Torres, Mathematics, Bakersfield College |
| Scot Trodick, Computer Information Management, Saddleback College |
| Diane Waterman, Mathematics, Modesto Junior College |
| Summer Webb, Biology, Grossmont College |
Katherine Belden-Hillery, Math, Cuyamaca College
Rebecca Colaw, Psychology, Bakersfield College
Candice Cortney, Chemistry, Fresno State University
Alison Damoose, Math, Mesa College
Kim Dudzik, Biology, Cuyamaca College
Christine Bowman Edmondson, Psychology, Fresno State University
Mercedes Evans, Architecture, Saddleback College
Ari Grayson, Architecture, Saddleback College
Nicole Hardaway, Economics, Saddleback College
Brett Herren, Mathematics, Fresno State University
Alisha Loken, Nursing, Bakersfield College
Matthew Meerdink, Mathematics, Bakersfield College
Jeanette Pattison, Psychology, Bakersfield College
Cody Piotrowski, Chemistry, Saddleback College
Hafid Raji El idriss, Physics, Mesa College
Jody Ryker, Mathematics, Foothill College
Rosemary Sherriff, Geography, Cal Poly Humboldt
Jennifer Sinclair, Math, Foothill College
Nick Strobel, Astronomy, Bakersfield College
Karen Wait, Dental Assisting, Mesa College
Charles Witschorik, Foothill College, Mathematics
Pa Houa Xiong, Chemistry, Fresno State University
David Adams, Kinesiology, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Heidi Allen-Hydo, Dental Assisting, San Diego Mesa College
Brandy Anglen, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Fresno State University
Farin Bakhtiari, Psychology, Fresno State University
Alessandro Baldi, Astronomy/Physics, Butte College
Michelle Beard, Mathematics, Ventura College
Steve Chung, Statistics/Data Science, Fresno State University
Thomas Cox, Chemistry, Butte College
Jill Cross, Biology, Modesto Junior College
Vicki Day, Mathematics, Sierra College
Lauren Dial, Psychology, Fresno State University
Dermot Donnelly-Hermosillo, Chemistry, Fresno State University
Jorge Garcia, Mathematics, CSU Channel Islands
Stephanie Gardner, Biology, Ventura College
Alexandria Hansen, Biology, Fresno State University
Elise Hazel, Instructional Design, Cal Poly Humboldt University
Katie Heredia, Chemistry, Fresno State University
Anahit Hovhannisyan, Biology, Fresno State University
Eric King, Biology, Sierra College
Diana Lenko, Supply Chain Management, CSU Channel Islands
Yuting Lin, Chemistry, Sierra College
Amanda Mortimer, Psychology, Fresno State University
Nell Papavasiliou, Engineering, Ventura College
Jill Rafael, Mathematics, Sierra College
Jessica Sardo, Chemistry, Mesa College
Sandra Spencer, Business, De Anza College
Ryan Stokes, Psychology, CSU Channel Islands
Lauren Stokes, Psychology, CSU Channel Islands
Anna Tivy, Mathematics, Ventura College
Georgia Van Tyne, Learning Designer, CSU Channel Islands
Kiet Vo, Mathematics, Sierra College
Ian Wu, Mathematics, Sierra College
Mitra Ahsan, Mathematics, Cuyamaca College
Edward Boyle, Public Health, Fresno State University
Antonio Calisto, Physics/Astronomy, Ventura College
Robert Cormia, Chemistry, Foothill College
Rafael Diaz Valdovinos, Computer Science, Compton College
Angie Dupree, Economics, Foothill College
Mazen Eldeeb, Mechanical Engineering, Fresno State University
Gorkem Ermut, Chemistry, Foothill College
Shi Feng, Instructional Designer, Cal Poly Humboldt
Manny Flores, Human Biology, Ventura College
Howard Han, Chemistry, Ventura College
Traptilisa Kumar, Physics, Foothill College
Kevin Lan, Mathematics, Ventura College
Marlow Lemons, Mathematics, Compton College
Katie Lucero, Mathematics, Sierra College
Gayathri Manikandan, Mathematics, Compton College
Jose Manuel Martinez, Mathematics, Compton College
Keenan Murray, Engineering, Cuyamaca College
Nisha Nair, Nursing, Fresno State University
Arun Nambiar, Industrial Technology, Fresno State University
Schetema Nealy, Chemistry, Compton College
Karen Oeh, Anthropology, Porterville College
Christina Papazacharioudakis, Mathematics, Ventura College
Mary Beth Pattengale, Mathematics, Sierra College
Carlos Perez, Engineering, Cuyamaca College
Li Qu, Accounting, Cal Poly Humboldt
Lamia Raffo, Mathematics, Cuyamaca College
Muhammad Rafique, Physiology, Compton College
Tim Randolph, Information Technology, Cerro Coso College
Shelly Ruderman, Mathematics, Cuyamaca College
Gillian Schultz, Biology, Foothill College
Saliha Sha, Mathematics, Ventura College
Pitt Turner, Mathematics, Sierra College
Jose Villalobos, Mathematics, Compton College
Bao Vue, Chemistry, Bakersfield College
William Webb, Biology, Foothill College
Fatemeh Yarahmadi, Mathematics, De Anza College