The Faculty Chronicles: Recent Episodes
Gena Bardwell & Elizabeth Unni
The Faculty Chronicles (TFC) podcast, sponsored by the Touro Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), is about building community, connection, and conversation. It will bring to life the stories behind the great works of Touro faculty, across disciplines in all our schools, focusing on classroom innovation in teaching and learning, science, business, medicine, education, wellness and more.
Program facilitators of Touro College Academy of Leadership and Management (TCALM) share insights on leadership training, student engagement, and best practices in professional development for faculty, students and staff.
In this episode, you will hear Professor Sara Berman (Touro University Law Center) share her expertise in helping students pass high stakes exams. Using her book “Bar Exam Success: A Comprehensive Guide” as a framework, she talks about the stressors often faced by students with regards to the bar exams and the strategies that can be used by faculty to help their students achieve success.
Dr. Pai from Touro University California discusses the cause, symptoms and treatments to mitigate medical school burnout. This conversation is useful to anyone experiencing stress in either school or the workplace.
In this episode, you will hear Dr. Fernando Bruno from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York speaking about experiences with faculty fellowships, both at the university level and the national level. He also talks about the open education resources available for faculty and his experiences with the prestigious AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship.
Professor Timothy Bellavia from Touro University's Graduate School of Education discusses the positive effect of art on social and emotional behavior in the classroom.
Dr. Perella Perlstein, Assistant Professor of Psychology, speaks about her teaching journey and how she integrates her clinical experience into her classroom teaching. She also shares about her journey from a novice faculty to the recipient of the Touro University Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Dr. Moshe Miller, Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies speaks about being a faculty who don’t want any “students left behind”. He also shares various techniques he uses in his classroom to ensure that students are engaged in the classroom.
Dr. Carrie DiMatteo speaks about her research journey and involving students in research, both as participants and as collaborators. She also shares the various strategies she has used to pique the interest of students in research and forming a research lab with them.
In this episode, you will hear Dr. Brian Chiswell, Associate Professor & Deputy Chair, Biology Department at Touro College's New York School for Career and Applied Sciences. He speaks about his transformation from a graduate student to a post doc to an Assistant Professor. You will hear him reflect on his teaching journey and the lessons he has learned as a faculty member.
Tira Bluestone, Teaching Artist and former Touro NYSCAS and Touro GSE Alumni, discusses how composing original songs with everyday themes help students with physical and psychological challenges improve their motor skills and become active participants in their own healing and learning.
In this episode, you will hear Ann Nowak, Director of the Writing Center and Adjunct Professor of Law Practice Management at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Law speak about her experiences in writing and securing both an intramural and extramural grant to study reading dysfluency among law students and its potential impact on their exam performance. She also provides tips and suggestions for faculty who are hesitant to write a grand proposal.
In this episode, you will hear Drs. Rosa Kim and Catherine Liu, Assistant Professors at the Touro College of Pharmacy share their experiences in using the “Escape Room” concept for an interprofessional educational activity in health care. They speak about the challenges faced, feedback from faculty and students, and provide tips for anyone who wants to use an escape room activity in their classroom.
Professor Jorge Roig, Associate Professor of Law and Director of Neighborhood Programs at the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center shares how taking street law to the halls of Brentwood High School (NY) is integral to addressing a variety of learning barriers found in an underserved community. And at the same time, we learn more about the process through which Touro law students serve as instructors to Brentwood high schoolers, to gain a deeper understanding of the workings of the criminal justice system.
Susan Courey, Ph.D, Chair of Early Childhood and Special Education at the Touro College Graduate School of Education talks about her passion for marathon running, grant writing and twenty years of research in music and mathematics. Courey elaborates on the research work her colleagues and her are involved in--music and math curriculum in elementary school classrooms.
In this episode, Dr. Daniel Lee, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy from the School of Health Sciences, speaks with Elizabeth Unni about his experience in flipping classrooms. He talks about the work needed in getting the flipped classroom started, its technological aspects and pedagogical challenges. He also weighs in on some tips for faculty who are interested in using this teaching strategy.
Meet your podcast hosts, Professor Gena Bardwell from New York School of Career & Applied Studies and Dr. Elizabeth Unni from the College of Pharmacy. In this brief introduction, they also go over what the The Faculty Chronicles (TFC), housed at the Touro College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is all about! Tune in every other week for new episodes to learn more about our faculty, their work and scholarly journeys.