Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at TCNJ
SoTL projects are scholarly investigations that systematically examine teaching practices or student learning within higher education. These projects typically address questions about teaching effectiveness, course design, or student learning, use evidence-based methods (such as data collection, analysis, or reflective inquiry), and aim to inform and improve teaching and learning for others. This database highlights the outstanding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) that faculty conduct across our campus
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Database
| Research | Link | TCNJ Author(s) | Year | Department | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair, Z.R. (2018). Pretenure and black: Teaching and research in the era of Trump. Women, Gender, and Families of Color, 6(1), 26-31. | Pretenure and black: Teaching and research in the era of Trump | Zakiya Adair | 2018 | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Article |
| Adair, Z.R. (2021). All power to the people: WGS and feminist pedagogy in the era of the alt-right. Radical Teacher: A Socialist, Feminist, and Anti-Racist Journal on the Theory and Practice of Teaching, 121, 46-54. | All power to the people: WGS and feminist pedagogy in the era of the alt-right | Zakiya Adair | 2021 | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Article |
| Ambos, E.L., Karukstis, K.K., Kinzie, J.L., Malachowski, M.R., & Osborn, J.M. (2025). CUR transformations project impact: Curricular and cultural change pathways. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research. | In press | Jeffrey Osborn | 2025 | Biology | Edited Book |
| Atkins, R., Deatrick, J. A., Bocaige, C., Huc, R., Aromolaran, D., Beisser, E., Hinckson, A., Joseph, M., Kim, D., Lagaman, D. M., Gadsden, V., & Lipman, T. H. (2023). School readiness and social determinants of health: A collaboration with community teachers and parents. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 24(72), 73-83. | School readiness and social determinants of health: A collaboration with community teachers and parents | Rashida Atkins | 2023 | Nursing | Article |
| Atkins, R., Dugan, M.A., Jakubowski, T., Perron, T., King, D., McSweeney, M., Ivanoff, V., & Johnson, S. (2022). Service learning: Nursing students’ civic engagement with a diverse population of children with special needs: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 65, 1-9. | Service learning: Nursing students’ civic engagement with a diverse population of children with special needs: A qualitative inquiry | Rahshida Atkins, Mary Ann Dugan, Tami Jakubowski, Tracy Perron, & Deborah King | 2022 | Nursing | Article |
| Boyer, B., & Dziedzic-Elliott, E. (2023). What I had, what I needed: First-year students reflect on how their high school experience prepared them for college research. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 49(4), 1-12. | What I had, what I needed: First-year students reflect on how their high school experience prepared them for college research | Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott | 2023 | Library | Article |
| Cavinato, A.G., Hunter, R.A., Ott, L.S., & Robinson, J.K. (2021). Promoting student interaction, engagement, and success in an online environment. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 413(6), 1513–1520. | Promoting student interaction, engagement, and success in an online environment | Rebecca Hunter | 2021 | Chemistry | Article |
| Chiang, B. (2014). Self-directed learning: Using individualized self-directed learning assignments in a managerial accounting course. Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations, 15, 79-101. | Self-directed learning: Using individualized self-directed learning assignments in a managerial accounting course | Bea Chiang | 2014 | Accounting | Article |
| Connolly, M., & Ryan Davis, R. (2022). Creating positive classroom climate: 30 practical strategies for all school contexts. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. | Creating positive classroom climate: 30 practical strategies for all school contexts | Maureen Connolly & Jonathan Ryan Davis | 2022 | Educational Administration and Secondary Education | Book |
| Cook, J.P. (2018). Online education and the emotional experience of the teacher. In H. Schwartz & J. Snyder-Duch (Eds.), New Directions for Teaching and Learning: Teaching and Emotion (pp. 67-75). | Online education and the emotional experience of the teacher | Judi Puritz Cook | 2018 | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning | Article |
| Cook, J.P. & Palmer, R. (2018). Learning to integrate digital technologies and pedagogical innovations: An exploratory investigation. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 10(4), 25-37. | Learning to integrate digital technologies and pedagogical innovations: An exploratory investigation | Judi Puritz Cook Ruth Palmer |
2018 | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Elementary and Secondary Education | Article |
| Foxworth, L.L., & Dexter, C.A. (2019). Strengthening lesson delivery skills through increased opportunities to respond. Council for Learning Disabilities. | Strengthening lesson delivery skills through increased opportunities to respond | Lauren Foxworth | 2019 | Special Education, Language, and Literacy | Article |
| Foxworth, L.L., Hashey, A.I., Dexter, C., Rasnitsyn, S., & Beck, R. (2021). Approaching explicit instruction within a Universal Design for Learning framework. Teaching Exceptional Children, 54(4), 268-275. | Approaching explicit instruction within a Universal Design for Learning framework | Lauren Foxworth | 2022 | Special Education, Language, and Literacy | Article |
| Guarracino, D. A., Baker, J. L., & Gazley, J. L. (2024). Increasing undergraduate student-driven engagement with biochemical structures using visual molecular dynamics (VMD) and protein molecular modeling with real-world applications in biochemistry class. Journal of College Science Teaching, 54(1), 16–28. | Increasing undergraduate student-driven engagement with biochemical structures using visual molecular dynamics (VMD) and protein molecular modeling with real-world applications in biochemistry class | Danielle Guarracino, Joseph Baker, & Lynn Gazley | 2022 | Chemistry; Sociology and Anthropology | Article |
| Hunter, R.A., & Kovarik, M.L. (2022). Leveraging the analytical chemistry primary literature for authentic, integrated content knowledge and process skill development. Journal of Chemical Education, 99(3), 1238–1245. | Leveraging the analytical chemistry primary literature for authentic, integrated content knowledge and process skill development | Rebecca Hunter | 2022 | Chemistry | Article |
| Hunter, R.A., Pompano, R., & Tuchler, M. (2022). Alternative assessment of active learning. In T.J. Wenzel, M.L. Kovarik, & J.K. Robinson (Eds.), Active Learning in the Analytical Chemistry Curriculum (pp. 269-295). | Alternative assessment of active learning | Rebecca Hunter | 2022 | Chemistry | Article |
| Jin, F., Shimaoka, M., Kito, T., Sayama, H., Chao, C. H., & Tsai, C. Y. (2022). Learning effectiveness of virtual entrepreneurship programs: A multilevel evaluation framework. In 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Article 11911. Academy of Management. | Learning effectiveness of virtual entrepreneurship programs: A multilevel evaluation frameworkContact author. | Fuhe Jin | 2022 | Business | Proceeding |
| Lebo, C., Souza, M., Atkins, R., Woods, L., Perron, T., Jakubowski, T., & Brown, N. (2023). Development of telemedicine simulations addressing social determinants of health. Journal of Nursing Education, 62(1), 58-61. | Development of telemedicine simulations addressing social determinants of health | Chelsea Lebo, Marina Souza, Rashida Atkins, Liza Woods, Tracy Perron, Tami Jakubowski, & Norma Brown |
2023 | Nursing | Article |
| Malachowski, M. R., Ambos, E.L., Karukstis, K.K., Kinzie, J.L., & Osborn, J.M. (Eds). (2024). Transforming Academic Culture and Curriculum. Integrating and Scaffolding Research Throughout Undergraduate Education. Routledge/Taylor & Francis. | Transforming academic culture and curriculum Integrating and scaffolding research throughout undergraduate education | Jeffrey Osborn | 2024 | Biology | Edited Book |
| Miller De Rutté, A.M., Kentengian, I.M., Pérez, M.E., & Ortega, P. (2023). The current state of undergraduate medical Spanish: Results of a national survey. Foreign Language Annals, 57(1), 27-47. | The current state of undergraduate medical Spanish: Results of a national survey | Isabel María Kentengian | 2023 | World Languages and Cultures | Article |
| Morin, M., & Warner-Ault, A. (2025). Medical Spanish and Spanish for Law and Justice: A Social Justice Lens. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 94, 49-71. | Medical Spanish and Spanish for Law and Justice: A Social Justice Lens | Regina Morin & Ann Warner-Ault | 2025 | World Languages and Cultures | Article |
| Naples, M.I. (2017). Teaching macroeconomics to the visually impaired: New tactile methods, verbal precision and small groups. Journal of Economic Education, 48(3),193-197. | Teaching macroeconomics to the visually impaired: New tactile methods, verbal precision and small groups | Michele Naples | 2017 | Economics | Article |
| Naples, M.I. (2024). Instructor as coach: Strategies for engaging diverse students in introductory macroeconomics. International Journal for Pluralism and Economics Education,15(1), 18-32. | Instructor as coach: Strategies for engaging diverse students in introductory macroeconomics | Michele Naples | 2024 | Economics | Article |
| Osborn, J.M., Kinzie, J.L., Karukstis, K.K., Malachowski, M.R., & Ambos, E.L. (2024). Fostering equitable transformation: Leading structural and cultural change for curricular scaffolding. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 56(3), 37-45. | Fostering equitable transformation: Leading structural and cultural change for curricular scaffolding | Jeffrey Osborn | 2024 | Biology | Article |
| Osborn, J.M., Ambos, E.L., Karukstis, K.K., Kinzie, J.L., & Malachowski, M.R. (2024). Overview of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Transformations project. In M. Malachowski, E.L. Ambos, K.K. Karukstis, J.L. Kinzie, J.M. Osborn (Eds.). Transforming Academic Culture and Curriculum. Integrating and Scaffolding Research Throughout Undergraduate Education. (pp. 2239-246). | Transforming academic culture and curriculum Integrating and scaffolding research throughout undergraduate education | Jeffrey Osborn | 2024 | Biology | Book Chapter |
| Osborn, J.M., Barthell, J.F., Eich, E., Richards, R.A., & Rowlett, R.S. (2024). Transformation through institutional agency. In M. Malachowski, E.L. Ambos, K.K. Karukstis, J.L. Kinzie, J.M. Osborn (Eds.). Transforming Academic Culture and Curriculum. Integrating and Scaffolding Research Throughout Undergraduate Education. (pp. 121–145). | Transformation through institutional agency | Jeffrey Osborn | 2024 | Biology | Book Chapter |
| Perron, T., Lebo, C., Atkins, R., Souza, M., & Jakubowski, T. (2022). Telemedicine simulation in undergraduate nursing: Addressing social determinants of health. Nurse Educator, 47(6), E150-E151. | Telemedicine simulation in undergraduate nursing: Addressing social determinants of health | Tracy Perron, Chelsea Lebo, Rashida Atkins, Marina Souza, & Tami Jakubowski | 2022 | Nursing | Article |
| Ryan Davis, R., & Connolly, M. (2022). Adaptable teaching: 30 practical strategies for all school contexts. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. | Adaptable teaching: 30 practical strategies for all school contexts | Jonathan Ryan Davis & Maureen Connolly | 2022 | Educational Administration and Secondary Education | Book |
| Ryan Davis, R., & Connolly, M. (2025). Planning for success: 30 practical strategies for all school contexts. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. | Planning for success: 30 practical strategies for all school contexts | Jonathan Ryan Davis & Maureen Connolly | 2025 | Educational Administration and Secondary Education | Book |
| Shimaoka, M., Tomomi, K., Sayama, H., Fuhe, J., & Chou-Yu, T. (2023). Enhancing Entrepreneurship Education: An evidence-based framework for evaluating faculty development programs. The Journal of Science Policy and Research Management, 38(4), 494-506. | Enhancing Entrepreneurship Education: An evidence-based framework for evaluating faculty development programs | Fuhe Jin | 2023 | Management | Article |
| Van Wyk, A., Hunter, R.A., Ott, L.S., Cole, R.S., & Frederick, K.A. (2022). Supporting student inquiry and engagement in the analytical lab: Pilot studies from three institutions. In T.J. Wenzel, M.L. Kovarik, & J.K. Robinson (Eds.), Active Learning in the Analytical Chemistry Curriculum (pp. 161-180). | Supporting student inquiry and engagement in the analytical lab: Pilot studies from three institutions | Rebecca Hunter | 2022 | Chemistry | Book Chapter |
| Warner-Ault, A., & Kentengian, I. (2025). Students as researchers: Conducting oral history projects to center community stories. Hispania, 108(2), 279-295. | Students as researchers: Conducting oral history projects to center community stories | Ann Warner-Ault & Isabel María Kentengian | 2025 | World Languages and Cultures | Article |
| Vandegrift, D. (2026). Introduction to statistics for the social sciences: Evidentiary claims, study design, and statistical inference. Sage College Publishing, forthcoming. | In press | Donald Vandegrift | 2026 | Economics | Book |
| Balanzat, G., & Nicola, N. (2025, May 27). Are you an omega leader? The Learning and Development Initiative. | Are you an omega leader? | Nicol Nicola | 2025 | Finance | Resource |
| Cameron, A., & Nicola, N. (2025, April 24). How to stay motivated when your manager isn’t? 6 practical strategies to ignite your motivation. The Learning and Development Initiative. | How to stay motivated when your manager isn’t? 6 practical strategies to ignite your motivation. | Nicol Nicola | 2025 | Finance | Resource |
| Edmondson, M., & Nicola, N. (2025, April 10). Mastering the art of the plus sign. The Learning and Development Initiative. | Mastering the art of the plus sign | Nicol Nicola | 2025 | Finance | Resource |
| Lew, K., & Nicola, N. (2025, June 9). You don’t need a title to be a leader. The Learning and Development Initiative. | You don't need a title to be a leader | Nicol Nicola | 2025 | Finance | Resource |
| Smith, S., & Nicola, N. (2025, May 13). Strategies for employee engagement during AI adoption. The Learning and Development Initiative. | Strategies for employee engagement during AI adoption | Nicol Nicola | 2025 | Finance | Resource |