Derek Bruff

Director, CFT
Senior Lecturer, Mathematics

Ph.D., Mathematics, Vanderbilt University

CFT Liaison to:

• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• Library
• College Halls / Living Learning Communities
• CIRTL Network
• Curb Center for Art, Enterprise & Public Policy
• English Language Center
• Graduate Development Network
• Office for Diversity in Medical Education
• Office for Teaching & Learning in Medicine
• Library
• Provost’s Office / Chancellor’s Office
• Vanderbilt Student Government
• VIRG-Assessment Committee / QEP Committee

CFT Responsibilities Include:

• Advisory Board
• Assessment & Reporting
• Grant Consultations
• Staff Recruitment & Development
• Strategic Planning

Derek’s Personal Home Page

Joe Bandy

Assistant Director, CFT
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Sociology

Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara

CFT Liaison to:

• Arts & Science – American Studies, Anthropology, Economics/Graduate Program in Economic Development, History, Latin American Studies, Managerial Studies, Medicine, Health & Society, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy Studies, Sociology
• Owen Graduate School of Business

• Peabody College – Human & Organizational Development; Leadership, Policy & Organizations; Psychology & Human Development; Special Education; and Teaching & Learning

• Alliance for Community Engagement (ACE)
• Cal Turner Program – Moral Leadership in the Professions
• Center for Nashville Studies
• Commons:  Vanderbilt Visions, Heads of House, Seminars
• Warren Center for Humanities
• Office Active Citizenship & Service
• Program in Career Development
• Sustainability & the Curriculum
• Vanderbilt International Office/VISAGE

CFT Responsibilities Include:

• Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows
• Initiatives on Sustainability & the Curriculum
• Initiatives on Community-Based Teaching and Public Engagement
• Teaching at Vanderbilt (New Faculty Orientation)

Joe’s Personal Home Page

Cynthia Brame

Assistant Director, CFT

Ph.D., Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University

CFT Liaison to:

• Arts & Science – Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Communication of Science, Engineering, & Technology, and Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Physics & Astronomy
• Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET)
• Center for Science Outreach
• CIRTL at Vanderbilt
• School of Engineering
• Nursing

CFT Responsibilities Include:

• Teaching in the US Classroom
• Statistics Working Group

Nancy Chick

Assistant Director, CFT
Affiliated Faculty, Department of English
Ph.D. in English, University of Georgia

CFT Liaison to:

• Arts & Science – African American & Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communication Studies, English, Film Studies, French & Italian, Germanic & Slavic Languages, History of Art, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, Theatre, Women’s & Gender Studies
• Blair School of Music
• Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion
• Black Cultural Center
• Contemplative Pedagogy / Center for Integrative Health
• Warren Center for Humanities
• Office of Religious Life / Project Dialogue
• Women’s Center
• Writing Studio

CFT Responsibilities Include:

• Graduate Teaching Fellows Program
• SoTL Scholars Program
• Teaching Assistant Orientation (TAO)
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Initiatives

Nancy’s Personal Home Page

Rhett McDaniel

Educational Technologist

M.S., Music Technology, Indiana University

CFT Responsibilities Include:

• CFT Web Site
• CFT Library
• Podcasts
• CFT Educational Technology Hardware/Software
• Educational Technology Consultation

CFT Liaison to:

• Kirkland Computing
• ITS

Melissa Penix

Administrative Assistant

CFT Responsibilities Include:

• Accounting & Purchasing
• Budget
• Programs Logistics

Julie Shadburne

Administrative Assistant

CFT Responsibilities Include:

• Scheduling & Appointments
• Coordination of Student Assistants
• Database Management
• Programs Logistics
• CFT Library

Graduate Teaching Fellows, 2012-2013

Jessica Riviere

Graduate Student – German

Adam Wilsman

Graduate Student – History

Graduate Assistant, 2012-2013

Kathryn McEwen

Graduate Student – German

Graduate Teaching Affiliates, 2012-2013

Ashley Cetnar

Graduate Student – Medical Physics

Vivian Finch

Graduate Student – German

Donna Giver Johnston

Graduate Student – Religion

Sadie Gollub

Graduate Student – Materials Science

Andrew Greer

Graduate Student – Human and Organizational Development

Erica Hayden

Graduate Student – History

Maggie Konich

Graduate Student – Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

Emily Marshall

Graduate Student – Math

John Martin

Graduate Student – Biomedical Engineering

Killian Quigley

Graduate Student – English

Student Assistants