Podcast
Join our Moving the Needle podcast where co-hosts, Erin Hagar and Scott Riley, interview instructors, learners, leaders, and creators about all things teaching and learning.
Sol Roberts-Lieb, EdD
Faculty DirectorEmail: srobertslieb@umaryland.edu
Sol Roberts-Lieb is an accomplished professional who assumed the role of faculty director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland, Baltimore on September 11, 2... Read More
Eric Belt, EdD
Senior Academic Innovation SpecialistEmail: eric.belt@umaryland.edu
Eric Belt, EdD, is a senior academic innovation specialist and researcher in the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). He conducts educational res... Read More
Erin Hagar, MA, MFA
Manager, Professional Development and Education
Phone: 410-706-4591
Email: ehagar@umaryland.edu
Erin Hagar is a senior instructional designer who has worked in higher education for over 20 years. After teaching Spanish at American University, she held instructional design positions at the Wor... Read More
Becky Menendez, MA, MEd
Academic Development Manager
Phone: 410-706-0761
Email: bmenendez@umaryland.edu
Becky Menendez is a senior instructional designer and educational technologist who joined the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning in January 2020 as an academic innovation specialist. She hold... Read More
Sharon Gillooly
Senior Media Production SpecialistEmail: sgillooly@umaryland.edu
Sharon Gillooly leads media production for the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. Her main focus is producing videos that support academic instruction. She also consults with stakeholders in... Read More
Brittany Hopkins, MS
Instructional Designer
Chardai Stokes, MS
Academic Innovation AnalystEmail: chardai.stokes@umaryland.edu
Chardai Stokes is an academic innovation analyst who joined the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning in 2022. She has worked in higher education since earning her undergraduate degree in 2014. ... Read More
Kevin Engler, MDE
Instructional Design SupportEmail: kengler@umaryland.edu
Kevin Engler is the academic development manager for the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. In collaboration with University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) faculty, he provides desig... Read More
Michelle Pearce, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Professor University of Maryland Graduate School
Phone: 410-706-6164
Email: michelle.pearce@umaryland.edu
Michelle Pearce is a professor at the University of Maryland Graduate School and a faculty liaison with the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. She directs the Integrative Health and Wellness... Read More
Catherine Hanssens-Passeri, MS
Instructional Designer, School of Social Work
