FACULTY & STAFF NEWS

HEIDI TECHNER, Interior Design program director, won the Golden Paint award in the Wayne Art Center 2021 Members Juried Exhibition for her painting “A Time to Heal.”

PRESIDENT JON JAY DETEMPLE and DARIO BELLOT,

CFO, attended the 81st Annual Meeting of the Pan

American Association of Philadelphia, held at the

Union League on November 30. Founded in 1940, the

Association promotes cultural, educational, and social activities to increase cooperation among peoples from Canada to Chile. Pictured: President DeTemple with Pan American Association President Romulo Diaz, Esq. “A Time to Heal” by Heidi Techner

CELESTE ATKINS, site coordinator at Deliverance Evangelistic Church, is also a published author and has seven novels available for purchase. Her writings, reflecting her urban upbringing, intertwine with her musings on love and romance.

THERESA GROODY, director of Professional Studies, was awarded a Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) from the University of Bridgeport, completing both Education and Clinician tracks (magna cum laude). Her dissertation, “Faculty Perspective of Dental Education in Pennsylvania During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study,” focused on teaching preclinical skills during the pandemic, the innovative strategies employed, and teaching modifications.

ASHLEY HERR-PERRIN, program director, associate professor, and chair of the social science curriculum at Harcum College, had two articles published online: “JEDI is Trending in Higher Education” in DiverseEducation.com and “Six Tips for Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Higher Education Classroom” in FacultyFocus.com.

EDWARD KOVACS, Dean of Student Life, received an Ed.D. from Temple University. His dissertation, “An Investigation of a First-Year Seminar Program and Sense of Belonging: A Study of First-Year Students Enrolled at a 4-year, Private Institution,” explored belonging in a first-year seminar program and lead to advancing institutional retention efforts. DIONNE LEE joined the Student Life team as a Career & Transfer Services Advisor. She holds a general studies degree from Montgomery County Community College and a degree in middle school education from Clark Atlanta University.

KRISTY MATULEVICH, Lab Sciences, received an M.Ed. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Cabrini University. Her capstone project focused on “The Effect of Self-Regulation Skills Workshops on Academic Performance in Higher Education.”

EVELYN SANTANA, Executive Director of Partnership Sites, received an Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Innovation from Wilmington University. Her dissertation, “Factors that Affect Retention and Graduation in Minority Students in Colleges,” examined obstacles leading to minority student’s lack of persistence and failure to graduate two- and four-year institutions.

PAMELA WOODLAND joined the Harcum faculty as director of the business programs. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Gywnedd Mercy University, where she previously taught. She has a real estate certificate in Housing and Urban Development and realtor licenses in three states.