Dr. Closson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education with a background in special education.
He has taught undergraduate courses in Adolescent Development and Introduction to the Exceptional Learner. He has also taught graduate courses in Adolescent Development and Introduction to the Exceptional Learner. He has also taught graduate courses in Assessment & Instruction of Diverse Learners I & II.
His research interests are in exploring the use of the human capability theory to develop a pro-inclusive mindset in P-12 educators to assist in the transition and implementation of evidence-based practices and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to meet the needs of all students.
OER Contributions
Dr. Closson converted to OER for one of his undergraduate courses in the Spring 2023 semester. His intent was to reduce the cost to students, by providing students an option to the high cost for a textbook. “I found the OER materials comparable to the former text by utilizing various sources to get the same content” he said.
Takeaway
Dr. Closson noted, “The transition to OER was made easy because of the support provided by Dawn and Christina. I provided my syllabus and they searched for and found OER options for me to consider. If I had to do it all on my own the transition would have taken much longer and implementation delayed further. My students really appreciated the transition to OER and the savings they accrue in not having to buy a textbook. This process has afforded me the opportunity to provide equitable access for my students to fully participate in my course.”
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| Name | Department | Course(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentao Cao | Geology & Environmental Sciences | GEO 370 | |
| Education | EDU 250 | ||
| Business | BUAD 350 | ||
| English | ENGL 274 | ||
| Education | HONR 303 |
| Name | Department | Course(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Garrison | Music | MUS 670 | |
| Rachel Kerr | Communication | COMM 105 | |
| Roslin Smith | Communication | COMM 368 |
| Name | Department | Course(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Reneta Barneva | Applied Professional Studies | HONR 303, MUSB 100, MUSB 351, SPMG 250, SPMG 440 | |
Kelly Bates | Education | EDU 105 | |
Krista Bellis | Chemistry | CHEM 113, CHEM 125, CHEM 126 | |
Kenton Brown | English | ENGL 100 | |
Jason Bussman | English | ENGL 100 | |
Mary Carney | Sociocultural & Justice Sciences | SOCW 249 | |
Kim Marie Cole | English | ENGL 373 | |
| Kimberly Conti | Mathematics | MATH 105, MATH 110 | |
| Teodora (Tedi) Cox | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
Elizabeth Davis | History | HIST 170, HIST 171 | |
Mark Even | Chemistry | CHEM 125, CHEM 126 | |
Anne Fearman | English | ENGL 100 | |
Jessica Finkeldey | Sociocultural & Justice Sciences | CRMJ 350, CRMJ 370, CRMJ 400, SOC 200 | |
Carrie Fitzgerald | Education | EDU 225, EDU 295 | |
Rodney Garrison | Music | MUS 223, MUS 614 | |
Laura Geraci | Education | EDU 508, EDU 529 | |
Mary Heyl | English | ENGL 100 | |
Michael Jabot | Education | EDU 226, EDU 403, GIS 301 | |
Scott Johnston | English | ENGL 100 | |
| David Kinkela | History | HIST 171 | |
Stephen Komp | Visual Arts & New Media | ARTS 159 | |
Daniel Laurie | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Liz Lee | Visual Arts & New Media | ARTS 159 | |
Amanda Lohiser | Communication | COMM 101, COMM 301 | |
Sandra Maggio | Education | EDU 105 | |
Tracy Marafiote | Communication | COMM 221 | |
Susan McGee | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Sue McNamara | Business | BUAD 499 | |
Sungick Min | Business | SPMG 100 | |
| Jessica Moseley | Music | MUS 223, MUS 224 | |
Patricia Noel | Biology | BIOL 132, BIOL 134 | |
Jesse Norris | Sociocultural & Justice Sciences | CRMJ 350 | |
| Heather Pietro | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
Amber Powell | Mathematics | STAT 200, STAT 250 | |
| Nicholas (Nick) Quintyne | Biology | BIOL 134 | |
Angela Raynor | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
Darrin Rogers | Psychology | PSY 200 | |
Simone Sellstrom | Communication | COMM 105 | |
| Andrew Smith | Music | MUS 223, MUS 224 | |
Roslin Smith | Communication | COMM 254, COMM 361, COMM 366, COMM 464 | |
| Susan Spangler | English | ENGL 373 | |
Joseph Straight | Mathematics | STAT 200 | |
Jon Titus | Biology | BIOL 132 | |
Peter Tucker | Arts | ARTS 225, ARTS 321, ARTS 240 | |
| Emily VanDette | English | ENGL 144, ENGL 206, ENGL 296 | |
Ivani Vassoler-Froelich | Political Sciences | POLI 352 | |
Lisa Walters | Business | BUAD 350 | |
| Kim Weborg-Benson | Geology & Environmental Sciences | GEO 165 | |
JiHyun Woo | Music | MUS 224, MUS 370 | |
Nicholas Wright | Chemistry | CHEM 125, CHEM 126 |
| Name | Department | Course(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Bates | Education | EDU 105 | |
| Krista Bellis | Chemistry | CHEM 113, CHEM 125, CHEM 126 | |
| Kenton Brown | English | ENGL 100 | |
Jason Bussman | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Mary Carney | Sociocultural & Justice Sciences | SOCW 249 | |
Kim Marie Cole | English | ENGL 373 | |
Kimberly Conti | Mathematics | MATH 105, MATH 110 | |
Jonathan Cox | Mathematics | MATH 122, MATH 123 | |
Teodora (Tedi) Cox | Mathematics | STAT 200 | |
| Catherine Creeley | Psychology | PSY 247 | |
Rebecca Cuthbert | English | ENGL 100 | |
Heather Duncan | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Mark Even | Chemistry | CHEM 125, CHEM 126 | |
Diane Everett | Language | SPAN 215 | |
Xin Fan | History | HIST 150 | |
Anne Fearman | English | ENGL 100 | |
Jessica Finkeldey | Sociocultural & Justice Sciences | CRMJ 100, CRMJ 340 | |
Mary Galac | Education | EDU 105 | |
Rodney Garrison | Music | MUS 223 | |
Jessica Gugino | Education | EDU 105 | |
| Mary Heyl | English | ENGL 100 | |
Michael Jabot | Education | EDU 226, EDU 403 | |
John Jansen | Music | MUS 223 | |
Melanie Kirkland | Chemistry | CHEM 125 | |
Daniel Laurie | English | ENGL 100 | |
Amanda Lohiser | Communication | COMM 101, COMM 301 | |
Sandra Maggio | Education | EDU 105 | |
| Daniel Maloney | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
Sycil Mathai | Music | MUS 115 | |
Peter McCord | History | HIST 170 | |
Susan McGee | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Andrew McGirr | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Dani McMay | Psychology | PSY 200 | |
| Sungick Min | Business | SPMG 100 | |
Jessica Moseley | Music | MUS 223, MUS 224 | |
Jesse Norris | Sociocultural & Justice Sciences | CRMJ 350 | |
Toluwani Oloke | Communication | COMM 303 | |
Heather Pietro | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
| Amber Powell | Mathematics | STAT 200 | |
Angela Raynor | Mathematics | MATH 110, STAT 200 | |
Gordon Root | Music | MUS 223 | |
Jamie Sampson | Music | MUS 224 | |
| Andrew Smith | Music | MUS 224 | |
Roslin Smith | Communication | COMM 254, COMM 361, COMM 464 | |
| Susan Spangler | English | ENGL 373 | |
Joseph Straight | Mathematics | STAT 200 | |
Guangyu Tan | Education | EDU 305 | |
Ivani Vassoler-Froelich | Politics & International Affairs | POLI 352 | |
Christopher Wagenheim | English | ENGL 100 | |
Julia Wilson | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
JiHyun Woo | Music | MUS 224 | |
Nicholas Wright | Chemistry | CHEM 113, CHEM 125, CHEM 126 |
| Name | Department | Course(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Agafonov | Language | RUS 115 | |
| Reneta Barneva | Business | MUSB 351, SPMG 440 | |
| Kelly Bates | Education | EDU 105 | |
| Krista Bellis | Chemistry | CHEM 113, CHEM 125, CHEM 126 | |
| Benjamin Blood | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Kenton Brown | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Kim Marie Cole | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Kimberly Conti | Mathematics | MATH 105, MATH 110 | |
| Jonathan Cox | Mathematics | MATH 122, MATH 123 | |
| Teodora (Tedi) Cox | Mathematics | STAT 200 | |
| Tom Craig | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Catherine Creeley | Psychology | PSY 247 | |
| Rebecca Cuthbert | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Mark Even | Chemistry | CHEM 115, CHEM 116, CHEM 125 | |
| Diane Everett | Language | SPAN 215 | |
| Anne Fearman | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Cornelius (Neil) FitzPatrick | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Sarah Green | English | ENGL 362 | |
| Michael Jabot | Education | EDU 226 | |
| Shannon Jonas | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Melanie Kirkland | Chemistry | CHEM 125, CHEM 126 | |
| Jae Hee Kwon | Education | EDU 105 | |
| Daniel Laurie | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Holly Lawson | Chemistry | CHEM 113 | |
| Saundra Liggins | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Amanda Lohiser | Communication | COMM 101 | |
| Daniel Maloney | Computer & Information Sciences | MATH 110 | |
| Joseph McFall | Psychology | PSY 129, PSY 343 | |
| Susan McGee | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Dani McMay | Psychology | PSY 200 | |
| Marybeth Muldowney | Education | EDU 105 | |
| Heather Pietro | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
| Amber Powell | Mathematics | STAT 200 | |
| Angela Raynor | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
| Robert Rogers | Mathematics | MATH 110 | |
| Roslin Smith | Communication | COMM 254, COMM 366 | |
| Susan Spangler | English | ENGL 100 | |
| Guangyu Tan | Education | EDU 105 | |
| John Thomerson | Music | MUS 115 | |
| Julia Wilson | Mathematics | MATH 110 |