Donna Westfall-Rudd, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In 2012 she was appointed the Program Director and Senior Faculty Scholar for the Graduate Teaching Scholars Program (GTS) and has worked collaboratively with the GTS students, and their faculty mentors to create a unique three-year program for doctoral students from across the departments in CALS. Acceptance in the program is competitive and is designed for graduate students who want to focus on developing their teaching skills along with their research knowledge and skills.
Courtney Vengrin, Ph.D. serves as the Senior Director of Assessment of the International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA). In my role, I conduct research on assessment practices, conduct a variety of data analyses, and develop data visualizations. She holds a B.S. in Biology at Radford University, and M.S. in Agricultural Extension Education and Ph.D in Agricultural Leadership and Community Education at Virginia Tech. Following completion of my Ph.D., she was a postdoctoral research fellow who specialized in academic assessments working under the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs at Virginia Tech.
Jeremy Elliot-Engel, Ph.D. serves as Arizona Cooperative Extension Associate Director—4-H Youth Development and Associate Extension Specialist in Agricultural Education, Technology, and Innovation with The University of Arizona. He completed a Ph.D. in Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education at Virginia Tech after serving as the teaching assistant for Graduate Teaching Scholars. He previously earned a B.T. in Agricultural Business Management from S.U.N.Y. Cobleskill, M.A.T. from Cornell University, and worked with University of Missouri Extension as a 4-H Youth Development Regional Specialist in Newton, McDonald, and Barry counties.
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