DISTINGUISHED FACULTY IN TEACHING

Dr. Jamie Branam Kridler
Professor
Department of Human Development & Learning
Clemmer College of Education

Dr. Jamie Branam Kridler received the 2009 Distinguished Faculty in Teaching Award.  Dr. Kridler holds a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, and joined the faculty of the then Department of Applied Human Sciences in 1996.  She currently holds the rank of full Professor in the Department of Human Development and Learning in the Clemmer College of Education, while maintaining faculty status in the University’s Women’s Studies Program in the Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences.  Prior to joining the faculty at ETSU, Dr. Kridler had served on the faculty of Miami University of Ohio and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville—and had also held development, marketing, or management positions in various clothing and textile corporations.  It is noteworthy that in the two previous institutions she had served, she won teaching awards that involved selection by students—that is, at Miami she received an award as Outstanding New Teacher and subsequently Outstanding Teacher.  At the University of Tennessee Knoxville, she received an Outstanding Educator Award in recognition of her teaching in a particular discipline.  Dr. Kridler also has had a long history of community involvement and community activism that have garnered both recognition and extramural support, and her department chair notes the relevance of that history to enriching her teaching in Human Services, Foundations, and Child and Family Studies. 

Colleagues, students, her department chair, and the head of the University’s Women Studies program wrote strong letters of support in nomination of Dr. Kridler for this prestigious award.  In her nomination materials, a colleague notes that her classroom is structured “in such a way that students are ‘engaged’ at all times” and notes her skills in incorporating role playing, experiential activities, and active involvement in community projects as components of her pedagogy.   Her chair lauds the role she plays in curriculum development.   Inspiring students to stretch intellectually, to work collaboratively, and to enhance their learning through reflective community involvement: these outcomes of her teaching were applauded by numerous students in documentation the College provided on her behalf.