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Who Will Facilitate MAPP?
Linda Boland is a Professor of Biology at the University of Richmond where she also served as inaugural director of the Teaching and Scholarship Hub and as Associate Provost for Faculty. Her research and teaching interests are in neuroscience and physiology and she invests in building effective partnerships to promote institutional effectiveness through faculty mentoring and various leadership roles. Favorite activities include swimming, cycling, rowing, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Diane Boyd is the Mary Seawell Metz Executive Director of the Faculty Development Center and Associate Dean of Faculty Development at Furman University in Greenville, SC. She collaborates with colleagues locally, nationally, and internationally to create innovative structures and programs for the ongoing professional development of faculty and academic staff in flexible course design, equitable teaching and leadership, and scholarship of teaching and learning projects. She lives near the world-renowned Swamp Rabbit Trail and enjoys all manner of outdoor adventures along the greenway with her energetic canine companion Moxie!
Nancy Chick is now Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship and Professor of English at Texas Woman’s University–but worked at Rollins College until July 2025. Her interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), signature pedagogies (i.e., disciplinary ways of teaching), and having meaningful conversations with faculty. She enjoys walking to and from work, frequenting farmers markets, playing in her yard, and the humidity levels of Denton, TX (vs Orlando, FL).
Mattea Garcia is an Associate Professor of Communication at Rollins College. Her disciplinary research explores workplace bullying and social support. Her recent SoTL projects are focused on enhancing students’ integrative learning and note making skills through the use of linked note technology. As a former department chair and current faculty mentor, she is committed to helping colleagues thrive in their careers by prioritizing wellbeing and developing sustainable productivity and project management strategies. She is a voracious reader and fountain pen enthusiast. As often as possible, she is snuggled up with her rescue poodle, reading a good book and enjoying an iced mocha.
Nisha Gupta is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Centre College. At Centre, her goal is to support faculty developing their pedagogy, transforming their classrooms, and thriving in the vocation of teaching. She teaches classes in gender studies, philosophy, and education and spends her spare time reading fiction, doing yoga, and community organizing.
Fuji Lozada is Associate Dean of Faculty, Chief Diversity Officer, and Director of the Crosland Center for Teaching and Learning at Davidson College. As a sociocultural anthropologist, he has extensive field-based research in rural and urban China, Ghana, and rural North Carolina on motorcycles.
Kitty Maynard is the Director of the Faculty Hub at the University of Richmond where she works with faculty members on topics related to teaching, writing productivity, and career development. She is a scholar of French Early Modern studies, and she loves being in the classroom. She enjoys riding bikes, watching birds, and hanging out with her cat Franky.
Leslie Wingard Cunningham is Professor of English and Africana Studies and Associate Provost for Faculty Development at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. She previously served as Chair of the English Department and as Dean for Faculty Development at the College of Wooster in Ohio. Her primary research, writing, and personal interests center around African American literature and film, museum exhibits, and religion.
Linda Boland is a Professor of Biology at the University of Richmond where she also served as inaugural director of the Teaching and Scholarship Hub and as Associate Provost for Faculty. Her research and teaching interests are in neuroscience and physiology and she invests in building effective partnerships to promote institutional effectiveness through faculty mentoring and various leadership roles. Favorite activities include swimming, cycling, rowing, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Diane Boyd is the Mary Seawell Metz Executive Director of the Faculty Development Center and Associate Dean of Faculty Development at Furman University in Greenville, SC. She collaborates with colleagues locally, nationally, and internationally to create innovative structures and programs for the ongoing professional development of faculty and academic staff in flexible course design, equitable teaching and leadership, and scholarship of teaching and learning projects. She lives near the world-renowned Swamp Rabbit Trail and enjoys all manner of outdoor adventures along the greenway with her energetic canine companion Moxie!
Nancy Chick is now Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship and Professor of English at Texas Woman’s University–but worked at Rollins College until July 2025. Her interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), signature pedagogies (i.e., disciplinary ways of teaching), and having meaningful conversations with faculty. She enjoys walking to and from work, frequenting farmers markets, playing in her yard, and the humidity levels of Denton, TX (vs Orlando, FL).
Mattea Garcia is an Associate Professor of Communication at Rollins College. Her disciplinary research explores workplace bullying and social support. Her recent SoTL projects are focused on enhancing students’ integrative learning and note making skills through the use of linked note technology. As a former department chair and current faculty mentor, she is committed to helping colleagues thrive in their careers by prioritizing wellbeing and developing sustainable productivity and project management strategies. She is a voracious reader and fountain pen enthusiast. As often as possible, she is snuggled up with her rescue poodle, reading a good book and enjoying an iced mocha.
Nisha Gupta is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Centre College. At Centre, her goal is to support faculty developing their pedagogy, transforming their classrooms, and thriving in the vocation of teaching. She teaches classes in gender studies, philosophy, and education and spends her spare time reading fiction, doing yoga, and community organizing.
Fuji Lozada is Associate Dean of Faculty, Chief Diversity Officer, and Director of the Crosland Center for Teaching and Learning at Davidson College. As a sociocultural anthropologist, he has extensive field-based research in rural and urban China, Ghana, and rural North Carolina on motorcycles.
Kitty Maynard is the Director of the Faculty Hub at the University of Richmond where she works with faculty members on topics related to teaching, writing productivity, and career development. She is a scholar of French Early Modern studies, and she loves being in the classroom. She enjoys riding bikes, watching birds, and hanging out with her cat Franky.
Leslie Wingard Cunningham is Professor of English and Africana Studies and Associate Provost for Faculty Development at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. She previously served as Chair of the English Department and as Dean for Faculty Development at the College of Wooster in Ohio. Her primary research, writing, and personal interests center around African American literature and film, museum exhibits, and religion.
We look forward to your participation in these community-driven conversations and learning opportunities. Contact workshops@acsouth.edu with questions.