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Mission

The UHCL Center for Faculty Development promotes and sustains a campus culture that values teaching, intellectual inquiry, scholarship and creative engagement. The Center is an incubator for knowledge creation and dissemination to develop the teaching, research and professional service skills for all UHCL faculty, across all disciplines at all levels and career stages. As the success of UHCL rests upon its faculty, professional development and a passion for life-long learning are crucial components for institutional effectiveness.


Faculty Fellows

2023-2024

HSI Best Practices
(Year 3 - Advocate)
Angela Kelling, HSH Assistant Professor of Psychology
Georgina Moreno, HSH Assistant Professor of Psychology


Using Analytics to Improve Student Outcomes at UHCL
(Year 3 - Advocate)
Gene "Xiaojun" Shan, CSE Assistant Professor of Engineering Management

2022-2023

HSI Best Practices
(Year 2 - Teaching and Informing)
Angela Kelling, HSH Assistant Professor of Psychology
Georgina Moreno, HSH Assistant Professor of Psychology


Using Analytics to Improve Student Outcomes at UHCL
(Year 2 - Teaching and Informing)
Gene "Xiaojun" Shan, CSE Assistant Professor of Engineering Management

2021-2022

HSI Best Practices
(Year 1 - Scholar)
Angela Kelling, HSH Assistant Professor of Psychology
Georgina Moreno, HSH Assistant Professor of Psychology

Using Analytics to Improve Student Outcomes at UHCL
(Year 1 - Scholar)
Gene "Xiaojun" Shan, CSE Assistant Professor of Engineering Management

2020-2021

Writing-Intensive Course Initiative
(Year 3 - Advocate)
Lorie Jacobs, HSH Assistant Professor of Writing

2019-2020

Developing Writing-Focused Faculty at UHCL
Lorie Jacobs, HSH Assistant Professor of Writing

2018-2019

Writing In the Discipline
Lorie Jacobs, HSH Assistant Professor of Writing

2017-2018

Writing for Maximum Impact: Fostering WAC/WID Pedagogy at UHCL
Lorie Jacobs, HSH Assistant Professor of Writing

Transforming Your Presentation into a Publication
Denise McDonald, HSH Assistant Professor of Psychology


CFD Faculty Advisory Board (2025-2026)

  • Hisham Al-Mubaid – CSE
  • Giazú Enciso Domínguez – HSH
  • Kathleen Garland – COB
  • Emily Horton - COE
  • Lory Santiago-Vasquez, CSE
  • Kelsey James, HSH  
  • Cliton Mayfield – COB
  • Jennifer Grace – COE

Contact

  • Center for Faculty Development

    Phone: 281-283-3290
    facultydevelopment@uhcl.edu

    Bayou Building, 1604
    2700 Bay Area Blvd, Box 74
    Houston, TX 77058-1002

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