OLC Presenter Services

Catherine Honig, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Chair, MBA Program in National Louis University’s School of Business & Information Technology. She earned her doctorate in industrial/organizational psychology from Bowling Green State University and has over 25 years of higher education teaching experience. She currently designs and teaches online courses in leadership and I/O psychology, and her research interests place emphasis on high-touch online instruction, student perceptions of online and blended learning, and the impact of EdTech tools on student learning and engagement in online courses. Catherine also serves as the Editor of MERLOT’s Psychology Editorial Board.

Stephanie Richter is the Director of Faculty Development and Instructional Support in the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Northern Illinois University.

Clea (she/her/hers) is an instructional technologist and adjunct faculty at New York University, where she focuses on faculty development in using technology to support teaching and learning across all disciplines and course modalities. In addition to her Speed Networking Co-Chair duties with the amazing Lara Tompkins, Clea’s OLC work includes facilitating a 3-day workshop on Live, Online Sessions with Karen Costa. When she’s not glued to a computer screen, Clea is a proud cat mom to her two sweet babies, Icarus (12) and Zena (4). You’ll probably meet them if you spend any time online with Clea.

Sherri currently serves as the Senior Executive Director of the Office of Digital and Online Learning at Coastal Carolina University. She is an Associated Faculty with the Psychology Department at CCU, and specializes in teaching senior-level classes in lifespan psychology, such as Child Development, Adolescent Development, and Gerontology. Sherri has served in academia within the field of online learning for over 20 years in the role of instructional designer, LMS administrator, faculty, and over the last decade plus as a university-level administrator. In addition to her work with Coastal, Sherri also serves the MERLOT organization as the Editor of the Professional Coaching board, as well as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for the Psychology MERLOT board. Her research focuses on methods for improving student success in the academic environment, to include all modalities of learning (online, face-to-face, hybrid, flipped, etc.) and inclusive design and tools. She has worked as a consultant for a number of organizations to support the development of online learning initiatives.

Dr. Gloria Niles is an enthusiastic educator focusing on honoring intersectional identities in learning communities. Serving as the Director of Distance Education and the Co-Coordinator of the Office of Professional Development and Academic Support for the University of Hawai’i-West O’ahu, Dr. Niles works with faculty to support best practices in online pedagogy. Her scholarly endeavors focus on evidence-based practices for supporting diversity, access and inclusion of neurodiverse online learners, and Universal Design for all learners.

Morgan Johnson is the associate vice president of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at The University of Arizona Global. In her role she leads the University’s faculty development and support team and academic operations team, which support nearly 2,500 online faculty. Morgan is currently pursuing a PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership. Her research focuses on teaching practices in online classrooms. As a passionate educator, Morgan has been teaching online undergraduate courses since 2009.

Tracy Miller, Ed.M. is a proud alumna of the Online Learning Consortium’s Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning, a State Authorization Network coordinator, an Applying the Quality Matters Rubric facilitator, and OLC Innovate committee member. She is the Assistant Director for the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Northern Illinois University. Her role has expanded to include center and online program operations, quality assurance of educational development and instructional design program, services, and resources, and state authorization and federal regulatory compliance. Tracy received her Ed.M. from the College of Education at the University of Illinois, and she remains a frequent presenter at state and international conferences on education, educational technologies and faculty development.

Cheryl is an Instructional Design and Online Learning coordinator at Haywood Community College in western North Carolina. A self-confessed technology junkie and faculty flunky, she spends much of her time seeking appropriate technologies to meet disclosed faculty needs. She believes innovation is the result of collaboration and collaboration happens through positive working relationships.

Larry currently works as an Instructional Designer at Virginia Tech and has been working in Instructional Design (ID) for about 5 years. He completed his MA in Instructional Design at Virginia Tech and is currently completing his PhD. Prior to working in ID he worked in IT as a network and system administrator. Outside of work you can usually find him gaming, rock climbing, weightlifting, or enjoying a good beer.

Jane Moore is the Director of MERLOT Editorial and Professional Development Services. While retired from classroom teaching currently, she has taught online, blended and face-to-face classes in K-8, Undergraduate, and Graduate schools.

Dr. Bernal is a Lecturer from the CSU Long Beach Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for over 14 years, and recently began teaching Global Climate Change at CSU Dominguez Hills. She earned her Ed.D from CSULB in 2016 and is the first Filipina alumni of the program. Dr. Bernal is a published researcher and experienced facilitator for STEM faculty professional development in higher education and K-12.

Irene is an Instructional Design and Technology Consultant (Instructional Learning Senior)