Faculty Fellows
The Faculty Fellows are teaching faculty participating in the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. These faculty members work collaboratively with partners from other institutions, disciplines, and countries to design and create renewable assignments that align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through these renewable assignments integrated into their courses, they aim to enhance student engagement and foster real-world problem-solving skills that address global challenges.
Devon Cadwell Bazata
Devon is an Associate Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where she has served since 2008. She holds an Ed.D. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from UCF and teaches courses spanning leadership, interdisciplinary studies, integrative general studies, and interdisciplinary communication. She is dedicated to transforming higher education through innovative teaching approaches and faculty development initiatives at UCF.
Devon is part of the 2024-2025 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. She joined to advocate for incorporating United Nations Sustainable Development Goals across the curriculum in higher education. Her work focuses on creating accessible open access educational resources that empower both faculty and students to address pressing real-world sustainability challenges while enabling students to be fully prepared for their future careers. She is partnered with Mary Robinson from Montgomery College in Maryland.
Martha Hubertz
Martha is an Associate Lecturer of psychology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She has a Ph.D. in social psychology from Florida Atlantic University and joined UCF in 2018. She teaches various courses in psychology, such as general psychology, human development, social psychology, and research methods in psychology. She is also actively involved in mentoring students and conducting research in her field.
Martha is part of the 2024-2025 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. She joined to champion the integration of UN Sustainable Development Goals as the next evolution of High-Impact Practices in higher education. By combining SDGs with psychology education, she aims to create engaging open educational resources that prepare students to address real-world sustainability challenges while developing crucial professional and analytical skills for their future careers. She is partnered with Megan Brousseau from Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Barry Mauer
Barry is Associate Professor of English at the University of Central Florida and author of Deadly Delusions: Right-Wing Death Cult, co-author with John Venecek of Strategies for Conducting Literary Research, and co-editor with Anastasia Salter of Reimagining the Humanities. He has published articles and book chapters about citizen curating, which brings ordinary people into the production of exhibits in both online and public spaces.
Barry is part of the 2024-2025 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. He is partnered with David Kabelik from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Sharon Woodill
Dr. Woodill is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Central Florida. She holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She holds an M.A. in Gender and Women’s Studies and a B.A. (honors) in Music (jazz piano). Her research focuses on educational technology for interdisciplinary studies, complexity theory, interdisciplinary theory and methodology, and diversity and the environment.
Sharon is part of the 2024-2025 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. She is partnered with Alisa Beyer from Maricopa Community Colleges.