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.
2025-2026 Faculty Fellow Cohort
Stacey DiLiberto
Stacey is an Associate Lecturer of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Florida where she teaches courses in postcolonial theory and multicultural and environmental humanities. Focusing specifically on Latin American, Latino, and ecocritical literature and media, Stacey is also interested in the interdisciplinary connections between science and the humanities. She holds a Ph.D. in Texts and Technology from UCF, and has a strong record of designing interactive, student-centered activities and game-based assignments for her students.
Stacey joined the 2025-2026 fellowship to promote the integration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative teaching methods in higher education. By combining the SDGs with humanities education, Stacey aims to create meaningful educational opportunities that equip students with a deeper understanding of what it means to cultivate "the good life" in a complex world.
Christine Hanlon
Christine is a Senior Lecturer in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She has a Ph.D. in Communication - Advertising from the University of Florida. Christine is an award-winning educator who has been teaching at UCF for over 25 years. During the Spring 2025 semester, Christine participated in a Faculty Development Seminar in India (coordinated by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers and American Institute of India Studies) and during the Summer 2025 semester, she is lecturing at Salzburg College in Austria. She currently teaches advertising, intercultural communication, and other communication courses.
Christine is a member of the 2025-2026 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. She joined to collaborate with faculty members to help students achieve interdisciplinary goals. Christine is a champion of High-Impact Practices and has been teaching service learning courses for 20 years. She is looking forward to working with Heather Schumacker (Salt Lake Community College) and Andrea Scott (Salt Lake Community College) to create open educational resources that empower students to solve real-world sustainability issues.
Christine Kugelmann
Christine Kugelmann is a Lecturer of Technical Communication at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and has a PhD in Texts and Technology with a specialization in Technical Communication. She won the 2025 AIM High Individual Rising award for her open educational resources including a Pressbook she wrote called How-To Write and Design a Tutorial for her ENC 4265 Writing for the Computer Industry students.
Christine applied to join the 2025-2026 UN SDG fellowship program because she believes in educational equity and empowering students to succeed not only in school but in their future industries. Her goal is to goal to make her courses as relevant, useful, interesting, and helpful as possible to all students
Grace White
Grace White is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She holds a Ph.D. in Personality and Social Psychology from the University of Iowa and has been inspiring future psychologists since joining UCF in 2011. She teaches upper-level electives and essential courses like Statistical Methods and Research Methods. In addition to her teaching, she mentors students and conducts research in personality and social psychology.
Grace White is a passionate member of the 2025-2026 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. She is devoted to weaving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially those that champion good health and well-being, into college curricula. Through interdisciplinary approaches, she seeks to empower faculty and students to rise to sustainability challenges and prepare for a brighter future. She is partnered with Michelle Jung at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona.
2024-2025 Faculty Fellow Cohort
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 was 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 was 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 was 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 was 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 was part of the 2024-2025 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. He was 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 was part of the 2024-2025 cohort for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. She was partnered with Alisa Beyer from Maricopa Community Colleges.