The Center for Teaching, Learning and Design (CTLD) is dedicated to supporting faculty with a wide array of professional resources and activities designed to help all faculty flourish as teachers, scholars, and colleagues.  Though we have numerous resources on hand to support this endeavor, our dedicated staff and advisory council are integral to our success.

Center for Teaching, Learning and Design Staff

Jeff Loats

Jeff Loats, Ph.D.

Executive Director

[email protected] 303-615-0696
Alex McDaniel

Alex McDaniel, MA

Associate Director of Instructional Design

[email protected] 303-615-0832
Bridget Arend

Bridget Arend, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Teaching and Learning

[email protected] 303-605-7764
Todd Wolfe

Todd Wolfe

Instructional Media and Support Manager

[email protected] 303-615-1802
Zack Clark

Zach Clark

Senior Instructional Accessibility Specialist

[email protected] 303-605-7327
Kathryn Williams

Kathryn Williams

Instructional Accessibility Specialist

[email protected]
Lindsey Schreiber

Lindsey Schreiber

Instructional Designer

[email protected] (303) 605-7706
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Craig Ibarguen

Instructional Designer

[email protected] 303-605-7129
Michael Rupert

Michael Rupert

Instructional Designer

[email protected] (303) 605-7716
Nate Easley

Nathaniel Easley III

Instructional Media Developer

[email protected] 303-605-7340
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Tanner Wilde

Instructional Design Support Specialist II

[email protected] (303) 605-7482
Jennifer Whitton-Trujillo

Jennifer Whitton-Trujillo

Course Developer I

[email protected] (303) 605-7481
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Marit Smith

Course Developer I

[email protected] (303)615-0800
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Tim Wright

Instructional Media Developer

[email protected]
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Alexandra Grima

Course Developer I

[email protected]
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Ciara Rupert

Course Developer I

[email protected]
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Nick Hoffman

Instructional Design Support Specialist II

[email protected]
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Will Austin

Course Developer I

[email protected]
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Sarah Creasy

Course Developer I

[email protected]
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Knox Mallette

Course Developer I

[email protected]
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Rachel Chizever

Course Developer I

[email protected]
Jenni Bruhn

Jennifer Bruhn

Instructional Design Support Specialist II

[email protected]
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Erin Beck

Office Administrator

[email protected] 303-605-7034
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Ken Shoemaker

Course Developer I

[email protected]

CTLD Advisory Council

The Advisory Council to the Center for Teaching, Learning and Design is the primary sounding board for the work we do. The CTLD relies upon the expertise and insights of the Advisory Council members. The Advisory Council is also the primary, formal liaison between the MSU Denver faculty and the CTLD.

Current members of the Advisory Council are:

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Terri Balogh

Application Support Engineer - ITS Application Services

[email protected]
Philip Bernhardt, PhD

Philip Bernhardt

Professor - Secondary, K-12, and Education Technology

[email protected]
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Michele Clark

Assistant Professor - Management

[email protected]
Lincoln Davie

Lincoln Davie

Assistant Professor - Hospitality

[email protected]
Jhn Ethier

John Ethier

Professor - Math & Statistics

[email protected]
Bethany Fleck Dillen

Bethany Fleck

Professor - Psychological Sciences

[email protected]
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Nikki Hoback

Manager, Support Services - ITS Client Services

[email protected]
William Mesa

William Mesa

Associate Professor - Accounting

[email protected]
Ann Obermann, LCSW, Ph.D.

Ann Obermann

Associate Professor and Online Learning Coordinator - Social Work

[email protected]
Dr. Godwin-Charles Ogbeide

Godwin-Charles Ogbeide

Professor and Faculty Coordinator of the Day Leadership Academy - Hospitality

[email protected]
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Daniel Pittman

Assistant Professor - Computer Sciences

[email protected]
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Kodi Saylor

Interim Teaching & Learning Program Lead Librarian - Auraria Library

[email protected]
Arlene Sgoutas

Arlene Sgoutas

Professor - Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy

[email protected]
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Dorothy Shapland Rodriguez

Associate Professor & Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator - Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

[email protected]
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Hope Szypulski

Dean - College of Health and Applied Sciences

[email protected]
Elizabeth Wellington

Elizabeth Wellington

Senior HR Business Partner - Human Resources

[email protected]