The Teacher Scholar at Cal Poly Pomona


What is a Teacher-Scholar?

Teacher Scholars at Cal Poly Pomona are role models who actively promote life-long intentional learning to our students, are actively engaged in advancing their fields of inquiry, and are committed to blending teaching and scholarship into a single synergistic endeavor that results in a creative integration of the two roles.

1. Teaching
Cal Poly Pomona Teacher Scholars apply knowledge from the frontiers of their disciplines and pedagogical scholarships to the development of their courses and the curriculum. They:
  • Understand current developments in their disciplines, and use this understanding to advance student learning and knowledge,
  • Have knowledge of discipline-specific pedagogical strategies, apply effective strategies to facilitate learning of a diverse student population, use evidence-based assessment of teaching to improve their pedagogy, and evaluate and analyze their pedagogy.
2. Scholarship
Cal Poly Pomona Teacher Scholars engage in the practice of scholarship, which is broadly construed to include the scholarship of discovery, integration, teaching, application and engagement. While the scholarship of Teacher Scholars varies widely across disciplines at Cal Poly Pomona, it incorporates essential elements which define scholarship, including research and/or creative work. They:
  • Make intellectual and/or creative contributions that extend and/or develop new knowledge or creative inquiry and discover, integrate or apply facts, theories, artistic perceptions, or design,
  • Produce work which is peer reviewed, critiqued, juried and/or judged and results in a publication, presentation, creative work or other product disseminated to a wider audience beyond the Cal Poly Pomona community.
3. Integration
Cal Poly Pomona Teacher Scholars integrate scholarship and teaching to create a synthesis which is greater than both activities. They:
  • Bring the practice of their own scholarship into the classroom in an appropriate way,
  • Promote a community of inquiry in their role as faculty members, and model and encourage academically rigorous scholarship as appropriate to their discipline,
  • Foster a climate in which faculty/student scholarly, research, or artistic collaboration can take place by:
    • enhancing student learning through meaningful experiences at Cal Poly Pomona as appropriate in their discipline through inquiry based classroom, studio, laboratory, and field activities that are embedded within the curriculum,
    • collaborating with students in a culture of learn-by-doing inquiry, discovery, professional practice and/or creative work through the involvement of students in scholarship outside of regular coursework.

White Paper: The Teacher-Scholar Model at CPP

"Teacher-scholars are not simply scholars engaged in teaching, nor simply teachers engaged in scholarship. Rather, a teacher-scholar approaches the tasks associated with teaching and with scholarship in a holistic manner, integrating these so that they inform and enrich one another. The teacher-scholar model thus encompasses but also extends the traditional picture of faculty work within the CSU, namely, faculty as classroom teachers."


The Provost Teacher-Scholar Program

This competitive grant program assists tenured and tenure-track faculty at the levels of Assistant and Associate Professor in their development as strong teacher-scholars. The program provides summer stipends in two consecutive summers to faculty members who show the potential to develop into exceptional teacher-scholars. Selected faculty develop a Career Development Plan that will enhance their ability to produce scholarly works such as books, journal articles, and proposals for external funding.

2012-2013 Provost Teacher Scholars

  • Ken Chen -- Geography & Anthropology
  • Jing Hu -- International Business & Marketing
  • Anthony Ocampo -- Psychology & Sociology
  • Stephen Osborn -- Geological Sciences
  • Erin Questad -- Biological Sciences
  • Ertan Salik -- Physics
  • Jaehoon Seong -- Mechanical Engineering
  • Angel Valdes -- Biological Sciences
  • Rachel Tamar Van -- History
  • Nicholas Von Glahn -- Psychology & Sociology

2011-2012 Provost Teacher Scholars

  • Edward Bobich -- Biological Sciences
  • Wen Cheng -- Civil Engineering
  • Mehrdad Haghi -- Mechanical Engineering
  • Jill Hargis -- Political Science
  • A. Kristopher Lappin -- Biological Sciences
  • Emille Davie Lawrence -- Mathematics & Statistics
  • Jun Myers -- International Business & Marketing
  • Monica Palomo -- Civil Engineering
  • Alex Small -- Physics
  • Ericka Tucker -- Philosophy
  • Jian (Jane) Zhang -- Collins College of Hospitality Management

Previous Provost Teacher Scholars

  • Hossein Ahmadzadeh - Chemistry
  • Ruth Ahn - Education
  • Subodh Bhandari - Aerospace Engineering
  • Bettina J. Casad - Psychology & Sociology
  • Christina Chavez - Liberal Studies
  • Kristen Conway-Gomez - Geography & Anthropology
  • Timothy Corcoran - Chemistry
  • William C. "Liam" Corley - English and Foreign Languages
  • Erika De Jonghe - Psychology and Sociology
  • Kent Dickson - English and Foreign Languages
  • Winny Dong - Chemical & Materials Engineering
  • Juliana Fuqua - Psychology and Sociology
  • Hend Gilli-Elewy - Interdisciplinary General Education
  • Dewey W. Hall - English and Foreign Languages
  • Barbara Hoeling - Physics
  • Greg Hunter - Economics
  • Jae Min Jung - International Business & Marketing
  • James Kim - Political Science
  • William A. Kitch - Civil Engineering
  • Pablo La Roche - Architecture
  • Carsten Lange - Economics
  • Myong Jae Lee - Collins College of Hospitality Management
  • Mingheng Li - Chemical & Materials Engineering
  • Weimin Li - Landscape Architecture
  • Junjun Liu - Biological Sciences
  • Sean Liu - Chemistry
  • Philip Lukeman - Chemistry
  • Jeffrey S. Marshall - Geological Science
  • Stacy McGoldrick - Psychology & Sociology
  • Georgia Mickey - History
  • Rakesh Mogul - Chemistry
  • Moustafa B. Moustafa - Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Susan Mulley - Landscape Architecture
  • Anjana Narayan - Psychology & Sociology
  • Jeff A. Nessler - Kinesiology & Health Promotion
  • Michael F.Z. Page - Chemistry
  • Norali Pernalete - Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology
  • Laurie Riggs - Mathematics & Statistics
  • Teshia Roby - College of Education & Integrative Studies
  • Homeyra Sadaghiani - Physics
  • Neha Singh - Collins College of Hospitality Management
  • Christos Stathopoulos - Biological Sciences
  • Fang Tang (Daisy) - Computer Science
  • Andrew Voss - Biological Sciences
  • Faye Wachs - Psychology & Sociology
  • Sharonda Wallace - Human Nutrition & Food Science
  • Zuoyue Wang - History
  • M. Ronald Yeung - Civil Engineering
  • Xuehe Zheng - Chemistry