Instructors
Virginia Wray Totaro is a first-generation college student from Roanoke and came to Virginia Commonwealth University as an adjunct in the Spring of 2005 teaching courses such as Human Sexuality, Diverse Families and Children and Sociology of Racism, before accepting a full-time position with the Department of Focused Inquiry in 2007. In 2016, she became […]
Melissa C. Johnson is Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and an affiliate faculty member in the English Department at The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to this role, Johnson was Professor and Chair of the Department of Focused Inquiry in the University College of Virginia Commonwealth University. She is committed to equitable […]
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John joined Academic Impressions in December 2022 as an Institutional Partnerships Associate following 6 years at DeSales University (Go Bulldogs!) in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. In his role, John engages with institutions on collaborative practices and integrates data and communication across the Institutional Partnerships and Academic Impressions teams. John’s roles in higher education included working within […]
Breanne joined Academic Impressions in January 2023 as an Account Manager following almost 10 years of service at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Breanne’s roles in higher education included working in the President’s Office, with the University’s strategic plan and the Chief Strategy Officer, and in employee learning and development within Human Resources. She […]
Lisa Flesher is the Chief of Realm 4, Project Acceleration at Arizona State University where she helps guide unique, technology-enhanced projects to advance initiatives in Realm 4 – Education Through Exploration. An example of this work includes Dreamscape Learn which empowers learners through fully immersive and interactive VR learning experiences. Her background includes developing technical […]
Meena is passionate about the transformative power of education and the role that philanthropy can play in changing lives. At the Case School of Engineering, Meena is responsible for initiating, cultivating, and developing the development program, supporting the associate dean of development with the implementation of the major components of a comprehensive campaign in support […]
Derek Jones joined the Center for Innovation and Change as Faculty Director in June 2021. He is Associate Professor of Cognitive Science and has directed the Cognitive Science program at UE since 2013. Dr. Jones has held many faculty leadership positions during his time at UE, including Director of the First Year Seminar, Vice Chair […]
In her current role, Serentiy oversees institutional research, analytics, and reporting; university accreditation and assessment; institutional effectiveness technology; and policy and curriculum development, including new degree and certificate program proposal development. She served for sixteen years in the UT Dallas Provost’s Office, most recently as Associate Provost for Policy and Program Coordination. During her time […]
Meet the first ever Metaversity Director, Dr. Muhsinah Lateefah Morris. A BS chemistry graduate of the HBCU Clark Atlanta University. She obtained an MS & PhD from the Harvard of the South, Emory University in Biomolecular Chemistry. Dr. Morris has been part of and leading Morehouse’s Metaversity project since the Spring of 2021. She’s won […]
