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Faculty-in-Residence & Faculty Partners

The central mission of university life is fostering the practice of creative and critical inquiry, using methods that are artistic, humanistic, scientific, social-scientific, quantitative, and culturally aware. The Faculty-in-Residence (FiR) and Faculty Partner program places faculty in the residential community to facilitate learning beyond the classroom and serve as role models. Living within the residence halls, FiRs facilitate academic and intellectually driven programs, as well as engage with students informally through a variety of different experiences. As a partnership between Faculty Affairs and CLRE, FiRs collaborate directly with Community Coordinators to build and support the community development in their neighborhoods. 

Our Faculty-in-Residence connect with residents in a variety of ways, including through programs in the residence halls, trips around the DMV area, workshops, and informal interactions. 

A few programs have included trips to the Spy Museum, spelunking, resume workshops, kayaking on the Potomac, Thanksgiving dinner and desserts, apple picking, cookies and conversation, study breaks, National Geographic Exhibit visits, Nats games, securing an Internship presentation, IMAX Film screenings, Kennedy Center Shows, and many more!

If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Faculty in Residence, please reach out to the Assistant Director for Academic Initiatives, Anthony Pohorilak (anthony [dot] pohorilakatgwu [dot] edu). 


Current Faculty-in-Residence

 

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Deniece Dortch

Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration

FiR for 1st-Year Students

dortchatgwu [dot] edu

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Gabby Headrick

Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in Nutrition
 
Associate Director of Food and Nutrition Policy

FiR for 1st-Year Students

g [dot] headrickatgwu [dot] edu

Manuel Cueller

Manuel R. Cuellar

Associate Professor of Latin American and Latinx Literary and Cultural Studies.

Affiliated Faculty of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute, and the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service.

FiR for 1st-Year Students

cuellaratgwu [dot] edu

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Dwayne Kwaysee Wright

Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives, GSEHD

FiR for 1st-Year Students

dwaynewrightatgwu [dot] edu

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Carmen Ortega-Santos

Assistant Professor

FiR for 1st-Year Students

carmen [dot] ortegasantosatgwu [dot] edu

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Daniele Podini

Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Sciences

FiR for 2nd-Year Students

podiniatgwu [dot] edu (podini[at]gwu[dot]edu)

 

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Clement Akpang

Assistant Professor, Corcoran Art History

FiR for 2nd-Year Students

clement [dot] akpangatgwu [dot] edu

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Alexander Dent

Professor of Anthropology

FiR for Upperclass Students

asdentatgwu [dot] edu

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Yanxiang Zhao

Associate Professor of Mathematics

FiR for Upperclass Students

yxzhaoatgwu [dot] edu

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Ebony N. Russ

Teaching Assistant Professor of Writing, University Writing Program

FiR for Upperclass Students

ebonyrussatgwu [dot] edu

 

 

 

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Donaldson Conserve

Associate Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health

FiR for Upperclass Students

dconservejratgwu [dot] edu