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] pohorilak
gwu [dot] edu).
Current Faculty-in-Residence
Imani Cheers
Interim Senior Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
Associate Director and Associate Professor of Digital Storytelling
FiR for the Mount Vernon Campus
imanimcheersgwu [dot] edu
Donaldson Conserve
Associate Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health
FiR for the West Way Neighborhood
dconservejrgwu [dot] edu
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 the South Square Neighborhood
cuellargwu [dot] edu
Alexander Dent
Professor of Anthropology
FiR for the North Village Neighborhood
asdentgwu [dot] edu
Deniece Dortch
Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration
FiR for the East Commons Neighborhood
dortchgwu [dot] edu
Daniele Podini
Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Sciences
FiR for the West Way Neighborhood
podinigwu [dot] edu (podini[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Ebony N. Russ
Teaching Assistant Professor of Writing, University Writing Program
Fir for the South Square Neighborhood
ebonyrussgwu [dot] edu
Tamara Taggart
Associate Professor, Department of Prevention and Community Health
Director, Community-Oriented Primary Care Program
FiR for the West Way Neighborhood
ttaggartgwu [dot] edu
Sid Williams
Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance Program
FiR for the North Village Neighborhood
sidwilliamsgwu [dot] edu
Dwayne Kwaysee Wright
Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives, GSEHD
FiR for the South Square Neighborhood
dwaynewrightgwu [dot] edu
Yanxiang Zhao
Associate Professor of Mathematics
FiR for the East Commons Neighborhood
yxzhaogwu [dot] edu
Anthony Pohorilak
Assistant Director for Academic Partnerships
Mount Vernon Campus
anthony [dot] pohorilakgwu [dot] edu