Tazin Daniels, Ph.D.

Skills

• Experienced educational developer in STEM, Health Sciences, Social Science and Humanities

• Proven skills in supervision, consultation, facilitation, program management, and assessment

• Track record of cultivating collaborative campus partnerships and networks

• Areas of expertise include online education, instructional technology and inclusive teaching

• Trained athletic, executive, and wellness coach specializing in academic success

Education

• 2016     Ph.D.    Anthropology, Michigan State University

• 2010     M.A.     Anthropology, Michigan State University

• 2006     B.A.     Anthropology, University of California, Irvine

Awards

• 2020     Interprofessional Education (IPE) Team Award for Innovation and Excellence. Center for IPE, U-M.

• 2019     Demonstration Model Award for “IPE in Action.” Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education

  and Research Center (MIPERC)

• 2017     Distinguished Diversity Leaders Team Award. Office of the Provost, U-M.

• 2014     UGS 101: Freshmen Seminar Course Development Fellowship. Center for Integrative Studies, MSU.

• 2013     "Foundations of Science” MOOC Development Fellowship. The Gates Foundation & MSU.

• 2012     Disciplinary Leadership Fellowship. The Graduate School, MSU.

• 2012     Cultural Heritage Informatics Fellowship. Department of Anthropology, MSU.

• 2012     Ron Hart Award for Outstanding Teaching. Department of Anthropology, MSU.

• 2011     Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, MSU.

• 2011     ANP 204: Medical Anthropology Course Development Fellowship. Department of Anthropology, MSU.

• 2010     Teaching Award. Center for Integrative Studies in General Science, MSU.

• 2009     Learning Leader Award. Department of Residence Life, MSU.

Leadership

Bridgeport Consulting (2021-Present)

DEI and Strategic Planning Consultant

• Work with educational, non-profit and other mission-driven organizations on strategic planning processes including issues of DEI, change management, re-branding, success planning, etc.

• Facilitate planning meetings, conduct interviews and focus groups, design staff retreats and other forms of stakeholder engagement, write reports, and present at board meetings.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2020-Present)

Equitable Digital Learning Expert with Every Learner Everywhere Network

• Provide expertise in equitable teaching practices and digital learning that fosters student-centered instruction and cultivates inclusion.

• Support faculty and administrators through teaching and learning transformation by sharing pedagogical research, innovative digital learning solutions, and effective practices leading to improved outcomes for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students, low-income students, and first-generation students

• Serve as an agent of change for increasing equity in the digital learning community and higher education by deepening institutional understanding of social justice principles, how issues of equity impact students, and why empowered and accountable educators are essential for progress

University of Michigan (2016-Present)

Associate Director in the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)

• Director of the Health Sciences Teaching Academy: Worked with Health Sciences Deans Council to create

  a semester long learning community and provided individual coaching for new faculty

• Director of the Interprofessional Leadership Fellows Program: Worked with the Center for

  Interprofessional Education (C-IPE) to recruit, train and support over 80 faculty and staff working in teams

  on curricular projects to promote team-based healthcare.

• Co-director of the Diversity and Inclusive Teaching Seminar: Worked with the Program on Intergroup

  Relations (IGR) and the Rackham Graduate School to train of over 100 graduate students on equity-focused

  facilitation skills.

• Co-lead of the Instructional Technology & Educational Development team: Planned professional

  development activities for CRLT staff around instructional technology.

• Lead of the CRLT Covid-19 Taskforce: Coordinated the development of processes and resources to support

  the transition to emergency remote teaching remote work in 2020.

• Co-directed the Preparing Future Faculty Program: Worked with Rackham Graduate School to train over

  300 Ph.D. candidates on teaching and career preparation skills.

• Co-directed the Postdoc Short Course in STEM Education: Worked with Rackham and the Center for

  Academic Innovation to develop asynchronous videos to train postdocs in teaching skills.

• Managed the Graduate Teacher Certificate + Digital Media (GTC+): Worked with the Institute for the

  Humanities, Rackham Graduate School, and the U-M Libraries to develop programming and track progress

  of enrolled graduate students.

Professional and Organizational Developers (POD) Network (2016-present)

Network Member and Committee Chair

• Chair of the Professional Development Committee: Collaborate with educators and administrators from

  multiple institutions on a national efforts to assess and improve professional development in the field of

  educational development.

• Chair of the Healthcare Educational Developers Special Interest Group: Collaboratively developed a new

  special interest group, which included conducting a needs assessment, developing a mission statement and

  establishing a leadership and communications infrastructure

• Co-founder of the People of Color Affinity Group: Worked with colleagues from multiple institutions in

  the creation of POD's first affinity group for people of color (POC). Worked with POD leadership to draft

  and implement DEI strategic plan to create a more inclusive organization for POC and other marginalized

  groups.

Michigan State University (2006-2016)

Graduate Student, Instructor, Researcher and Coach

• Assessment Research Coordinator in The Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education:

  Developed embedded course assessments based on undergraduate learning goals. Mentored faculty on

  implementation of embedded course assessments. Coded and analyzed student responses and wrote reports

  for the Associate Provost.

• Online Course Coordinator for Department of Anthropology: Mentored faculty on the collaborative design

  of eleven new online courses. Led a team of content developers on the filming and production of online

  courses. Trained faculty and graduate teaching assistants on how to teach online. Trained successor and

  developed a manual on how to produce online courses for the department.

• Undergraduate Research Supervisor in Department of Anthropology: Led a group of undergraduate

  research assistants working on various aspects of my research. Trained students on qualitative methods for

  research. Mentored students around professional goals including applications to graduate school.

• Course Supervisor for ISB 208L: Applications in Biological Sciences in the Center for Integrative Studies

  in General Science: Supervised 12 graduate teaching assistants teaching 35 lab sections for ~1200 student.

  Held weekly lab meetings designed to train instructors on pedagogical strategies for teaching. Held bi-

  weekly meetings with individual teaching assistants to support their instructional practice and professional

  development.

• Mentor/Trainer for International Teaching Assistant Orientation: Facilitated a cohort of international

  teaching assistants on best practices for teaching. Trained incoming graduate student facilitators.

• Rowing Coach at MSU Club Crew and Lansing Rowing Club: Developed training programs and

  supervised practices for collegiate athletes and adult rowers.

Publications

• Ascione, Frank, Tazin Daniels, and Ghaidha Najaar. (2021). An Intensive Program to Develop Interprofessional Education Leaders. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. (Under review)

• Daniels, Tazin. (2021). Centering Instructor Identity in the STEM Classroom. National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity Newsletter. April 13, 2021.

• Daniels, Tazin, Elizabeth Bailey, and Anoff Cobblah. (2021). In Search of Silver Linings: Strategies for Preparing Future Faculty during a Global Pandemic. To Improve the Academy. Volume 40 (1).

• Daniels, Tazin and Shana Schoem. (2020). Preparing Inclusive Educators Through Transformative Learning in Graduate Student Development and Preparation in the 21st Century. New Directions in Teaching and Learning. Eds. Kem Saichaie and Cara Harwood Theisen.

• Foster, Brian, Theresa McCarty, and Tazin Daniels. (2018). Anthropology of and for Higher Education in Navigating the Volatility of Higher Education. Eds. Brian L. Foster, Steven Graham, and Joe Donaldson.

• Karim, Tazin. (2013). Teaching Anthropology in the Digital Age. General Anthropology. Volume 20 (1). Pg: 1-9.

• Karim, Tazin. (2013). Practical Training for the Digitally Il/literate Anthropologist. Savage Minds.

• Karim, Tazin. (2013). Passing with Pills: Redefining Performance in the Pharmaceuticalized University. The Anthropologies Project.

• Karim, Tazin. (2012). “Meducating Our Children: The Moral Influence of Adderall on Education, Parenting, and Treatment.” Somatosphere.

Presentations

• (2022) “Pedagogies of Care.” Invited keynote presentation for the U-M Information and Technology Services Education Symposium.

• (2022) “Inclusive STEM Curriculum Design and Facilitation” Facilitated Ambassador Learning Communities for Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) BioInteractive EdProDevCon

• (2022) “Centering Instructor Identity in the STEM classroom.” Virtual workshop for the STEM Racial Equity Institute at Framingham University.

• (2022) “Meeting the Moment: Centering Equity, Inclusion, and Care in our Work with Students.” Palo Alto University Evidence-based Teaching Conference.

• (2022) “Pedagogies of Care: Transforming Relationships in Digital and Physical Spaces.” Hybrid keynote for the Fort Lewis College Skyflex Conference.

• (2022) “Cultivating an Equity-Focused Mindset to Improve Educational Outcomes” Virtual plenary presentation for the Achieving the Dream Teaching and Learning Institute.

• (2022) “Principles and Practices for Equity-focused Teaching” Virtual Keynote for the Pasco-Hernando State College EduTech Conference.

• (2022) “The Impact of Technology on Equity and Inclusion in a Covid World.” Panel presentation for the University of the District of Columbia Faculty Senate.

• (2022) “Building Community in the Online Classroom (parts 1 &2)” Virtual Workshops for Educational Technology Organization of Michigan (ETOM).

• (2022) “Introduction to Inclusive Teaching.” Virtual Keynote for Florida Southwestern State College Summer Institute.

• (2022) “Centering Instructor Identity in the STEM classroom.” Virtual workshop for the STEM Racial Equity Institute at Framingham University.

• (2022) “Introduction to Inclusive Teaching.” Virtual presentation for the REMOTE Connected Faculty

  Summit.

• (2022) “Engaging Students in One-Shot Workshops.” Virtual workshop for the Illuminate Series at

  MacEwan University.

• (2021) “Pedagogies of Care.” Virtual keynote presentation for the Teaching and Learning Conference at

  DePaul University.

• (2021) “Principles and Practices for Inclusive Teaching.” Virtual Keynote presentation for the eLearnX

  Conference at Utah State University.

• (2021) “Strategies for Centering Instructor Identity in STEM education.” Virtual workshop for the

  National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity.

• (2021) “Equity, Diversity and Learning in Higher Education.” Expert panel presentation sponsored by

  WCET and Every Learner Everywhere Network.

• (2021) “Practical Considerations for an Uncertain Future.” WCET Leadership Summit panel.

• (2021) “Reaching and Teaching Every Learner Everywhere” Expert panel presentation sponsored by

  Columbia School of Professional Studies, WCET, and Every Learner Everywhere Network.

• (2021) “Strategies to Incorporate Active Learning into your Online/Hybrid Course.” Invited pre-

  conference workshop for the Online Learning Consortium Innovate conference.

• (2021) “Creative Strategies for Equitable Engagement in Online Classes” OLC Innovate. Special

  workshop for the Online Learning Consortium Innovate conference.

• (2020) “Centering Instructor Identity in STEM education.” Virtual presentation for AAA-IUSE.

• (2020) “From Ally to Accomplice: Working Together for Social Justice Reform at U-M and Beyond.”

  Virtual presentation and panel facilitation at U-M Juneteenth Staff Townhall.

• (2018) “Diversity and Inclusive Teaching Seminar.” Panel presentation for the Graduate student,

  Professional student and Postdoctoral scholar Development (GPPD) Showcase at the POD

  Network Conference. Montreal, QB, Canada