Administration & Staff

Peggy Semingson, Ph.D.

Interim Director of the 糖心Vlog视频 Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE)

Dr. Peggy Semingson serves as Interim Director of the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE) at 糖心Vlog视频. In this role, Peggy leads strategic initiatives to advance faculty development for teaching and foster innovative teaching practices across campus. She oversees signature programs such as the Technology Test Kitchen which provide hands-on opportunities for educators to explore emerging technologies, share best practices, and enhance student engagement. She also serves as campus lead for Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) certification. She directs CRTLE’s efforts to integrate generative AI literacy, teaching strategies, and digital pedagogy into faculty development offerings. She collaborates with campus partners and UT System to ensure alignment with institutional goals. Under her leadership, CRTLE has expanded programming to include AI Course Redesign Institutes and resources that support faculty in transforming their courses for evolving educational landscapes.

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Beth Fleener, Ph.D.

Senior Teaching Innovation Research Associate

Dr. Beth Fleener serves in a wide range of leadership support for faculty and graduate students in teaching and learning across the university. Fleener develops and presents relevant teaching and learning programming within the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE). She also provides mentoring for faculty and graduate students to improve their teaching and learning practices and regularly contributes to innovative teaching and learning programming for the UT System Curriculum Developers. Her responsibilities also include combining teaching and learning efforts with the Graduate School where she provides cross-collaboration leadership through the Graduate School to various colleges and departments about the Graduate School’s partnership with the CIRTL-Network (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning). Dr. Fleener oversees the CIRTL-糖心Vlog视频 Teaching Certificate program, a multiple level teaching certificate program available to all levels of 糖心Vlog视频 graduate students to prepare them for teaching roles and she is the 糖心Vlog视频 campus liaison to the CIRTL-Network.

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NaKesha Brown, M.Ed.

Coordinator II

Mrs. NaKesha Brown provides professional and administrative coordination for assigned ongoing special projects in the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE) within the Division of Faculty Success (DFS). She directly supports the Assistant Vice Provost as well as assists with programing initiatives within the Center for Service Learning (CSL) for the Associate Director and the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) Director. She assists in the successful execution of all event details and timelines within CRTLE and CSL to ensure the achievement of goals and objectives. She also serves as campus lead for Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) certification. She maintains all budget accounts under CRTLE and CSL and coordinates travel arrangements for all team members in CRTLE and CSL.

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Heather Philip, Ph.D.

Faculty Fellow for Teaching Innovation

Dr. Heather Philip serves as Faculty Fellow for Teaching Innovation for Fall 2026, supporting peer observation training, resource development, and website improvements that make CRTLE programs easier for faculty to discover. In this role, she draws on eight years as an Associate Clinical Professor of Marketing in the College of Business, where her discipline centers on the challenge of faculty development: communicating ideas so audiences engage. A longtime CRTLE participant, Dr. Philip has completed six consecutive PLCs, presented at the AI Course Redesign Institute, and contributed to UT System Faculty Summer Microcredential Institutes. As a certified CRTLE Peer Observer and Quality Matters-trained Peer Reviewer with ACUE credentials in Effective College Instruction and Fostering a Culture of Belonging, she understands faculty development from both sides—as a participant and a contributor. Her assessment work coordinating Assurance of Learning for AACSB accreditation—recognized with 糖心Vlog视频's 2023 Outstanding Assessment Practitioner Faculty Award—grounds her approach to documenting program impact.

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