Over the years, I have received several positive student evaluations and colleague testimonials. I am applauded for encouraging and challenging my students to think critically and for maintaining a learning environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusivity, openness, and respect for all. I have also been commended for leading, facilitating, teaching, coaching, mentoring, and educating young and brave minds. I inspire!
"Doris is intellectually adept, meticulously detailed and prepared, and communicatively open. She is a rare combination of matured teacher and developing scholar. She is very confident in her research agenda as it relates to addressing terrorism in Africa, the concepts of Afrocentrism and Feminism, Intercultural Communication, and other research interests. All of this is to say that Doris makes a meaningful contribution to our world."
Elizabeth Natalle, Ph.D. (Associate Professor Emeritus).
"Doris is skilled at engaging with her peers with a combination of teaching strategies and resources: lecture, critical analysis of the course readings, classroom activities, audiovisual materials, and printed handouts. She knows how to intertwine all these techniques to make her presentation dynamic and exciting. Her peers always benefited from her presentation. Her work is professional and thoughtful: well-designed PowerPoint slides, organized exposition, and creative activities. Based on her performance in academic seminars, I would say that Doris is proficient in teaching and running workshops for professionals"
Christiane Damasceno, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)
"Doris is always prepared to offer undergraduates an excellent learning experience. Her commitment to diversity and inclusion must be uplifted. Doris does not simply discuss inclusion; she acts on it. For example, before students even begin speaking in her class, she engages them in what she calls a root cause analysis wherein they examine the foundations of their public speaking nervousness. For this to work, an instructor must be ready to receive information about a student’s identity and be prepared to facilitate moving from that root to a new blossom of possibility. Doris does this by tending to them as individuals, which is reflected in student comments about how supportive she is, as well as how she encouraged the confidence of each student. Doris develops unique activities such as this and administers them to her learners and therefore must be credited for supporting students on the right path, guiding them with the skills to succeed in life, allowing them to thrive."
Elizabeth Jones, Ph.D. (Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
"Doris is one of the most thoughtful and hard-working individuals I have encountered in the realm of academia. She is very diligent with her research methods and seeks to ensure that all work is of the highest quality. Furthermore, she seeks to enhance the lives of her students and goes the extra mile when it comes to providing resources for her students. She also seeks to be a collaborator in any situation she is in and was a great mentor for me as I transitioned into teaching an Introduction To Communication course. Doris provided me with examples, shared study materials she had used, and really gave me confidence when it came to applying pedagogical strategy."
Hannah Welborn-Lewis (Public Education Expert)
Fall 2023 Classroom Guest Speakers Appearances: The Microcosm of Society! Guest entailed experienced professionals and practitioners such as Dale Carnegie's team - Neville De Lucia and Faith Wright; Lululemon Technology Consultant - Dr. Gbemisola Adetayo; Circle Forward Consultant - Michelle Smith; and Cherry Blossoms CEO - Laurence Lim.