Nathalie Nya
Shaker Heights,OH
Summary
A dynamic educator with extensive experience at John Carroll University, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Akron, specializing in curriculum development and student mentoring. Proven ability to enhance student engagement and academic performance through innovative teaching strategies and critical thinking skills. Committed to fostering a collaborative learning environment that empowers students to excel academically.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Lecturer
The University of Akron
01.2022 - Current
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
- Reviewed student assignments and examinations in order to assess performance levels.
- Built strong student rapport by driving classroom and online discussions and providing academic advisement.
Lecturer of Philosophy
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
09.2020 - Current
- Teaching, research, and mentoring
Philosophy Lecturer
John Carroll University
Cleveland, Ohio
08.2019 - Current
- Teaching, research, and professional development
Philosophy Adjunct
Bryant & Stratton College
08.2014 - 06.2023
- Teach online Philosophy courses and online education curriculum courses
Doctoral Program Affiliated Faculty
Union Institute & University
07.2020 - 05.2023
Professor
Excelsior College
02.2016 - 06.2020
- Teaching Philosophy courses
Post-Doctoral Fellow
John Carroll University
University Heights, Ohio
08.2016 - 08.2019
- Appointment in the Department of Philosophy--Teaching, Research, Service and Professional Development
Lecturer of Philosophy
Penn State University
01.2013 - 06.2015
- Teaching in residence and online
Lecturer
Shasta College
08.2013 - 12.2014
- Teaching courses on the survey of the history of Philosophy
- Phil 006: Introduction to Philosophy (Online)
Instructor
Penn State University
09.2007 - 01.2012
- Teach courses in ethics, logic, critical thinking, social and political philosophy
- Create a curriculum for each course that enables each student to understand the topic and the theories presented in the course, to become a better reader with nuanced comprehensive skills, to gain the ability to write college level papers, to gain the ability to both ask and address concise and context-specific questions
- Advise students and handle all related administrative duties
Administrative Coordinator
State College Area School District
09.2009 - 09.2010
- Project management
- Responsible for planning, evaluating and administering tutoring to adult and teenage students in the ESL and ABE/GED program
- Communicated with students with very limited English skills and provided resources to students with disabilities
- Recruited, interviewed, observed and trained university students and local professionals as tutors in terms of the program's curriculum and interactive knowledge centered activities
Teacher Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
09.2005 - 06.2007
- Assisted Professors in the field of Philosophy, History, Art History and Anthropology
- Conducted course sections that were independent of the course's lectures
- Collaborated and assisted professors in monitoring the performance of students in each course
Student Library Research Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
09.2002 - 06.2007
- Technical service assistant: data-entry, created labels for periodicals and journals, organized periodicals and journals, filed policy and law documents
- Reserve desk assistance: helped student and faculty find and locate books, retrieved reference information and scanned documents for courses on reserve
Conference Coordinator Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
06.2003 - 09.2006
- Assistant to Conference coordinator
- Reserved conference rooms and provided information as needed
- Entered conference web data
- Provided hotel rooms to conference and summer programs participants
Assistant Manager
Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge
Santa Cruz, CA
09.2001 - 09.2002
- Basic accounting skills: budget and sales management
- Assisted in managing inventory and provided excellent customer service
Travel Assistant
Spirent Communications
Agoura Hills
06.2000 - 06.2001
- Booked travel including flight and hotel reservations; assisted with general office duties
Education
MEd-Master's of Education -
Northcentral University
01.2022
Post-Master's Certification in Leadership in Higher Education - Education
Northcentral University
01.2019
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Liberal Arts--Philosophy
Penn State University
01.2014
Master of Arts (MA) - Liberal Arts--Philosophy
UCSC
01.2007
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Liberal Arts--Philosophy and a concentration in Cultural Anthropology
UCSC
01.2005
Skills
- Customer Acquisition
- Curriculum development
- Assessment methodologies
- Online education
- Research methodology
- Academic advising
- Student mentoring
- Presentation skills
- Analytical thinking
- Critical thinking
- Program Management
- Education Management
- Classroom management
- Interpersonal communication
- Project management
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- In-class lectures
- Student engagement
- Learning management systems
- Faculty collaboration
- Mentoring and coaching
- Curriculum creation
- Subject expertise
- Online content delivery
- Course design
- Academic writing
- Learning management interfaces
- Research and analysis
- Teaching excellence
- Academic publication
- Assessment techniques
- Collaborative learning
- Student performance evaluation
- Academic research
- Faculty communication
- Instructional strategies
- Online class discussion
- Educational technology
- Online teaching
- Student advisement
- Public speaking
- Cultural history
- Assessment design
- Academic advisement
- Student records management
- Collaboration
- Group and individual instruction
- Continuing education
Certification
Life Insurance License
Languages
- French, Native or Bilingual
- German, Elementary
- English, Native or Bilingual
Accomplishments
- • EHI 2024 - Finish Line Fund. Awarded funds by CWRU to edit my second book.
2022-Present:
● Posse Scholars Mentor Teaching Fellow. Case Western Reserves University.
2021:
● Honors Award for teaching doctoral courses at Union Institute and University.
2016-2019:
● John Carroll University Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy. The position includes teaching courses on the Philosophy of Race and Contemporary Philosophy. It also includes researching the intersection of Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, gender, and race.
2007-2010:
● The Bunton-Waller Scholarship. The Bunton-Waller Scholarship assists Penn State in creating a more diverse population. Factors such as economic disadvantage, geographic diversity, and ethnic/racial under-representation at Penn State place high-achieving students under consideration for these awards.
2008-2009:
● A one-year seminar by the Penn State University Laboratory for Public Scholarship and Democracy led by Jeremy Cohen that led to my initiation with a certificate as a public Scholarship Fellow. The seminar covered bridging the divide between academia and local/public institutions. This seminar allowed me to become an AmeriCorps Member for the State College Area School District.
2004:
● Humanities’ Dizikes Teaching Award. I received the award for the papers I wrote in: “Women: Philosophical Issues” and “Contemporary French Philosophy.” Nominated and awarded by Philosophy Prof. Jocelyn Hoy (UCSC), who received the award in 2004.
Languages
French
Professional
Timeline
Senior Lecturer
The University of Akron
01.2022 - Current
Lecturer of Philosophy
Case Western Reserve University
09.2020 - Current
Doctoral Program Affiliated Faculty
Union Institute & University
07.2020 - 05.2023
Philosophy Lecturer
John Carroll University
08.2019 - Current
Post-Doctoral Fellow
John Carroll University
08.2016 - 08.2019
Professor
Excelsior College
02.2016 - 06.2020
Philosophy Adjunct
Bryant & Stratton College
08.2014 - 06.2023
Lecturer
Shasta College
08.2013 - 12.2014
Lecturer of Philosophy
Penn State University
01.2013 - 06.2015
Administrative Coordinator
State College Area School District
09.2009 - 09.2010
Instructor
Penn State University
09.2007 - 01.2012
Teacher Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
09.2005 - 06.2007
Conference Coordinator Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
06.2003 - 09.2006
Student Library Research Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
09.2002 - 06.2007
Assistant Manager
Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge
09.2001 - 09.2002
Travel Assistant
Spirent Communications
06.2000 - 06.2001
MEd-Master's of Education -
Northcentral University
Post-Master's Certification in Leadership in Higher Education - Education
Northcentral University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Liberal Arts--Philosophy
Penn State University
Master of Arts (MA) - Liberal Arts--Philosophy
UCSC
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Liberal Arts--Philosophy and a concentration in Cultural Anthropology
UCSC
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