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Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

About The CITL Staff

The CITL operates under the direction of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. An advisory board composed of faculty and staff assists in the development of the CITL and advocates for its programming.

  • Karen St. Clair

    Karen L. St.Clair, Director

    Karen L. St.Clair is the founding director of  the CITL. Before coming to Emerson, she worked as an academic developer for teaching and learning centers at two universities. For 25 years, Karen taught psychology for a variety of higher education institutions. Her academic background is based in the liberal arts (Wayne State University), developmental psychology (Peabody College of Vanderbilt University), and counseling (North Carolina State University).

  • Claude Bartholomew

    Claude Bartholomew, Administrative Associate

    Claude Bartholomew holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology from St. Lawrence University and a Masters of Arts in Communication Management from Emerson College. He has been with the CITL since its founding and spends part of his time working with the Office of Service Learning and Community Action.

CITL Advisory Board 2012–2013

Joanne Lasker Communication Sciences and Disorders
Cathryn Edelstein Communication Studies
Peter Seronick Marketing Communication
Mary Harkins Performing Arts
Kenneth Feil Visual and Media Arts
Elizabeth Parfitt Writing, Literature, and Publishing
Yasser Munif Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
Robert Fleming Iwasaki Library
Jennifer Stevens Instructional Technology Group