Hunter College Assessment Fellows 2019-2020

Margaret Bausman
Libraries

Margaret Bausman, LCSW-R, MSLIS, is a tenured Associate Professor on the faculty of the Hunter College Libraries. She holds the position of the Head of the Social Work, Nutrition and Public Health Library, which serves the academic and research needs of the Silberman School of Social Work, Public Health and Nutrition Programs. Ms. Bausman earned an MS in Library and Information Science degree from Long Island University’s Palmer School in 2010. Prior to this, Ms. Bausman worked as a clinical and administrative social worker in children’s mental health services, having completed an MSW at New York University in 1995. In addition to information literacy instruction and needs in social work education and practice, Ms. Bausman’s research interests include the development of the helping professions during the Progressive Era with particular focus on the intertwined evolution of librarianship and social work, the construct of the new woman, and the social justice movements of the time.

Nadya Kobko
Chemistry

Nadya Kobko has more than 25 years of teaching experience under her belt. She taught physics, astronomy, and Foundations of Natural Sciences in High and Middle schools in Moscow, Russia. When she came to New York in 1996 to study in the Chemistry Ph.D. program at CUNY she began teaching General Chemistry laboratories at Hunter College. Later she taught General Chemistry lectures and labs for non-science majors at Yeshiva College, then General Chemistry lectures and laboratories for Nursing program students at LaGuardia College, as well as General Chemistry lectures and Physical chemistry lectures and laboratories at Hunter College. Currently Dr. Kobko is a full time lecturer in HC Chemistry department. She mainly teaches jumbo lecture courses in General Chemistry.

Amber Martin
Psychology

Dr. Amber Martin is a developmental psychologist in the department of psychology. Since coming to Hunter in 2014, she has taught multiple courses in psychology including developmental psychology and psychology of language. Her research examines language acquisition in deaf children, and language change over time. She also coordinates the major’s experimental methods course, and is the departmental director of assessment. During her year as assessment fellow Dr. Martin will work with psychology faculty to improve existing and develop new ways to assess and improve student writing in the psychological sciences.

Leighsa Sharoff
Nursing

Leighsa Sharoff is an experienced educator, practitioner, nurse leader, mentor and researcher with numerous publications, presentations, invited lectures, and funded research grants and projects to her credit. She received her bachelor's in nursing from Adelphi University, master's degree in nursing from Hunter College/City University of New York as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist, and her doctorate in education from Columbia University/Teachers College. Sharoff is also an Advanced Certified Holistic Nurse. She is a tenured Associate Professor and Simulation Coordinator at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing at Hunter College. Sharoff is a national and international speaker at nursing and educational conferences, has presented lectures and research findings to nursing and multidisciplinary audiences, including presentations in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Dublin Ireland and the Netherlands. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles, is a peer reviewer for numerous high-impact nursing and medical journals and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Holistic Nursing [JHN]. Recently one of her articles was a finalist in the JHN Excellence in Writing Awards: Practice and Education. She is a member of many professional organizations and has served in numerous leadership positions. Dr. Sharoff is a Fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine, active on the NYSIM Advisory Council (New York Simulation Center) and remains an active member of the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Medical Reserve Corps. Sharoff’s extensive expertise in a plethora of nursing specialties provides opportunities for research focusing on nursing education, including holistic nursing, simulation, genetics and genomics and innovative teaching-learning strategies. She was an early adaptor and innovator of online teaching, and provides an extensive assortment of teaching-learning strategies to accommodate all learners. Her passion is educating and mentoring our future professional nurses.

Gabriela Smeureanu
Chemistry

Gabriela M. Smeureanu is a faculty member in the Chemistry Department and serves as the department coordinator for pedagogical and student success initiatives. Gabriela is an active participant in the ongoing Chemistry Department’s study of the effects of flipped and active-learning classroom pedagogy on student mastery of content and grades in General Chemistry I and II courses. Gabriela has 15 years’ experience in teaching science to students from undergraduates to graduates and high schools. Her background includes Chemical Education Pedagogy, advising, teaching and developing curriculum in chemistry. She works to develop and implement flipped classrooms, inquiry labs using technology and innovations for engagement and retention in chemistry. She is also developing and teaching general chemistry online courses for nursing and pre-med programs as well as participating in admissions and advising. Gabriela coordinates instruction, assessment, develops course content, and builds faculty collaborations across campuses.

Jason Young
Psychology

Dr. Jason Young is a professor of social psychology in the Department of Psychology at Hunter College—CUNY, where he conducts research on the impact of emotion on judgment and decision-making, including factors producing fear of crime, and the impact of math anxiety on personal spending and saving habits. His work on student learning and education in recent years has included helping develop projects for CABE, the APA Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education, including projects focused on the assessment of psychological learning and a current project aligning employer skillsets with student learning in psychology courses. He is a past president of the Psi Chi Honor Society, a fellow of Division 1 of APA, and a longstanding advocate for more in-depth student advising strategies to facilitate their research and career goals. His teaching interests include Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Attitudes and Persuasion, the Psychology of Prediction, and Evolutionary Psychology.

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Hunter College Assessment Fellows 2019-2020

Margaret BausmanLibraries

Nadya KobkoChemistry

Amber MartinPsychology

Leighsa SharoffNursing

Gabriela SmeureanuChemistry

Jason YoungPsychology