Dr. Susan J. Weaver’s research interests include classroom assessment techniques, the history of education in central Appalachia, diversity, and social issues.
She came to the University of the Cumberlands as the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning to support UC’s QEP of Thinking Across the Curriculum. While on campus from 2005-2015, she served as Dean of Teaching and Learning, Director of Assessment, and Director of the Student Awards Program in addition to service on multiple other committees. Currently, she teaches courses in MAT and Educational Leadership programs.
Dr. Weaver received UC’s Excellence in Teaching award in 2022. She has taught for over 25 years in venues ranging from classrooms to satellite studios, prisons, and high schools. She has also served as a volunteer faculty member teaching introductory sociology in UN refugee camps in Kenya, Malawi, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
She has presented papers at multiple conferences, such as the Appalachian College Association, Pedagogicon, and the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting.
She currently teaches from her home in Durham, NC after relocating in 2015 because of family needs. In addition to teaching, she volunteers for non-partisan fair elections initiatives. Her interests include hiking, attending plays and music/dance performances, and nonpartisan activities with organizations to foster political engagement.