Dr. Susan J. Weaver’s research interests include classroom assessment techniques, the history of education in central Appalachia, 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. She also serves as Assistant Director of Assessment and Co-Director of the QEP.

Dr. Weaver received UC’s Excellence in Teaching award in 2022. She has taught for over twenty-five years in venues ranging from classrooms, 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 and attending plays and music/dance performances.

EdD Educational Leadership/sociology, West Virginia University, 2000
MA Sociology (minor psychology), Marshall University, 1980
BA Sociology (minor psychology) Marshall University, 1974

  • Weaver, S. (2023, April 18). Four ideas in Guide to Relationship-Rich Education in Teaching & Learning: Introduction to the 2022 Pedagogicon Proceedings, Russell Carpenter and Kevin Dvorak (Eds.). Guide to Relationship-Rich Education in Teaching & Learning: Introduction to the 2022 Pedagogicon Proceedings (eku.edu)
  • Weaver, S. (2018, September 28).  Deploying awareness of Appalachia’s past to create a positive future. Paper presented at the Appalachian College Association Summit, Kingsport, TN.
  • Weaver, S., Lockhart, C. & Warren, G. (2018, May 18). Best practices for engaging introverts.  Paper presented at Pedagogicon, Richmond, KY.
  • Weaver, S. (2018, February 15).  Rethinking course design and assessment from a student perspective. Poster session presented at the Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy (CHEP), Blacksburg, VA.
  • Weaver, S., Chambers, J., Goldman, K.  (2017, September30). Creative strategies to assess competence while building confidence.  Paper presented at the Appalachian College Association Summit, Kingsport, TN.
  • Anderson, P., Anson, C., Fish, T., Gonyea, R., Marshall M., Menefee-Libey, W.,…Weaver, S. (2017, Winter).  How writing contributes to learning: A national study and local applications.  AAC&U Peer Review, 19(1), 4-8.

Appalachia, History of Education, Diversity/Ethics, Research, Sociology of Education, Alternatives and Policy Analysis, Marriage and Family International Sociology Online Teaching

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