Participants
Nearly 900 individuals from across campuses and colleges have participated in the Funded Awards Program.
There have been a total of 15 cohorts since the Funded Awards Program began in 2013. Over time, the program has evolved to encompass both faculty and student participants.
This has proven to be a highly successful collaborative partnership where faculty lead the projects with the commitment to incorporate the e-modules into their courses and consult with students to generate creative ideas; in turn, students offer engagement options and content development skills.
Current Projects & Participants (Cohort 15)
The 2025-2026 cohort features 70 individuals from all seven colleges, the Munroe-Meyer Institute and McGoogan Health Sciences Library.
Faculty Director
Kristen Driver
College of Pharmacy
Student Developers
Carissa Caraway-Richey, Makayla Gill, Aubrey Monahan
College of Pharmacy
additional Faculty member
Kristen Cook
College of Pharmacy
Faculty Director
Brian Maass
McGoogan Health Sciences Library
Student Developers
Brody Gish, Melanie Minchow, Allyson Paradee, Cassidy Smith
College of Allied Health Professions
Additional Faculty MemberS
McKenzie Behrendt
College of Allied Health Professions
Sarah Synek
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
Faculty Director
Nicole Kolm Valdivia
College of Public Health
Student Developers
Farzana Afrin Bithi, Josh Bell
College of Public Health
additional Faculty Member
Katie Brandert
College of Public Health
Faculty Director
Abbey Fingeret
College of Medicine
Student Developers
Karla Kerkove
College of Nursing
Lahari Ramini
College of Medicie
additional faculty member
Suhasini Kotcherlakota
College of Nursing
Faculty Director
Jayme Weber
College of Nursing
Student Developers
Jordan Isabella Witte, Calysta Trevino
College of Nursing
Faculty Director
Jennifer Davis
College of Medicine
Student Developers
Emily Jinings, Justin Martin
College of Pharmacy
Duncan Works
College of Medicine
Sarah Uhm
College of Medicine, Graduate Studies
Additional Faculty MemberS
Kelly Gonzales
College of Nursing
Chelsea Huppert, Shawna Sunagawa
College of Pharmacy
Nicole Kusnik, Jonathan Ryder
College of Medicine
Kevin McGuire
College of Allied Health Professions
Faculty Director
Matt Vilburn
College of Medicine
Student Developers
Carly Isder, Karissa Nichols
College of Medicine
Faculty Director
Shannon Lynch
College of Medicine
student Developers
Marissa Baker, Luke Bergstrom, Mason Casper
College of Medicine
Additional Faculty Member
Tim Kaftan
College of Medicine
Faculty Director
Sheri Rowland
College of Nursing
Student Developers
Megan Dubas, Melinda Pariser-Schmidt
College of Nursing
Shawn MacDonald
College of Allied Professions
Additional Faculty member
Molly Whitlow
College of Allied Health Professions
Faculty Director
Lisa Moravec
College of Dentistry
Student Developers
Paige Anthony, Brisa Garcia-Vargas, Laura Johndreau, Kaitlyn Kizzire
College of Dentistry
additional Faculty member
Nicole Baker
College of Dentistry
Faculty Director
Jayme Dowdall
College of Medicine
Student/Resident Developers
Kayley Anderson, Ryan Higgins, Tony Satroplus
College of Medicine
additional Faculty Members
Bennett Berning, Chris Bingcang, Katie Geelan-Hansen, Chelsea Hamill, Tony Richa
College of Medicine
Carly Garcia, Cassie Gay
Munroe-Meyer Institute
Faculty Director
Dawn Venema
College of Allied Health Professions
Student Developers
Hanna Hessler, Nicole Kleffman, Tristan Larson, Carrie Oaklund
College of Allied Health Professions
Faculty Director
Michael Rosenthal
College of Allied Health Professions
View the 2025 E-Learning Innovators booklet.
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