Five individuals join faculty ranks in the college
The Wayne State University College of Education welcomed five new faculty members this fall. With expertise in areas ranging from community health and learning design and technology to educational evaluation and research and inclusive education, they will bring new ideas and insights to the college through their teaching, research and service.
Andria Eisman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of community health. Before joining the college, she was a research assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where she taught courses in health behavior and served as faculty advisor. Eisman was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan Prevention Research Center and Youth Violence Prevention Center and an occupational therapist at the University of Michigan Health System. She earned her bachelor’s in the biological basis of behavior (neuroscience) from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in occupational therapy from the University of Indianapolis, and her master’s and doctorate in public health from the University of Michigan. Eisman has published several journal articles, book chapters, reports and guides, and has received more than $12 million in grant awards from organizations such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Justice, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for projects focused on the implementation of school-based substance use and violence prevention and mental health promotion interventions.
Alisa Hutchinson, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of learning design and technology. She previously held roles as interim assistant director, e-learning strategist and design consultant in Wayne State’s Office of Teaching and Learning, where she led design and development of Teach Anywhere resources and online course design sprints in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped instructors across campus design or improve courses in all modalities. Hutchinson also taught courses in learning design and technology — including Design Thinking and Knowledge, Digital Video for Learning, and Advanced Instructional Design Theory and Research — as an adjunct instructor. She earned her bachelor of general studies from the University of Michigan and her master’s in educational psychology and Ph.D. in learning design and technology from Wayne State. Her research focuses on learning design in higher education and design education, creativity, and professional identity development. A reviewer for Computers and Education and Performance Improvement Quarterly, Hutchinson has co-authored several articles and presented numerous papers. She also advises organizations on needs assessment, learning design, organizational development, branding and identity, and business development issues as an independent consultant.
Linda Jiménez, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer and program coordinator in learning design and technology. In this role, she teaches project management, emerging technologies and internship courses as well as manages the program’s administration. Jiménez previously served as lecturer and program coordinator in the exercise science program, where she taught courses in kinesiology, grant writing and entrepreneurship. She earned four degrees — a bachelor’s in exercise science, a master’s in kinesiology, and a master’s and doctorate in learning design and technology — from Wayne State. A published author and experienced presenter, Jimenez studies strategic alignment, performance improvement and business analysis. A serial entrepreneur, she has founded three organizations: Detroit After-School All-Stars, an extension of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Youth Foundation; Get Active Detroit, an affiliate for the Michigan Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness; and VIDA Enterprise Inc., a business consulting and coaching company. Jiménez is a federal grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education, a principal with Fulcrum Edge Inc. and a business coach for TechTown Detroit’s DTX Launch, an intensive 10-week summer accelerator for college students and recent graduates aspiring to launch a technology startup.
Do-Hong Kim, Ph.D., is a professor of educational evaluation and research. As a tenured professor at the Augusta University College of Education, she taught courses in evaluation and research methods and advised doctoral students. Kim previously served as an associate and assistant professor of educational research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was a research consultant in the South Carolina State Department of Education Office of Assessment. She earned a bachelor’s in psychology from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, and a Ph.D. in educational psychology and research with emphasis on educational measurement and quantitative research methods from the University of South Carolina. Her scholarship includes 36 peer-reviewed articles, one book, four book chapters, 16 technical reports and more than 70 presentations. She has secured more than $3 million in grants from organizations such as the National Science Foundation, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement for projects on which she served as principal investigator, co-principal investigator and external evaluator.
Amanda L. Miller, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of inclusive education. She previously served as assistant professor of inclusive childhood education at the State University of New York College at Cortland. Miller earned her bachelor’s in elementary education from Gustavus Adolphus College, a master’s in special education from Northern Arizona University and a Ph.D. in special education from the University of Kansas. A published author, her three lines of inquiry focus on schooling mechanisms that produce or disrupt academic and social opportunities for girls of color with disabilities, culturally sustaining inclusive education and teacher preparation for equity and justice, and family-school-community partnerships with and for families of color. Miller received an Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Disability Studies Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association for her dissertation and a Dissertation of the Year Award from the School of Education at the University of Kansas. A teacher for 12 years, she worked in K-12 school districts in Alaska, Arizona and Minnesota, and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia and Liberia.