learn / Grow
My commitment to growth as a mentor, scholar, teacher, and maker calls me to participate in professional and personal development opportunities that align with values of equity, access, and trust. Whether collaborating to develop interdisciplinary curriculum that bridges STEM and humanities programs or diving deep into conversations about how we show up as our whole selves in learning spaces, my interest is in intellectual curiosity and community well-being. Below are a few examples of the spaces and programs I have participated in to support my own growth and renew my engagement with students, colleagues, and community.
Integrated scholarship, SERVICE & pedagogy
Nonprofit Marketing and Strategic Communications Certificate
Completed program to enhance skills for serving nonprofits as a marketing and strategic communication partner.
NC Counts 2025 Convening invited panelist
Invited to serve as a speaker on the panel “Bridging the Digital Divide for a Strong Census.”
Center for Trauma Resilient Communities
Participated in 3-day certification workshop that focused on applied techniques for trauma-informed care and pedagogy.
Teaching the Publicly-Engaged Humanities to Undergraduates: A Workshop Series
Participation in this workshop series offered me an opportunity to synthesize my interest in humanities instruction, community partnerships, and experiential learning. 2024
MIXXER Makerspace Metalshop Residency
I am fortunate to have been selected as a member of a cohort that will learn and teach metal work skills in 2024. My projects combine metal work and fiber arts.
Sawtooth School for Visual Art Textiles Courses
After offering the experimental course “Fiber Arts and Feminisms” at Salem College for many years, I know lead embroidery and knitting classes in the local community.
Digital feminist media and cultural studies summer school
At the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown uncertainty, I was selected as one of the participants in Centre for Gender & Women’s Studies at Lancaster University Gender, Celebrity and Popular Culture Summer School: “Doing Feminist Cultural Studies in a Time of Crisis.” 2020
Center for Courage and Renewal
For several years, I have joined the Heart of Higher Education summer conference and also completed a six-month workshop with a cohort of 18 fellow academics. 2020-2023
Circle of Trust
After investing in retreats through the Center for Courage and Renewal, in 2023 I began the long term process of training to develop Circle of Trust facilitation skills. 2023-
STEM Futures
The Future Substance of STEM Education program was hosted by ASU and funded by the National Science Foundation. I joined a team of Salem College colleagues in a months-long workshop with cohorts of faculty from around the United States to create curricula designed to bridge humanities and STEM fields. 2020
Spring Duvall, PhD 