The Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence is a bi–annual, open access, and peer–reviewed journal that aims to publish high–quality research and scholarship on instruction and education. The journal is funded by the Office on Empowering Teaching Excellence with support from the Statewide Campuses Division at Utah State University, and there are no article processing charges (APCs) for authors. It is committed to publishing high–quality, practical, and experience–based insights from higher education professionals to empower teaching excellence in today’s teaching environments.

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Empowering Teaching Excellence
Utah State University
5100 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322

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Editors

Jason Olsen, Associate Professor
Editor in Chief
Utah State University Eastern, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of English, Price, UT

Nichelle Frank, Assistant Professor
Assistant Editor
Utah State University Eastern, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History, Price, UT

Editorial Board

Travis Thurston, Director of Teaching Excellence
Utah State University, Office of Empowering Teaching Excellence, Logan, UT

Michelle Arnold, Instructional Coordinator
Utah State University, Office of Empowering Teaching Excellence, Logan, UT

Erika Finch, Scholarly Communication Librarian
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Logan, UT

Karin deJonge-Kannan, Principal Lecturer of Linguistics
Utah State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, World Languages and Cultures, Logan, UT

Heather Jensen, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Utah State University, College of Education and Human Services, Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Logan, UT

J.C. Sheen, Assistant Professor
Utah State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social Work, Logan, UT

Jason Tweed, Assistant Professor
Utah State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Criminal Justice, Tooele, UT

Elena Taylor, Associate Professor
Utah State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, World Languages and Cultures, Logan, UT

Neal Legler, Director
Utah State University, Center for Innovative Design and Instruction, Logan, UT

Rich Etchberger, Vice Provost
Utah State University, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, Moab, UT