{"id":1323,"date":"2016-10-14T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/womens-gender-studies\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2016-10-14T15:31:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T20:31:55","slug":"uwm-academic-staff-outstanding-teaching-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/womens-gender-studies\/uwm-academic-staff-outstanding-teaching-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM Academic Staff Outstanding Teaching Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Casey O\u2019Brien<\/strong>, senior lecturer, Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies<\/p>\n<p>Casey O\u2019Brien has taught many of the core courses in Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies since joining UWM in 2008. She has become an invaluable member of the department, according to Andrea C. Westlund, associate professor of philosophy and Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is, quite simply, a brilliant teacher and outstanding colleague,\u201d Westlund said. \u201cThe emphasis Casey places on critical reading, writing and research skills in all the courses she teaches has greatly improved our students\u2019 preparedness for upper-division Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies coursework. But perhaps even more importantly, she has an uncommon talent for inspiring students to engage with the course materials in ways that are meaningful in the broader context of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her students agree, consistently giving her high marks on evaluations. For Krista Grensavitch, a lecturer in the Department of History, she\u2019s been a mentor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can personally attest to Casey\u2019s effectiveness as an instructor and her commitment to innovative content delivery and curricular development,\u201d Grensavitch wrote. \u201cI can think of a no more committed, innovative, deserving and personally inspirational individual to receive this honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/29-faculty-staff-honored-fall-awards\/?utm_source=newsletter_10122016&amp;utm_campaign=uwm%20report&amp;utm_medium=email_facstaff&amp;utm_content=29-faculty-staff-honored-fall-awards%2F\">UWM Report article: 29 faculty and staff honored at fall awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Outstanding Teaching Award: Casey O\u2019Brien<\/strong><br \/>Casey O\u2019Brien in a senior lecturer in Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies, and has taught many of the core courses in Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies since joining UWM in 2008. 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