Office of Educational Development Team
Meet the Team
Justin Zumwalt, Ph.D., NRP
Director of Educational Development
Contact Dr. Zumwalt with questions regarding Leo, the COM curriculum, service-learning, community involvement, instructional design, or educational technology.
Dawn Ballard, ABD, M.S. Ed.
Manager of Instructional Design
Contact Dawn with questions regarding GME, clerkships, Leo, ExamSoft, TrueLearn, Osteopathic Recognition, instructional design, or educational technology.
Rhonda Cochran, M.S. Ed.
Manager of Service Learning
Contact Rhonda with questions regarding service-learning, GivePulse, and community involvement.
Brea Moore, M.S.
Manager of Instructional Design
Contact Brea with questions regarding UME, instructional design, e-Learning development, instructional strategies, and ed tech tools.
Dave Ernst
Instructional Designer
Contact Dave with questions regarding COM, instructional design, e-Learning development, instructional strategies, Panopto and ed-tech tools.
Jennifer A. Fisher, MBA
Instructional Designer
Contact Jennifer with questions regarding COM, instructional design, e-Learning development, instructional strategies, Panopto, and ed tech tools.
Vladimir Merisca, M.A.
Instructional Designer
Contact Vladimir with questions regarding the PA program, instructional design, e-Learning development, instructional strategies, and ed-tech tools.
David Juergens, MBA
Instructional Designer
Contact David with questions regarding GME, Panopto, Canvas, Biomed, HCA, Athletic Training, Forensic Sciences, course evaluations, surveys, and other education technology.
Eric Scholl
Educational Media Services Coordinator
Contact Eric with questions regarding the design, production, and distribution of educational media including audio and video.
Zach Pollak
Academic Assistant II
Contact Zach with questions regarding COM courses, Leo, ExamSoft, Progress IQ, and classroom technology.
Nicole Bazile
Academic Assistant II
Contact Nicole with questions regarding Years 3 and 4, Graduate programs, PA programs, Leo, ExamSoft, and classroom technology.
Betty Jo Westerfield
Academic Assistant IV
Contact Betty Jo with general questions related to the Office of Educational Development.
Sharon Fair
Academic Assistant II
Contact Sharon with questions regarding MS III & IV courses, Leo, ExamSoft, and classroom technology.
Millie McDonald, BS, BA
Administrative Assistant II
Contact Millie with general questions related to the Office of Educational Development.
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