About Us

The mission of the Office of Faculty Engagement and Development (FED) is to support and increase student success by promoting, supporting, and fostering a culture of excellence through the comprehensive development of the UH faculty. The FED provides resources to support growth in teaching proficiency and effectiveness, successful faculty career progress, research productivity, and service to the University and broader communities. Professional development is supported at all stages of faculty careers and for all faculty groups, including actively promoting existing opportunities for professional development.

Our Team:

Leslie A. Coward, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director
Faculty Engagement and Development
lcoward@uh.edu
713-743-2762

JeBreyah Chevis
Program Director
Faculty Engagement and Development
jachevis@uh.edu
713-743-7216

Regina Johnson
Administrative Assistant
Faculty Engagement and Development
rljohn21@central.uh.edu
713-743-7809

Faculty Engagement and Development Advisory Board:

The Advisory Board of the Center for Faculty Engagement and Development represents the faculty in a faculty-driven and administratively supported initiative for Faculty Engagement and Development. The Board is an advocate for enhancing student success and serves a constituency concerned with teaching and learning, research, service, and maintaining a culture of faculty excellence: full-time and part-time faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate teaching assistants, administrators, and graduate and undergraduate students. The Board also serves as a resource to the Executive Director: consulting on programs and mentoring; assisting with understanding UH culture, policies, and priorities; liaising to university and external constituencies; identifying UH and community resources; and serving in other capacities as needs are identified.

Current FED Advisory Board Members:

Advisory Board Member Term Date Email Address
Margaret Hale 9/1/2022 - 8/31/2026 mhale@uh.edu
Diana De La Rosa-Pohl 9/1/2022 - 8/31/2026 ddelarosa2@uh.edu
Veronica Douglas 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2026 viarella@central.uh.edu
MariVi Tejada-Simon 9/1/2022 - 8/31/2026 avershynina@uh.edu
Wynne Chin 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2027 wchin@uh.edu
Carrie Cutler 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2027 ccutler@uh.edu
Edward Gloor 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2027 elgloor@uh.edu
Dustin Maneethai 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2027 dmaneeth@central.uh.edu
Bradley Brummel 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2028 bjbrumme@central.uh.edu
Sandy Diec 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2028 sdiec@central.uh.edu
Kelly Littlepage 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2028 kglittle@central.uh.edu
Michael Murray 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2028 mjmurray@central.uh.edu