CTL Teaching and Learning Senior Fellows
Dr. Erica Stevens Abbitt, Teaching and Learning Senior Fellow
Dr. Erica Stevens Abbitt is Professor Emerita in the School of Dramatic Art. From 2015-17, she also served FAHSS as director of the Humanities Research Group.
A native of Montreal, Erica earned a BA in political science from McGill before training as an actor. Her theatre career in Canada, the US, New Zealand and the UK included the BBC series OPPENHEIMER, stage roles in London and Off-Broadway and directing, writing and producing credits in regional theatre.
In 1999, she returned to her studies, receiving an MA in Theatre History from California State University, Northridge and a PhD in Critical Studies from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Joining the University of Windsor in 2004, she focused on revitalizing the theatre studies curriculum to include contemporary thinking on race, nation, gender, power and identity, as well as performance.
Erica’s research interests in girl culture, pedagogy, politics and feminist performance are reflected in a series of journal articles, as well as The Theatre of Naomi Wallace (Palgrave 2014) which she co-edited with Scott T. Cummings. The proud recipient of awards from OHREA, FAHSS and OPUS for service on campus, she has also been honoured for contributions to the Women and Theatre Program for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. As a late career academic, she is passionate about mentorship, interdisciplinary exchange, the link between theory and practice, and the importance of liberal arts education in the 21st century.
CEI, room 2259
Ext. 4905
esabbitt@uwindsor.ca
Dr. Veronika Mogyorody, Teaching and Learning Senior Fellow
Dr. Veronika Mogyorody is Professor Emeritus in the School of Creative Arts and founder of the interdisciplinary Visual Arts and the Built Environment [VABE] program with the School of Architecture, University of Detroit Mercy. As UofW's Academic Architectural Advisor, she was involved with the design of campus learning environments. Her engagement in reimagining university spaces/surroundings won her recognition from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, by being honored with a 3M National Teaching Fellowship and awarded the Brightspace Teaching and Learning Innovation Award. She currently is the inaugural Teaching and Learning Senior Fellow at the University's Centre for Teaching and Learning. Trained as an architect and urban designer, her research has focused on higher education learning spaces, sustainable design/ practices, and cultural districts/hubs. Dr. Mogyorody has been recognized by the Ontario Association of Architects “for outstanding contributions to the built environment and to the architectural profession” and has been a recipient of The American Institute of Architects Scholastic Award. She is dedicated to the heritage of modern architecture, and has been a member on the Windsor Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, Community Public Art Advisory Committee, Central Riverfront Technical Advisory Committee and the Urban Design Task Force for the City of Windsor. As the past President of the Art Gallery of Windsor (AGW) and current Board member of WEA she is a strong promoter of arts and culture in downtown redevelopment.
CEI, room 2259
Ext. 4915
mogy@uwindsor.ca