Cindy Miller
CETL Interim Coordinator
703.323.2157
www.nvcc.edu/home/lmiller
Cindy is the Interim Coordinator for CETL. She comes to CETL from the Annandale Campus Biology Department where she teaches Anatomy and Physiology. She is passionate about the teaching excellence exhibited by the NOVA faculty and is dedicated to filling NOVA’s mission for world-class teaching.

Robin Muse
CETL Administrative Assistant               
703.764.7386
Robin has been with CETL for several years and has dedicated her work to growing CETL from a fledgling project without any home, to a fully-staffed and fully developed center. She runs CETL’s lending-library and her capable touch marks all the workshops CETL offers throughout the year. She is always helpful.

Afsaneh Chamlou
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.845.6552
www.nvcc.edu/home/achamlou
Dr. Chamlou teaches Information Technology at the Alexandria Campus. She is particularly interested in classroom observations and consultations with faculty who are interested in assessing and reflecting upon their teaching efficacy.

Barbara Crain
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.948.7742
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/bcrain/
Barbara is an assistant professor of geography at the Loudoun Campus. Barbara has been teaching geography (social science) and geology at the Loudoun campus since 2005. She's originally from Heidelberg, Germany, where she spent her formative years training and teaching in secondary/higher education. Like all geographers she loves the outdoors and traveling. At home she enjoys cooking international foods, photography, knitting and reading.

Alicia de la Torre Falzon, Ph.D.
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.323.2129
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/afalzon/
Alicia is a professor of Spanish at the Annandale Campus. Alicia, known as Dra./Sra, has taught Spanish since 1983. She teaches all levels of Spanish and is the Sigma Delta Mu Advisor, a Spanish Honor Society. She has developed and taught several functional Spanish courses to NOVA employees, introducing them to culture and language skills.

Elizabeth Harlan, Ph.D.
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.323.3299
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/eharlan/
Elizabeth is an assistant professor of English at the Annandale Campus. Elizabeth teaches composition and literature. With CETL, she is particularly interested in mentoring and working with adjunct faculty.

Erica Lamm, Ph.D. , CLP
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.764.5035
Erica is an assistant professor of Communication Studies at the Annandale Campus. She is interested in communication pedagogy, and in particular student listening skills. She has enjoyed working with CETL by presenting at the PUP conference and being a part of a VCCS Faculty Learning Community during her first year at NOVA. Dr. Lamm earned her Ph.D. in communication with a focus on education from the University of Maryland in 2009, and is a proud Terp. She is a Certified Listening Professional, as awarded by the International Listening Association. She is originally from Iowa, where she grew up on a farm. She enjoys running, working out and karate, as well as reading, cooking and crocheting.

Bob Loser
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.323.4146
Bob is an instructional designer at the Extended Learning Institute (ELI). Bob Loser became interested in how people learn 40 years ago when he was a high school math/science teacher and informal literacy tutor in the Peace Corps in Nepal, and he continues to pursue that interest today. He has been an instructional designer at ELI since 1986. He currently designs professional development activities for ELI faculty. He has taught the VCCS Teaching Online (TOP) course at NOVA since 2009.

Patricia Ottavio
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.822.6570
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/pottavio/
Patty is a physical therapist and an associate professor in the physical therapist assistant program at the Medical Education Campus (MEC). Patty enjoys using a variety of teaching methods to enhance student learning, including the use of hybrid courses, technology, the human patient simulation center, field trips and guest lecturers. She is a member of the MEC Campus Council, the College Senate and the Student PTA Club Advisor.

Jennifer Rainey
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.764.5034
Jennifer is an assistant professor of communication studies at the Annandale Campus. Jennifer teaches a variety of communication studies courses both on campus and online through ELI.

Cynthia Rathjen
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.323.5026
Cynthia is an instructor of mathematics at the Annandale Campus. Cynthia is originally from Texas. She enjoys teaching math as well as learning tips and tricks from others who teach it.