Faculty Directory

Diandra C. Erickson is the Associate Dean of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment and Lecturer in Course Design and Pedagogy. Dr. Erickson develops and leads faculty and student professional development in teaching, pedagogy, instructional design, and educational technologies. She researches and evaluates new and emerging teaching methods and instructional design theories and collaborates with GTU consortial faculty members to design pedagogically sound in-person, online, and blended courses. Dr. Erickson’s pedagogical practices utilize inclusive learning methods that can benefit a diverse range of students, including Culturally Responsive Teaching, Universal Design for Learning, and postcolonial and decolonial methods and practices. Dr. Erickson teaches doctoral courses on the scholarship of teaching and learning and received her MA and Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union.