Academic Technology Consultants at Williams support academic department faculty with their technology needs for teaching and research. This support includes partnering with faculty in the development of their coursework and teaching spaces, and the evaluation and implementation of technology solutions that enrich the learning experience of students or enhance faculty and student research objectives.
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Meet your Consultants!
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Cory joined Williams in 2016 as our specialist in spatial science and critical geography. He has a B.A. from the University of Vermont in Anthropology / Geography an an M.A. from University of Vermont in Geography. His academic experiences span the social and physical sciences and the humanities, with expertise in areas such as spatial science theory and methods, mapping and remote sensing, GIS, quantitative and qualitative spatial analysis and modelling, the history of cartography, cartographic design and map making, and research design and project management. Before arriving at Williams he provided spatial solutions and support for applied sciences spanning many fields of research across government and private sectors, such as environmental permitting, site suitability assessment, environmental risk/threat assessment, probability modeling for species habitat and relocation, probability modeling for pre-contact cultural resources, and other multivariate studies.Cory's Academic Consultant Departments: Africana Studies, Anthropology & Sociology, Cognitive Science, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Global Studies, History, Latina/o Studies, Maritime Studies (Williams Mystic), Political Science, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies.
[email protected] - Sawyer/CET 257 - x4318
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David joined Williams College in 2012 and is passionate about building inclusive communities of practice. He has envisioned, built, and managed the Williams Makerspace program to support faculty, staff, and student curricular projects. He co-created the MakersWeb to connect 23 siloed campus maker spaces and studios into an open and inclusive network of staff practitioners. David is excited to serve on the Lawrence Hall Project Steering Committee and work with the Provost and other leaders to create the College’s first Interdisciplinary Center for the Arts. David has held a variety of impactful leadership positions, including sitting on the Islandora Board of Directors, chairing a group of two-dozen peer institutions, and co-chairing the Williams Staff Committee. David was awarded a grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and raised $365,000 to improve the Islandora open-source digital repository used by Williams and 300+ institutions internationally. Before arriving at Williams he co-founded the PsychData website and, with his wife, co-led intensive youth conferences at a Quaker conference and retreat center. He has a B.A. in Peace and Global Studies and Spanish from Earlham College.David's Academic Consultant Departments: Science Center
[email protected] - Sawyer/CET 255 - x3071
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Director of Academic Technology Services
Tattiya joined Williams College in 2023. She has a M.A. in Psychology (emphasis Social and Research) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. in Psychology from San Francisco State University. Her background is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from experience in direct teaching; instructional design and academic technology, social science research, and project management. She follows the philosophy that technology is a tool with the ability to amplify existing pedagogy and educator-student connections and promote equity. Tattiya looks forward to working with and supporting faculty with their academic technology needs.
Tattiya's Academic Consultant Departments: Asian American Studies and Psychology.
[email protected] - Sawyer/CET 256 - x4534
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Trevor joined Williams College in 2001. He has a masters degree from Oregon State University in Scientific and Technical Communication, and his undergraduate degree is a BA in Physics. Before coming to Williams Trevor was a high school science teacher in North Carolina and also served in the United States Peace Corps in the country of Jordan. He is interested in data visualization, all things audio, and the instructional design process.Trevor's Academic Consultant Departments: Arabic Studies, Art (History/Studio), Astronomy/Astrophysics, Athletics, Chemistry, Dance, Graduate Program in Art History, Music, Physics, Theatre, and the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford.
[email protected] - Sawyer/CET 250 - x2231
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Gerol joined Williams in 2023. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy, and an M.A. in classical languages, from the University at Buffalo. Before coming to Williams, Gerol was an academic technologist and Canvas (GLOW) admin, and taught philosophy and ancient languages. Since 2018 he's been professionally involved in the ethics of AI, including standards development and red-teaming. His interests include the pedagogical impacts of design; how technologies implicitly encode, impede, or enable human relations and structures; sustainable/minimalist computing; and the implications of Aristotle's use of makaria in the Nicomachean Ethics. Gerol can't wait to engage in creative dialogue with faculty to uncover technology's relevance to their specific research and teaching priorities.
Gerol's Academic Consultant Departments: American Studies, Biology, Classics, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, English, Humanities, Jewish Studies, Justice and Law, Leadership Studies, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Religion.
[email protected] - Sawyer/CET 251 - x2444
