Lee University is a private, comprehensive university located in Cleveland, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Lee is emerging as a leader in higher education in the southeastern region, and is consistently ranked in the "Top Tier" in the South by U.S. News & World Report (Comprehensive Medium-Size Universities). Lee is also ranked by Princeton Review's "Best Colleges," and is one of the 141 colleges named Best in the Southeast.
Participant Biographies
Dr. Caroline Maher-Boulis
Professor Maher-Boulis is the longest-serving full-time faculty in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Lee University. Originally from Egypt, she received her bachelor’s degree from the American University in Cairo and her master’s and Ph.D. from Florida State University in the field of Algebraic Topology.
Dr. John Hearn
I began teaching in 2013 at Lee University, and I primarily teach sections of organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and various labs. Collaborating with mathematics faculty has enhanced my teaching because I am able to bring more clarity to the topics and skills that students need to transfer into their chemistry courses For SUMMIT-P, she helps lead planning, dissemination, and calculus curriculum work, and directs Augsburg’s local project to redesign the calculus sequence.
Dr. Bryan Poole
Dr. Poole holds a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama and specializes in Experimental Psychology, publishing his research in high-impact journals such as Psychological Science and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. While teaching a variety of classes at Lee on research methods and statistics, Dr. Poole also conducts research with teams of undergraduate students, investigating topics such as emotion, motivation, and attention.
Dr. Jason Robinson
My teaching career began in 1997 after graduating from Lee University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Development with teacher certification. In 2000, I received a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Lincoln Memorial University. In 2010, I completed my Doctoral Degree from The University of Tennessee network in Learning and Leadership with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction.