Economics
Dr. Jeff Sarbaum (Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton, 1997), Senior Lecturer of Economics, has over twenty years of university teaching experience. He has developed numerous innovative graduate and undergraduate courses, integrating traditional pedagogy with new modalities and technologies. He has won the Bryan School Teaching Excellence Award, the UNCG Excellence Award for Student Learning Enhancement, and been nominated for the UNCG Excellence Award in Online Education as well as the UNCG Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Sarbaum has been invited to speak about his teaching and research at numerous conferences, including a keynote presentation at the Duke University Instructional Technology Showcase. He has served on the UNCG Faculty Senate Online Learning Committee, the UNCG BLS Online Steering Committee, and the Economics Department and Bryan School Undergraduate Program Committees. Dr. Sarbaum also served as a Co-PI on a project funded by the National Science Foundation to develop online modules that teach mathematics skills in the context of economics to promote economic literacy.