ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ

Christin Seher, Ph.D., RDN, LD

Title: Director, The EX[L] Center, Associate Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: EX[L] Center for Community Engaged Learning, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences; Joint Affiliation, Sociology
Office: Bierce Library 168B
Phone: 330-972-6322
Email: cld37@uakron.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download in PDF format

Biography

Dr. Seher is the Director of Community Impact and the EX[L] Center for Community Engaged Learning at The University of ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ, where she focuses on developing and nurturing mutually beneficial academic-community partnerships in the Greater ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ area that facilitate applied transdisciplinary learning. She spent the first ten years of her career as faculty in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, earning the rank of full professor, with interests in community-engaged learning and the scholarship of teaching and learning – including assessment of community-engaged teaching practices and critical reflection. Disciplinary research included cultural humility and diversity education of healthcare professionals, public health nutrition practice, and the dietetics curriculum, educational policy, professionalization, and socialization practices. As affiliated faculty in the Department of Sociology, additional interests include equity and inclusion across higher education and critical food studies. Dr. Seher is active in the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ community, co-founding an early literacy nonprofit organization that has served thousands of local children since 2016. She is a member of Leadership ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ, Class 41 and Heart to Heart’s Purposeful Leadership Program, Expedition 7.

Professional Interests:

• Cultural competence
• Dietetics education, curriculum and professionalization practices
• Critical research and pedagogy
• Service-learning
• Faculty roles and responsibilities; academic motherhood

Recent Professional Activities:

• ACEND Program Reviewer (3 year term, 2016 – 2019)
• Summit County WIC Community Advisory Board Member (2014 – present)
• ASCA Head Start Community Advisory Board Member (2014 – present)
• Today’s Dietitian writer (2010 - present ) & advisory board member (2013 - present)
• FNCE Abstract Reviewer (2010 – present) 

Education

PhD, Higher Education Administration, Kent State University

Certificate in College Teaching, Kent State University

MS, Nutritional Sciences, The University of ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ

BS, Biology, Marietta College

BA, Psychology, Marietta College