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MARY-ANN WINKELMES
Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty, Policy and Research
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Mail Code 1014
Las Vegas, NV 89154-1014
Mary-Ann.Winkelmes@unlv.edu cellphone: (773) 829-5775
EDUCATION
Harvard University
Yale University
Wellesley College
Ph.D. March 1995, History of Art and Architecture
M.A. December 1987, History of Art
B.A. in English and Art History, May 1986
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: ADMINISTRATIVE
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (2013 - present)
Coordinator of Campus Instructional Development and Research (August 2013 - present)
United 12 formerly disparate units in creating and implementing a collaborative strategic
plan to align faculty development with student success; Lead board of unit leaders
Coordinate campus wide programming for teaching development;
Research and recommend best practice policies for contingent faculty career development,
evaluation of teaching;
Publish with UNLV faculty on importance of equitable teaching methods to insure all
diverse students’ success;
Direct Transparency in Teaching and Learning Project to research and propagate teaching
methods that promote underserved students’ success nationally
Top Tier Teaching Awards Committee, Chair (August 2015 – present)
Convene campuswide committee to review UNLV teaching awards, recommend revisions
Tier One Executive Committee (August 2015 – present)
Developed strategic plan with 8-member committee for UNLV’s rise to top tier
Chaired 30-member subcommittee on Student Achievement; Recommended means to
raise UNLV’s profile as a national leader in equitable learning experiences
UNLV Teaching Awards Committee, Chair (August 2014 – July 2015)
Developed new rubrics for UNLV teaching awards; Coordinated juries, scoring, voting;
Nominated UNLV faculty for state and national awards
City of Urbana, IL (2009 – 2013)
Public Arts Commission, Vice Chair (mayoral appointment, 2009 – 2013)
Collaborated to develop rationale, programming, grant support for public arts
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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (2008 – 2013)
Campus Coordinator for Programs on Teaching and Learning (March 2009 – August 2013 )
Developed and oversaw network of 14 college-based Faculty Fellows to deliver
strategically unified faculty development programs and services, university-wide.
Co-Led project that created 18 departmental courses, “Preparing Future Faculty in the
Disciplines” with Graduate College Associate Dean Andrea Golato
Founded Transparency in Teaching and Learning Project.
Affiliated Faculty, College of Education (May 2012 – August 2013)
Administrative Provost Fellow (March 2009 – August 2013)
Executive Committee, Collaborative for Research on Educational Innovation and Technology
(February 2013 – August 2013)
Advisory Committee, Center for Writing Studies (2012-2013)
Chair, Search Committee for Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarlships (2012)
Rhodes Interview Committee (2011 – 2012)
Learning Abroad Policy Committee (January 2011 – August 2013)
Ethnography of the University Advisory Board (2009 – August 2013)
Chancellor’s Sustainability Education Task Force (2009 – 2010)
Provost’s Cabinet (March 2009 – August 2013)
Lilly Endowment, Indianapolis, IN (1999 – 2010)
Lead Investigator/Lead Author, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning Evaluation Study
(2005 – 2006)
Supervised 6-person team of geographically dispersed evaluators in studying 5+ years
of data, identifying important themes and useful insights, writing the study,
presenting to Wabash Center board
Consultant and Evaluation Coach to higher ed grantees (1999 – 2010)
Advised and facilitated workshops for teams of presidents, provosts, senior and junior
faculty from 5 theological schools per year to revise their mission statements and
curricula, for a total of 50 grantee schools (Making Connections project);
Served as evaluation coach for 5 grantee schools per year, advising on formative
assessment and project adjustments to enhance project success;
With national team of evaluation coaches, shared in-progress formative evaluation
insights from all grantee schools and recommend real-time adjustments to all
grantees to increase success of ongoing projects
University of Chicago, Center for Teaching and Learning, Chicago, IL (2006 – 2008)
Associate Director (2006 – 2008)
Created Junior Faculty Seminar on teaching and learning that led to founding of
Transparency project; Supported ongoing graduate-student teacher training and center
self-assessment, and Midwest Faculty Seminar
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Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (1996 – present)
Editorial board member, To Improve the Academy, (April 2014 – present)
Annual conference sessions Co-Chair, Research sessions, (2013 – present)
Oversee reviews by volunteer staff of approximately 20 reviewers annually;
Finalize selections with co-coordinator; Recommend to Conference Co-Chairs
Elected governing board member (Core Committee) (2009 – 2012)
Met with 15-person board and 4-person executive committee; Drafted new strategic
plan, reviewed and revised policy
Chair, Research Committee, (2009-2012)
Oversaw work of 15-25 person voluntary staff; Coordinated with Membership, Awards
and other POD Committees; Supervised analysis of Membership Survey data and
publcation of report; Supervised compilation and web publication of guides for
education research
Menges Award for Outstanding Research in Educational Development Subcommittee Chair (2009-11)
Devised selection rubric, organized 10th anniversary reunion including Menges family
members, published 10th anniversary piece in POD Newsletter, revised webpage
and included all past winners with live links to their award-winning research
Professional Development Committee member (since 2013) and Research Committee (ongoing)
Member beginning 1996
Dominican University, River Forest, IL (2006 – 2007)
Consultant (2006 – 2007)
Advised on creation of teaching/learning center: strategy, programs, staffing, space design.
Conducted formative and summative assessment with faculty and administrators to
identify needs, resources, objectives, desired impact
Facilitated all-faculty-and-administrator workshops on teaching and learning to
complement formative assessment that informed center programming plan
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1990 – 2005)
Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
Associate Director (1998 – 2005)
Created and directed Junior Faculty Seminar and Senior Teaching Fellows programs
that complemented existing programs by providing intensive, high-level academic
seminars to engage top scholars in studying teaching and learning in a research
university context
Supervised Graduate Writing Fellows program and supported center-wide programs to
enhance quality of teaching; including class observations and individual
consultations
Senior Consultant (1996 – 1998); Consultant (1995 – 1996); Writing Fellow (1990)
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Acting Director of Fellowships (1998 – 1999)
Supervised national and internation scholarship programs including Fullbright,
Rhoades; Maintained, increased percentage of Harvard recipients in most categories
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Director, APLUSS Academic Assistance Program, Wellesley College, (1985 - 1986)
Founder, APLUSS Writing Laboratory (1985)
Peer Advisor, APLUSS Academic Assistance Program, Wellesley College, (1984 - 1985)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: TEACHING
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of History (2013 – present)
Affiliate Graduate Faculty: Art and Politics in Renaissance Italy course (2013 – present)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1990 – 2004)
Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA
Lecturer in History of Art and Architecture (2000 – 2004)
Instructor in History of Art and Architecture (1998 – 2000)
Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences (1990-1996)
Instructor, Undergraduate Seminars: Methods and Theories of Art History (1995, 1993)
Methods and Theories of Art History
Head Teaching Fellow and Teaching Fellow (1990, 1992 – 1993, 1995 – 1996)
Core Program; History Department; History of Art and Architecture
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Guest Lecturer, History of Art and Architecture (1995)
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Teaching Assistant, History of Art Department (1988)
HONORS / AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS
Senior Fellow, Association of American Colleges and Universities (2014 – present)
Co-PI on TG Philanthropy-funded “Advancing Underserved Student Success Through
Faculty Intentionality in Problem-centered Learning,” with Tia McNair, Ashley Finley
Robert J. Menges Award for Outstanding Research in Educational Development, from
Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education; for
Transparency Project (2012)
University of Illinois Provost’s Initiative on Teaching Advancement grants (2010 – 2011)
 Faculty Mentoring Groups, with Amy Santos, College of Education
 Preparing Future Faculty course in Departments, with Andrea Golato, Graduate College
Petra T. Shattuck Excellence in Teaching Award, Harvard Extension School (2003)
Commendations for Distinguished Teaching, Harvard Extension School (1998-2004)
Gladys K. Delmas Post-doctoral Grant for Research in the Veneto (1996 – 1997)
National Endowment for the Humanities Dissertation Grant (Italian Renaissance Architecture)
(1994)
Samuel H. Kress Foundation Dissertation Travel Grant (1993)
Frederick Sheldon Dissertation Traveling Fellowship (1993)
Mellon Dissertation Research Fellowship (1992)
Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship (1991)
Alice Freeman Palmer Fellowship for Graduate Study (1987 – 1988)
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
“A Teaching Intervention that Increases Underserved College Students’ Success:Research
Findings from the Transparency and Problem-centered Learning Project.” Peer Review
(Fall/Winter 2015), forthcoming.
“Benefits (some unexpected) of Transparently Designed Assignments.” National Teaching
and Learning Forum, 24, 4 (May 2015): 4-7
“Equity of Access and Equity of Experience in Higher Education.” National Teaching and
Learning Forum, 24, 2 (February 2015): 1-4.
An Illinois Sampler: Teaching and Research on the Prairie, co-edited with Antoinette
Burton. University of Illinois Press, June 2014.
“Empowering Faculty to Improve Students’ Learning through Collaborative Assessment.”
Liberal Education Association of American Colleges and Universities (Spring
2013).
“Transparency in Learning and Teaching: Faculty and students benefit directly from a shared
focus on learning and teaching processes.” NEA Higher Education Advocate (January
2013).
Dov Cohen, Emily Kim, Jacinth Tan, Mary-Ann Winkelmes, “A Note-Restructuring Intervention
Increases Students’ Exam Scores.” College Teaching vol. 61, no. 3 (2013): 95-99.
“Balancing Centralized and Discipline-Based Faculty Development.” In Cook, CE, & Kaplan,
M., eds. Advancing the Culture of Teaching on Campus: How a Teaching Center
Can Make a Difference. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2011.
“Analysis of Several Themes Emerging from the 2010 POD Membership Survey Data.” POD
(Professional and Organizational Development) Network in Higher Education and
Creative Commons, 2011.
“Resources for Researchers in Educational Development.” Co-authored with POD Research
Committee. WikiPODia, 2010 - 2012.
“Building Assignments that Teach.” Essays on Teaching Excellence. vol 19, no. 5 POD
Network in Higher Education, (2008).
“Wabash Center Evaluation Report.” Lilly Endowment and Creative Commons, 2006.
“The Classroom as an Environment for Formative Learning.” In M. Warford, ed., Practical
Wisdom. New York, Berlin, Oxford: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 2004.
“The Classroom as a Place of Formation…” in Teaching Theology and Religion 7, 4 (2004):
213-222.
Voices of Experience: Observations from a Harvard Teaching Seminar. Edited by Mary-Ann
Winkelmes and James Wilkinson. New York, Berlin, Oxford: Peter Lang
Publishing, Inc., 2000.
"Overlooked Essentials for Worthwhile Classroom Discussions," and "Introduction." In MaryAnn Winkelmes and James Wilkinson, eds. Voices of Experience: Observations
from a Harvard Teaching Seminar. New York, Berlin, Oxford: Peter Lang
Publishing, Inc., 2000, pp. 49-54, xiii-xv.
"Pedagogy vs. Productivity: What Departments Can Do." The Department Chair (Spring
1999): 14.
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
“Nuns and the Architecture of Religious Reform in Renaissance Italy: A Review.” Journal für
Kunstgeschichte (January 2013): 203-210.
Review of A Convent Tale: A Century of Sisterhood in Spanish Milan, by P. Renée Baernstein.
Catholic Historical Review, 92: 4, (October, 2006): 663-665.
"Notes on Cassinese Choirs: Acoustics and Religious Architecture in Northern Italy.” In Essays
in Honor of John Shearman. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
Review of Painting in Sixteenth-century Venice, by David Rosand. Speculum (July 1999): 822824.
"Taking Part: Benedictine Nuns as Patrons of Art and Architecture." In S. Matthews Grieco and
G.A. Johnson, eds., Picturing Women in Renaissance and Baroque Italy. Cambridge,
England: Cambridge University Press, 1997, pp. 91-110, 269-272.
"Form and Reform: Illuminated, Cassinese Reform-style Churches in Renaissance Italy," Annali
di Architettura 8 (December 1996): 61-84.
Review of Fra Angelico at San Marco, by William Hood. Speculum (January 1995): 155-7
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS and INVITED TALKS: EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
California State University Symposium on University Teaching, Los Angeles, CA, March 13,
2015, “Pre-Conference Keynote: Transparent Teaching and Learning Strategies that
Enhance Students' Success.”
Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, San Francisco, CA,
2015, “How Reflective Teaching (Re/In)formed Administrative Practice at a
Southwestern Minority Serving Institution.”
Association of American Colleges and Universities, “Transparent Teaching/Learning Strategies
that Enhance Students’ Success.” Edmond, OK, June 3, 2015
Association of American Colleges and Universities, “Designing Transparent Assignments that
Promote Equitable Opportunities for Student Success.” Baltimore, MD, October 21, 2014
Association of American Colleges and Universities, Atlanta, GA, January 25 2013, “Discovering
What Works for Students' Learning: Findings from a Comparative Study of 130 Courses."
Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, Seattle, Oct. 26 , 2012,
“Empowering Faculty to Improve Students’ Learning through Collaborative Assessment.”
Great Lakes Teaching Conference, Mount Pleasant, IN, May 10, 2012, “Illinois Initiative on
Transparency in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.”
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Dec 7, 2011, “Teaching and Learning: National Trends
and Opportunities for Purdue”
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, Dec 1, 2011, “Assignments and Peer Projects that Inspire
Learning.”
Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, St. Louis, Nov 2010,
“Researching the Impact of POD’s Faculty Development Work,” copresenter
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Improving University Teaching 35th International Conference, Washington DC, July 1, 2010,
Keynote Address: “Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education”
Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, Houston, 2009,
“Research on and in Faculty Development: Creating a Research Agenda,” copresenter
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, October 28, 2002
"Research on Learning and Implications for Teaching" worskhop for faculty
St John's Seminary, Brighton, Mass., September 24, 2001; November 3, 2000; "Lecturing" and
"Grading and Responding to Students' Writing" worshops for faculty
Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, August 30, 2001;
"Teaching as Vocation" presentation and workshop for entire faculty
Colegio Mayor de San Agustin, Madrid, March, 2000;
"Developments in Higher Education" presentations and workshops for faculty
Istutito Universitario di Lingue Moderne, Milan, March, 2000;
"Developments in Higher Education" presentations and workshops for faculty
Tufts University Center for Teaching Excellence, Medford, Mass., Nov 1999;
"Collaborative Learning" workshop
New England Faculty Development Consortium, Worcester, Mass., Oct 1999
"Teaching to Diversity" workshop, with Ellen Sarkisian
Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, Snowbird, Utah, 1998
"Centralized and Department-based Teacher Development Programs"
Pomona College Critical Inquiries Seminar Program, Claremont, California, May 1998
Full-day workshop for professors of freshman seminar program
International Consortium on Educational Development in Higher Education, Austin, April 1998,
"Making Instructional Development Programs More Discipline-Specific"
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS and INVITED TALKS: HISTORY OF ART/ARCHITECTURE
Renaissance Society of America, San Francisco, March 2006, “Renaissance Nuns and their
Management of Property”
Harvard Alumni Association, Sicily, Italy, May 2003
History of art and architecture lectures: mosaics, fountains, city planning and
architecture
Fondazione Querini-Stampalia, Venice, Italy, December, 2002, "San Zaccaria and Reformed
Benedictine Nuns' Patronage in Northern Italy"
Renaissance Society of America, Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 2001
"Strategic Plans of Benedictine Church Architecture in Renaissance Milan"
Northwestern University, Dunbar Early Music Conference, Chicago, Illinois,
April 1999, "Female Religious Patrons of Art and Architecture in Renaissance Italy"
College Art Association, Toronto, Canada, February 1998
"Claustration and Innovation at the Nuns' Church of San Maurizio in Milan"
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, September, 1998
“Landscape Frescoes at San Maurizio in Milan”
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Yale University Divinity School and Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, CT, Oct. 1997,
"Art and Spirituality: Meditation and Landscape at San Maurizio in Milan"
Renaissance Society of America, Boston, March 1997
"Meditation and Representation: The Birth of Illusionistic, Pure Landscape Painting"
Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, October 1996
"Byzantinizing Aspects of Cassinese Church Dome Decoration in Renaissance Italy"
College Art Association, Boston, February 1996
Chair of session, "Reintegrating Female Patrons of the Renaissance"
Barnard Feminist Art and Art History Conference, New York, Oct. 1993
Chair of session, "Female Patronage: Topics and Methods."
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Higher education:
American Association of Colleges and Universities
appointed Senior Fellow, July 2014
appointed University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus Representative, 2014
appointed Illinois Campus Representative, July 2010 - August 2013
Amerian Educational Research Association
Educause
Improving University Teaching
Innovative Higher Education, invited reviewer
International Alliance of Teacher Scholars, Inc.
International Consortium for Educational Development in Higher Education
annual conference reviewer, 2010 - present
New England Faculty Development Consortium, 1996 - 2004
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education,
1998 – present
Editorial Boards: To Improve the Academy; National Teaching & Learning Forum
Art History
Association for Art History
College Art Association
Istituto per la Storia dell’Arte Lombarda
Renaissance Society of America
Sixteenth Century Society
Public Arts
Vice-chair, Public Arts Commission, Urbana, IL mayoral appointment, 2009 – 2013
Education Committee Member, The Modern, effort to establish a modern art museum in
Las Vegas
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Education Research
Principal Investigator, Transparency in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Principal Investigator, lead author, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning
Evaluation Study
Archival Research
Discovered and analyzed 13th- to 19th-century building contracts, employment contracts
and financial account books in private and public archives in 10 Italian cities,
London and Paris. (1991-2006)
Architectural Site Research
Collected information through interviews and site visits at active Italian monasteries,
police headquarters, prisons, reformatories, retirement
homes, military installations. (1991-2006)
Modern and Archaic Languages
Spoken and Reading: Italian
Reading knowledge, introductory level: Spanish, German, French,
regional dialects of 15th-16th-century Italian and Latin