Karen Yescavage, professor of psychology, earned her Ph.D. in experimental personality and social psychology from the University of North Carolina - Greensboro in 1992. She has spent her entire career at CSU-Pueblo. Decades ago, she began “flipping the classroom” employing student-centered, collaborative learning strategies to include experiential, community service learning. She coordinates the interdisciplinary Creative Wellness minor, applying Positive Psychology concepts to the Arts and Humanities to promote psychological well-being. She recently went to clown school to learn about and practice therapeutic clowning. She is active in the community in a variety of efforts to promote social justice and well-being.

Denise earned a Masters of Arts in Education from San Diego State University in 2009. She entered the filed of education in 2000 to work with marginalized youth in middle and high school. She taught mathematics in alternative and traditional schools, residential treatment centers, and juvenile justice programs then worked as a peer math coach and mathematic coordinator for a school district in CA with 20,000 students. After leaving K12 in 2015, Denise worked for an international games based mathematics company collaborating with and training teachers across the world. She joined CSU Pueblo in 2019, working as a Blackboard LMS administration before transitioning to the CTLL Director role in 2021. 

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology. My research focuses on environmental sociology, and I have a particular interest in the way human, animal, and environmental well-being are interconnected. This is my second year as a faculty fellow for the CTLL. The first year I co-ran workshops on plagiarism and AI, and I published a syllabus on games and sociology in a peer reviewed digital library hosted by the American Sociological Association.

Dr. Trung Duong joined CSUP in 2018 as a visiting research professor. Currently, he is an associate professor and director of the Engineering Lab in the School of Engineering. Before joining CSU-Pueblo, Duong was a research faculty member at the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation at Rutgers University. He led the robotics team in research activities of the Long-Term Bridge Performance program funded by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and the Bridge Resource Program funded by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Duong earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Oklahoma State University. He brings to CSUP his expertise and experience in mechatronics, robotics, embedded systems, computer vision, and machine learning.

Marcus is the Access Coordinator in Disability Resources, and an adjunct instructor of history.  He earned his Associate Degree from Pueblo Community College, his BA and MA from CSUP, and his doctoral degree from the University of Arizona.  His main areas of study are late nineteenth and early twentieth century United States history, with an emphasis on environmental, medical, technological, and scientific history.  Marcus also helps students with disabilities get equal access to the programs and services CSUP offers.

raining centers around human interaction and I am an Associate Professor of Communication & Information Design.  I research work-life wellness, organizational socialization and retention, Latina/os in organizations, and use experiential education practices, teatro and theatre of the oppressed, as well as role playing to facilitate hands-on workshops.  I am a Ford Fellow and have been honored as an Outstanding Faculty Member in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Colorado State University Pueblo.

A current assistant professor in the School of Education, Emily began her career in K-12 education as a teacher and then school principal. She directs the principal licensure program at CSUP and enjoys assisting new teachers and educational leaders in developing their authentic voice and critical thinking skills to further support families and students.

Dr. Christine Rochester is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Human Movement. She is a passionate experiential educator that encourages people of all ages to participate in physical activity at their own level of ability.  She teaches a wide variety of courses including Secondary Methods of Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education Methods, Canyon Orientation, Methods of Rhythmic Activities, Drugs and Healthy Lifestyles among others. She is a member of the Society of Health and Physical Educators. Christine enjoys teaching adventure education and participates in a wide variety of outdoor activities. 

Dr. Tina Lee Twilleger is an assistant professor of Health Science and Human Movement. She is passionate about her family, students and exercise at all levels. She is an avid runner, CrossFitter and Pilates instructor. Dr. Twilleger also loves the outdoors, beach, camping, hiking. She teaches a variety of classes including; Behavior Change, Personal Health, Sports Nutrition. Research and Statistics and Health Coaching. Her interests include research in heart rate variability, health coaching, nutrition and body image.

Callico received her bachelor's degree from Metropolitan State University, Denver's Independent Degree Program with the Department of Psychology's approval, her Master of Social Work degree from Simmons School of Social Work in Boston, Massachusetts, and her Doctor of Social Work from Capella University. 

Dr. Vargas' research interests, presentations, and consulting work include understanding trauma and its possible impacts on people, trauma-informed care, and resilience-building practices for individuals, communities, and schools as well as helping people gain an understanding of the language used to identify dominant-culture characteristics, and how they may impact individuals and groups. 

David joined CSU Pueblo in 2013 as Assistant Professor and Chair of Music. He is currently Director of the Center for Honors and Leadership, Director of the Honors Program, and Professor of Music. David has actively used Dr. Dee Fink’s Significant Learning course design model to reimagine courses in Music Theory and Music Technology, as well as the introductory Honors Seminar.

I have been teaching art history at CSU Pueblo since 2018 and created the Museum Studies minor. I am an editor for Smarthistory.org, the largest open-access art history resource, and contributed a chapter to their online textbook Reframing Art History. My main area of expertise within art history is art and material culture in colonial Brazil. I also have a forthcoming publication on ungrading and faculty burnout, and hope to support my colleagues with online teaching, alternative assessment methods, teaching in the time of generative AI, accessibility and supporting disabled students.