Clare has four generations of Fresno State Bulldogs in her family with her youngest
son starting this fall as a freshman at Fresno State. She was one of the first to
be certified to teach online classes for both the CSU and California Community College
systems (before Covid!) and has done work as a trainer during Canvas Week for the
Center for Faculty Excellence at Fresno State. She has received honors during “Faculty
Appreciation Day” from students from the Fresno State Women’s Soccer (Fall, 2018)
and Fresno State Women’s Lacrosse (Spring, 2018) teams. When Clare isn’t teaching,
you can find her hanging out with family.
DE&I
Autism
Her current scholarship interests include Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Diversity,
Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I), and how to help people who identify as being neurodiverse
succeed in the world of higher education. She received special training in Service-Learning,
has been certified to teach online, is a DISCOVERe faculty, and participates actively
in Project-Based Learning, and High Impact Practices in the classroom. She has incorporated
UDL into her curriculum along with Service Learning projects her students have done
that partnered up with the Fresno County Department of Health, and the Fresno County
Department of Behavioral Health which culminated in over 100 student presentations
during the High Impact Practices Symposium at Fresno State.
