In the Navy, I relied on my teaching to repeatedly build high performing teams that resulted in great sucess and numerous awards. Then the Navy had me run a schoolhouse and THEN it got serious. My men were learning about educational theories that the Navy had not taught us, and I thought it was great. Finding out they were taking a Bachelors program in Education at the base campus, I quickly signed up, because you have to keep pace with your team! That one-year Bachelors led to a Masters, and then once I returned to Michigan in the Reserves I started a 10-year journey at UM to get another Masters and then a dual PhD in Psychology and Education. Shortly after that, I was asked to urgently “sub” for a faculty member wh had become ill, so I was made a faculty member at UM without ever applying or asking. Instead of the “one and done” I assumed it would be, they asked me to teach and create classes, more and more, until I was working full time, all my classes waitlisted, carrying the core course for the most popular minor (Entrepreneurship) on campus. Eventually, after 10 years of excellence, I was awarded the rare title of Teaching Professor. I continue to teach, coach, and mentor on an almost daily basis, both in and outside of academia.

Teaching history

Technical Training Officer (Superintendent) Gas Turbine Schools, SSC Great Lakes. 2+ years, staff of 20, multiple buildings, 12 courses, 70+ weeks of instruction, thousands of students. Awarded Master Training Specialist certification.

Graduate Student Instructor: University of Michigan, Education Psychology. Teaching Educational Psychology 391 and 606 for certification  of new Teachers. I never actually GSI’d, I was always the instructor of record for all my classes, even as a graduate student.

Adjunct Professor (various): Davenport Community College, Sienna Heights University, Washtenaw Community College.

Red Cross volunteer instructor (3 states): Taught over 1,000 people CPR, First Aid, and AED.

Lecturer and Teaching Professor: University of Michigan. From 100 to 500 level, all but one are **courses I personally created. Record waitlist was 100 for P223. Undergraduate Entrepreneurship program ranked #1 in the nation in 2019.

• PSYCH 120** – Psychology in Your Education (First Year Seminar) 2013-present
• PSYCH/ALA 223** – Entrepreneurial Creativity (core for Entrepreneurship Minor) Over 5,000 students. 2014-2025. Student-created memorial site: free223.org.
• PSYCH 356 – Educational Psychology for non-Teachers. When asked, last time 2016
• PSYCH 401** – Educational Psychology for After You Graduate 2016-present
• ENTR 550** – Leveling Up to Leadership, Emotional Intelligence for Engineers. Over 1,000 graduate students. 2017-present

Instructor, Veteran Success Class: Created a 10 module, 20-hour course for student veterans to address all areas of difficulty for transitioning Student Veterans. Taught to thousands of student veterans at Michigan as well as on contract or by Zoom to groups across the nation (UNLV, UCSB, etc.).

Below is a file archive of interesting videos, examples, and feedback from my instructional work. This is primarily for active students, but others are welcome to peruse and use. Standard citation rules apply. I will only assert copyright if you take it wholesale and use it for profit. Using it to help others in volunteer settings is fine. Everything from my marquee Entrepreneurial Creativity class can be found at Free223.org.