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Sarah Poissant Receives 2009 SPHHS College Outstanding Teacher Award

Dr. Sarah Poissant, associate professor of Communication Disorders, has been named the SPHHS College Outstanding Teacher for 2008-2009. Dr. Poissant teaches both undergraduate and graduate students and is absolutely convinced that fostering a classroom of fully-engaged students is the best way to maximize learning. She views her role as a teacher as evolutionary where her approach and techniques will change over time, based upon updated knowledge of best practices - and perhaps a bit of experimentation. While Dr. Poissant could conduct her research and serve her profession in any number of jobs, she chooses an academic position because of her students; she is most honored by this award.

Many students wrote letters of support for Dr. Poissant when she was nominated for the SPHHS College Outstanding Teacher Award for 2008-2009. Each student commented that Dr. Poissant takes pride in her job as an educator, making classes more lively and interesting. She has a strong desire to help her students learn and is passionate about the material she teaches, which directly enhances the students' level of interest in the classroom.