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Suz Tyrrell

Title: Clinical Associate Professor

Department: Multidisciplinary Innovation

College: College of Applied and Collaborative Studies

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Texas A&M University, 2010
    Major: Educational Psychology
    Specialization: Giftedness, Intelligence, and Creativity
    Dissertation: BROADENING THE SCOPE: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF CSCOPE AND PRESCRIBED CURRICULUM ON EXPERIENCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHERS--A QUALITATIVE STUDY
  • MA, Texas A&M University, 2000
    Major: English
    Specialization: Young Adult and Children's Literature
    Dissertation: The Themes of Conformity and Nonconformity in Lois Lowry's Number the Stars and The Giver
  • BA, University of Texas, 1997
    Major: English
    Specialization: Education, with Journalism Certification as well as English (6-12)

Current Scheduled Teaching

BAAS 3020.702Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoverySpring 8W1 2025
BAAS 3000.501Pathways to Civic EngagementSpring 2025
BAAS 3000.701Pathways to Civic EngagementSpring 8W2 2025
BAAS 3020.501Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoveryFall 2024 Syllabus
BAAS 3020.700Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoveryFall 8W1 2024 Syllabus
BAAS 4100.702Managing a 21st Century CareerFall 8W2 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

BAAS 3020.501Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoverySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 3020.700Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoverySpring 8W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 3000.501Pathways to Civic EngagementSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2341.585Forms of LiteratureFall SDC 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 3020.501Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoveryFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 3020.700Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoveryFall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 3020.700Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoverySpring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 4100.501Managing a 21st Century CareerSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 3000.501Pathways to Civic EngagementSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 3020.700Fundamentals of Inquiry and DiscoveryFall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BAAS 4100.502Managing a 21st Century CareerFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Tyrrell, S., "The Youngest Others: Stateless Children without a Voice Call from the Borders," sponsored by Faculty Development Grant, University of North Texas, $1656.5 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
  • Tyrrell, S., "Separate but Unequal: An Analysis of the Downward Hurtle of Education since Passage of Israel’s Nation-State Law"," sponsored by Faculty Development Grant, University of North Texas, $1134.18 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
  • Tyrrell, S.M., "“Searching for significance: Attachment theory, PTSD, and the Hero's Journey to find a child in Lois Lowry's Son”," sponsored by Faculty Development Grant, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2022 - 2022).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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