Director for Science Programs and Instructional Technology

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, The Ohio State University

Janet holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Ohio State University as well as teaching certification in biology and chemistry for grades 7-12. While she published earlier in her career on the biochemistry of vasoactive enzymes in human skeletal muscle, work supported by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute shifted Janet's attention away from bench science to science pedagogy. More recently, she has published on new technologies of writing, girls and science education, as well as on various pedagogical approaches. Janet is the CNDLS liaison with Georgetown science departments and Medical Center around pedagogical and curricular matters. She works across the disciplines on issues of information literacies, instructional technologies, and learning space designs. And she is a member of the Human Science department where she teaches biochemistry. Janet lives in the rural hills of northern Montgomery county and contemplates pedagogy on her long commute.


CNDLS Executive Committee

  • Randall Bass, Ph.D.
    Executive Director and Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning Initiatives,
    Associate Professor, Department of English
  • Edward Maloney, Ph.D.
    Managing Director and Director of Research and Learning Technologies,
    Visiting Professor, Department of English
  • John Rakestraw, Ph.D.
    Director of Faculty Programs,
    Professorial Lecturer, Department of Philosophy
  • Janet Russell, Ph.D.
    Director for Science Programs and Instructional Technology

CNDLS Staff

CNDLS Graduate Associates

CNDLS' Graduate Student Associates (GAs) share our staff's enthusiasm for all that fosters the scholarship of teaching and learning. Every Graduate Associate is an integral part of the CNDLS team and participates fully in the atmosphere of open communication, teamwork, and sharing of knowledge and ideas. GAs dedicate most of their time to working closely with Georgetown University faculty members and students on academic and professional projects; they also participate in a variety of CNDLS and university-wide projects and events.

CNDLS Undergraduate Assistants