Aviva Bower

Aviva Bower is an Instructional Consultant in CATLOE. She is an educational psychologist who uses research on human motivation, development, and cognition to support faculty and teachers as they shape their pedagogical practices. She has served as an educational consultant, developer, and evaluator for a diverse range of institutions, and has designed place-based and interdisciplinary community-based projects for a range of educational institutions. She was an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at The College of Saint Rose where she taught for 14 years before coming to UAlbany. Originally prepared as a German language teacher, she spent 8 years as a language teacher in the US and in Finland before beginning her doctoral work in educational psychology. She has taught and supported teachers and faculty for over 35 years. Her focus is on the development of the teacher, not simply the course. She holds a PhD from the University at Buffalo, an MA Degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Iowa, and a BA in Languages and Literature from Bennington College.