Anita Welch

In addition to her position at Saybrook, Dr. Anita G. Welch is a retired professor and former dean in the College of Education at Wayne State University. Before arriving at Wayne State in 2019, she served as an Associate Dean of Teachers College at Ball State University. Prior to arriving at Ball State in 2016, she spent two years at the Emirates College for Advanced Education in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where she was the Curriculum & Educational Technology Division Head. Her research includes mid-career faculty advancement, post-secondary teaching dispositions, and cross-cultural studies of STEM education. Dr. Welch has over twenty-five years of experience teaching in higher education in the US, including courses in educational research & statistics, curriculum design, and instructional strategies emphasizing educational technology in the classroom. She has also led study-abroad trips to Turkey and Italy. As a high school teacher in the US, she taught courses in chemistry, physics, biology, and pre-engineering.

When not teaching, Dr. Welch can be found walking across Spain and Portugal or hiking trails throughout the US. She is a two-time breast cancer survivor, wife, mother of three fur babies, and has been bitten by the wanderlust bug, and has traveled extensively throughout the US and much of Europe. She is also a certified yoga instructor, amateur photographer, and vlogger.

"What have I learned in my travels? Three things bind humanity...food, lights, and friendship. Food is our cultural language. Food is best when shared and enjoyed with others. Every culture uses lights in some form to mark special occasions. They are symbols of celebrations, both of happiness and sorrow. Friendship is not bound by language or passport color. Friendships start with simple smiles and a desire to learn more about an individual. I hope that through my YouTube channel, I will bring our world closer together and belay any fears viewers may have about exploring the world for themselves."

https://www.youtube.com/@TheProfessorandHerPasspor