Sharon Lauricella
Writer & Paper Artist
“I believe that people – and especially students – need to have more fun, and I write about teaching and learning. I also create art from bivalves such as oysters, clams, and scallops.”
Sharon Lauricella is the inaugural Teaching Scholar in Residence at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario. She holds a position as Full Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities and is a scholar of Communication and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Sharon holds a doctoral degree from the University of Cambridge (UK), a BA from Wheaton College (Massachusetts), and a Certificate in Higher Education Teaching from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University. Her research focuses on teaching with technology, mental health of undergraduate students, and the value of fun and play in higher education. She uses bivalves from her home in Massachusetts to create layered paper and paint artwork.
