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Comment: On Wikipedia, all articles about biographies of living persons must meet certain requirements. Stated facts should be backed up by reliableinline citations to ensure that information provided is true and verifiable. Please ensure the draft is properly sourced before resubmitting."dedication to scholarship, leadership, and advocacy for diversity and inclusion continues to have a profound impact" - language like this is not written in a neutral tone ~Liancetalk 22:37, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
Prior to furthering her graduate studies, Tettegah held teaching positions in various public schools across California, including Davis, Los Angeles, and Oakland. It was during her time in Oakland that she became involved with the Bay Area Writing Project, serving as a mentor. This experience proved pivotal when she crossed paths with Dr. Sheridan Blau[4] from UCSB during a workshop. Encouraged by Dr. Blau, she decided to pursue her PhD at UCSB, specializing in educational psychology.
After successfully obtaining her doctorate, Tettegah went on to hold a new role as a faculty member at California State University, East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward) from 1998 until 2001. She currently actively continues to contribute her expertise around education to CSU East Bay. After her position as a faculty member at CSU East Bay, Tettegah continued on to hold a faculty position at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) from 2001 to 2015.
After her time at UIUC Tettegah went on to serve as the Associate Dean of Research and Sponsored Programs and hold a professor position in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tettegah continued on to obtain a tenured faculty position at UCSB Tettgah, where she also served as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UCSB[5][6] from 2021 to 2023. During her role as AVC in DEI at UCSB, Tettegah played a pivotal role in advancing initiatives aimed at creating a more inclusive campus environment.
Tettegah's contributions to diversity and inclusion extends beyond her academic roles. From 2010 to 2012, she served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, where she contributed to efforts aimed at fostering diversity in STEM disciplines. She has also been actively involved in various leadership initiatives, including the IChange Initiative with the National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse Faculty and the Inspire Leadership Academy with ASPIRE: The National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty.
Throughout her career, Sharon Tettegah has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of her contributions to academia and diversity initiatives. Some of her notable awards include:
Academic Senate Faculty Diversity Award, University of California, Santa Barbara (2023–2024)
Margaret T. Getman Service to Students Award, Division of Student Affairs, University of California, Santa Barbara (2021)[7]
Fellowship in the Advanced Computing for Social Change (ACSC) Community Development Fellows Program (2021–2022)[8]
Fellowship in the National Science Foundation QCM Scholars Institute in Critical Quantitative, Computational, and Mixed-Methodologies (ICQCM) (2021–2023)[9]
Fellowship in the IAspire Leadership Academy with ASPIRE: The National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty (2020–2022)[10][11][12]
Fellowship in the iFoundry Program, College of Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012–2015)
Fellowships at prestigious institutions such as the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Harvard, MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital (2012) and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (2005–2009)[14][15]
Sharon Tettegah has made significant contributions as a series editor for Elsevier's Academic in the "Emotions and Technology" series. She has edited the following books[16][17][18][19][20]
Tettegah, S. [Ed.] (June, 2016). Emotions, Technology and Social Media. Series: Emotions and Technology: Communication of Feelings for, with, and through Digital Media. Volume 7. London: Elsevier Publishers. (188 pages)
Tettegah, S. & Garcia, Y.E. [Eds.] (January, 2016). Emotions, Technology and Health.Series: Emotions and Technology: Communication of Feelings for, with, and through Digital Media. Volume 6. London: Elsevier Publishers. (250 pages)
Tettegah, S. & Noble, S. [Eds.] (January, 2016). Emotions, Technology and Design. Series: Emotions and Technology: Communication of Feelings for, with, and through Digital Media. Volume 5. London: Elsevier Publishers. (268 pages)
Tettegah, S. & McCreery, M. [Eds.] (December, 2015). Emotions, Technology and Learning. Series: Emotions and Technology: Communication of Feelings for, with, and through Digital Media. Volume 4. London: Elsevier Publishers. (318 pages)[21]
Tettegah, S. & Espelage, D. (Eds.) [November, 2015]. Emotions, Technology and Behaviors. Series: Emotions and Technology: Communication of Feelings for, with, and through Digital Media. Volume 3. London: Elsevier Publishers. (240 pages)
Tettegah, S. & Gartmeier, M. [Eds.] (October, 2015). Emotions, Technology, Design and Learning. Series: Emotions and Technology: Communication of Feelings for, with, and through Digital Media. Volume 2. London: Elsevier Publishers. (332 pages)
Tettegah, S. & Huang, W.D. [Eds.] (October, 2015). Emotions, Technology and Digital Games. Series: Emotions and Technology: Communication of Feelings for, with, and through Digital Media. Volume 1. London: Elsevier Publishers. (364 pages)
Tettegah, S. & Cologne, C. [Eds.] (2009). Identity, Learning and Support in Virtual Worlds. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers. (162 pages)[22]
While at the University of Illinois, Sharon Tettegah created the Intra/Inter Cultural Cross-Cultural Teaching portal (archived: www.icctp.net,[23] a resource for educators seeking to promote cultural competency in the classroom. Additionally, she coined the term "animated narrative vignette technology", (Animated narrative vignette) which have contributed to advancements in educational technology and instructional design.