Professors Plates & Perspectives

Join this event where faculty share the chapters, turning points, and key moments that have defined their careers; unlock the mysteries of faculty life; and engage and advise students around how they can pursue their own careers and lives of purpose.

Elia Trucks is the User Experience and Student Outreach Librarian at the University of Denver Libraries, where she leads initiatives to support students' intellectual growth and well-being. She graduated from Florida State University for her BA and MLIS, and moved to Denver in 2017. Elia's work is focuses on feminist and anti-racist values, anti-oppressive practices in libraries, and advocating for equity in higher education.

Join this event where faculty share the chapters, turning points, and key moments that have defined their careers; unlock the mysteries of faculty life; and engage and advise students around how they can pursue their own careers and lives of purpose.

Mei Yin received her PhD in Mathematics (with a minor in Statistics) from the University of Arizona in August 2010. She then held the Bing Instructor position at the University of Texas at Austin for three years, from August 2010 till June 2013. She joined DU as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics in September 2013, with the 2013-2014 academic year on leave at Brown University as a Tamarkin Assistant Professor. She is currently an Associate Professor of Mathematics at DU. Her main research interests lie in statistical physics, probability, and combinatorics. In her spare time, she plays accordion, does some aerial tricks, and rock climbs.

Join this event where faculty share the chapters, turning points, and key moments that have defined their careers; unlock the mysteries of faculty life; and engage and advise students around how they can pursue their own careers and lives of purpose.

Dr. Gearity joined DU in September 2014 to create and launch the Master of Arts in Sport Coaching program. Known colloquially as Dr. G or Coach, since then, he has created and launched 24-credit Graduate Certificates in Strength and Conditioning (S&C) and Fitness Coaching, and 16-credit specialized graduate certificates in S&C and the Psychology of Coaching. Dr. Gearity also created and launched the Kinesiology and Sport Studies minor (in 2021) and major (in 2023) at DU. As a scholar, Dr. Gearity co-edited the book, "Coach Education and Development in Sport: Instructional Strategies" and co-authored, "Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching: Bridging the Biophysical, Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice." He is Editor-in-Chief for the National Strength and Conditioning Association's practitioner journal NSCA Coach and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Strength & Conditioning Journal. He serves on the editorial board of International Sport Coaching Journal, Sport Coaching Review, and Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health. Dr. Gearity is also a former high school, collegiate, and professional strength and conditioning coach and has coached numerous youth sports, but most recently middle school tackle football. In 2023, Dr. Gearity was promoted to full Professor and named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of GSPP, as well as became an alumnus of DU earning his MBA from Daniels College of Business.

Join this event where faculty share the chapters, turning points, and key moments that have defined their careers; unlock the mysteries of faculty life; and engage and advise students around how they can pursue their own careers and lives of purpose.

Dr. DeCarvalho previously worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Arkansas. Her research focuses on the intersection of gender, race, and other identity markers within television and film. Dr. DeCarvalho's most recent project bridges the gap between on-screen and off-screen narratives of incarcerated women.