Meet the instructors

Chris Hromalik, poses for a headshot wearing a blue plaid shirt against a dark grey background.

Dr. Christopher D. Hromalik is the Project Manager of the SUNY Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Student Empowerment Initiative, funded by the Enhancing Supports and Services for Students with Disabilities for Postsecondary Success from the Office of University Life at SUNY System Administration. This project seeks to provide training in the UDL framework to all SUNY faculty. He is also a Professor of Spanish in the World Languages Department at Onondaga Community College.

He has led many UDL presentations and workshops since 2011.  From 2016-2019, Dr. Hromalik was the Faculty Coordinator of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Academy, which was funded as part of the Onondaga Pathways to Careers (OPC) project through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy.  In this role, he served as the lead instructional designer and principal investigator studying the impact of UDL training on community college faculty, staff, and students.  His primary research interests include investigating the role of self-regulated learning in second language acquisition, with a focus on community college students studying a language online, as well as the impact of Universal Design for Learning instruction on faculty practice and student learning outcomes.

Ed Beck poses for a headshot in front of an all white background. He wears a white checkered dress shirt, accompanied by a blue tie.

Ed Beck is an Instructional Designer at SUNY Oneonta. His work includes training and support for our online programs, our OER publishing, and the embedding of technology skills into classes of all modalities. His interest in accessibility began during the creation of online resources that would be shared with an open license, and working to make sure that the websites, textbooks, and problem sets we shared were held to a high standard. He focuses on identifying accessible materials, remediation of inaccessible objects, but he thinks the most important task is help faculty identify manageable workflows to build accessibility into their design and creation processes. He is excited to contribute to this series as an accessible math specialist.

Rebecca Mushtare poses for a headshot in front of a light grey background. She wears square glasses, with a white top and black blazer.

Rebecca Mushtare is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and a professor in the Department of Art and Design at SUNY Oswego. She's also the co-host of the Tea for Teaching podcast with John Kane. Rebecca's research interests include accessibility and inclusive design. At SUNY Oswego she co-founded the workgroup on accessibility practices and has worked on a number of campus initiatives including launching the faculty accessibility fellows program and the 10-day accessibility challenge. Recently, she served on the SUNY Empowering Students with Disabilities Task Force and provided support for accessibility efforts within the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition.

Emily Bovier poses for a headshot in front of a light grey background. She wears a patterned top, and earrings.

Emily Bovier is an Associate Professor of Psychology at SUNY Oswego. Emily's research interests focus on individual differences in brain and behavior, which she has recently applied to understanding neurodiversity in higher education. Emily was a member of SUNY Oswego's Faculty Accessibility Fellowship Program in 2021 and has continued participating in campus initiatives related to inclusive teaching.

Kate Deforest poses for a headshot, wearing a flower patterned top against a light beige background.

Kate DeForest is Web/Digital Content Coordinator for SUNY Oswego. She updates and maintains the university’s primary website and trains campus personnel on web and digital accessibility best practices. As a member and former chair of the Workgroup on Accessibility Practices, Kate has worked on a number of campus accessibility initiatives, including building Oswego’s Digital Accessibility website and launching the 10-day Accessibility Challenge. Kate is a member of IAAP and a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). She has given over 20 accessibility-related presentations at local, state, and national conferences, including Accessing Higher Ground, HighEdWeb, and numerous SUNY conferences.

Casey Raymond poses for a headshot in front of a dark grey background wearing a green sweater.

Casey Raymond is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geochemistry and the Associate Director of the Oswego Honors Program. Casey’s research is in the areas of inorganic chemistry and food and fermentation science. He was in the initial group of faculty accessibility fellows, where he focused on accessible mathematical notation. He currently co-chairs the Workgroup on Accessibility Practices. He has help coordinate two accessibility challenges at Oswego and given multiple presentations through Oswego’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Casey received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2019.

Anna Croyle poses for a headshot in front of a beige background. Wearing a blue neck high sweater, and a black blazer.

Anna Croyle is the Data Visualization and Reporting Specialist for Institutional Research and Assessment at SUNY Oswego. She is a member of the workgroup on accessibility practices and an adjunct for the Department of Art and Design, where she most recently taught web design. Her Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction and background in linguistics and anthropology support her efforts to create usable, accessible, and aesthetic visualizations.

Carrie Mocyk poses for a headshot in front of a background that has been blurred out to highlight solely her. She wears a navy blue top and wears her hair in curls.

Carrie Mocyk is an Instructional Designer at SUNY Oswego. She supports faculty in the development of online courses. Carrie currently co-chairs the Accessibility Workgroup and is a member of the Digital Accessibility Steering Committee. She has contributed to different accessibility initiatives on campus since 2018. Carrie is a member of the digital learning environment transition team, training and supporting faculty through the move to a new learning management system.