Biography
Beatrix B眉dy (pronouns: any) is an Associate Professor and an Academic Access and Excellence Fellow in the School of Communication and Culture. 聽She teaches natural science, health & wellness, social science, as well as Creative Communities courses.
Beatrix B眉dy is a pioneer of neuroinclusive teaching, being the first author who used the word 鈥渘eurodiversity鈥 in an American Chemistry Society Journal (Embracing Neurodiversity by Increasing Learner Agency in Nonmajor Chemistry Classes, J. Chem. Educ., November 18, 2021). She has a broad area of research interests and creative practice that ranges from neuroinclusive teaching and intellectual community building to textile and dye chemistry. She authored the Laboratory Manual for her textiles and dyes course. She also writes fiction, excerpts of her book, Confessions of Communist Youth were published by Hypertext magazine.
Beatrix loves to spark academic joy 鈥 teaching, building curriculum, creating educational content, and giving talks. She is the Winner of the Columbia College Excellence in Teaching Award and the Faculty Partner Award.
Educational background:
BS-MS Chemical Engineering, Summa cum laude (includes Social Science and Pedagogy credits), Babe葯-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1992
Clinical Chemistry Postgraduate Degree, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1993
MS Chemistry, Cleveland State University, USA 1999
PhD Chemistry (Biochemistry/ Molecular Medicine), Cleveland State University, USA 2003
Post-graduate professional development includes continuing medical education, chemical instrumentation training sessions, leadership classes, and communications workshops.聽
Instructional Areas
Science classes, such as Chemistry and Art Textiles and Dyes, Wellness, Nutrition, Sensation & Perception, Botany, Environmental Science. Social science classes such as Emotions. Creative Communities courses such as Joyfulness and Wellbeing. Teacher education workshops and classes.
Creative Practice and Research Interests
Neurodiversity and Universal Design, Intellectual Community in the Classroom, Chemical Education, Chemistry of Natural Dyes, Chemistry of Fibers and Textiles, Fiction Writing.
Degrees
B.S., Chemical Engineering - Inorganic Substances Technology Babes-Bolyai University 1992
M.S., Chemical Engineering - Inorganic Substances Technology Babes-Bolyai University 1992
M.S., Chemistry Cleveland State University 1999
Ph.D., Clinical-Bioanalytical Chemistry Cleveland State University 2003