Higher Education and Student Affairs
While Dr. Stewart has taught across multiple disciplines, his primary teaching focus is higher education and student affairs where he prepares graduate students who either plan to practice in student support roles within colleges and universities, go on to lead them as senior administrators, or study them as scholars of the discipline. His practitioner work is substantial, having worked in various student affairs roles for nearly 20 years.
Master Teacher and Pedagogue
Dr. Stewart has been recognized for his demonstrated teaching as the recipient of two teaching excellence awards in 2022 from Iowa State University College of Human Sciences and the Commission for Faculty and Graduate Programs respectively. His recognition for teaching is also evident within his Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). He served as special issue editor of the Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, and published two teaching briefs for National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Iowa State. He most recenlty completed a 2-year term as a CELT Faculty Fellow championing a culture of teaching effectiveness and SoTL engagement for ISU faculty.