Rosemary Tyrrell, an assistant clinical professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the UCR School of Medicine, has been recognized with the Nancy Chick Article of the Year Award for her co-authored publication, “Defining Immersive Learning.” The article advances understanding of immersive learning by offering a rigorous, collaborative examination of its core principles and practices.

The Nancy Chick Article of the Year Award honors the most outstanding article published each year in Teaching & Learning Inquiry (TLI), the journal of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). The award celebrates scholarship that reflects TLI’s commitment to methodological diversity, interdisciplinary perspectives, and international authorship. Named for founding co-editor Nancy Chick, it is presented annually at the ISSOTL conference, with recipients recognized across TLI and ISSOTL platforms.

At UCR, Tyrrell leads the School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development, supporting educators through programs in inclusive teaching, active learning, clinical teaching, curriculum design, and more. She earned her doctoral degree from UCLA, where she researched the professional development needs of online faculty. Before joining UCR in 2016, she spent 18 years teaching at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, where she also developed online faculty orientation programs as an instructional specialist.

In her leadership role, she oversees a team that delivers hundreds of faculty development programs and services each year, all aimed at fostering teaching excellence. She co-organizes UCR’s annual Celebration of Women in Medicine and Science, oversees the School of Medicine’s Administrative Fellowship Program, and contributes to strategic curriculum enhancement initiatives.

Tyrrell also plays key roles in several committees: she co-chairs the TEACH Team (Teaching Excellence and Course Enhancement), chairs the Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Committee for the Master of Public Health program, and leads the School of Medicine’s Kern National Network committee on Flourishing in Medicine.