Rate My Professor Cynthia Desrochers

Desrochers has made significant contributions to faculty learning communities (FLCs) and peer coaching in higher education. She co-facilitated key FLCs, including the Five Gears project launched in 2015 to activate student learning through research-based strategies. Her scholarly work includes co-editing a trilogy on FLCs published by Information Age Publishing as part of the Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education series, for which she has edited seven volumes overall. Notable titles encompass Faculty Learning Communities: Communities of Practice that Support, Inspire, Engage, and Transform Higher Education Classrooms (2024), featuring her co-authored chapter “The Nexus Between Faculty Learning Communities and Peer Coaching: Potentially Powerful Implementation Partners,” and Faculty Peer Coaching in Higher Education: Partnerships to Support Improved Instructional Practices (2023). These publications, totaling dozens of chapters across collaborators, promote equitable, antiracist teaching environments and faculty collaboration. Desrochers received CSUN's Honored Faculty Award in 1990, recognizing her impact on education. Her efforts continue to shape instructional excellence and professional growth in the field of Education at California State University, Northridge.