Interim Director
vonspiegel.2@osu.edu
Jacqueline (Jackie) von Spiegel is the Interim Director of the Walter E. Dennis Learning Center and has been part of the center’s leadership team since 2019.
As Interim Director, Jackie’s goal is to create a welcoming space where all Ohio State students can feel supported, learn smarter study strategies, and get motivated. Her role includes developing and managing college success courses, creating innovative programming to support students’ academic skills, leading the center’s instructional team and coaching team, and collaborating on research-to-practice initiatives that support students’ learning and motivation.
Jackie’s passion for supporting college student development stemmed from her work as a college student, tutoring mathematics and statistics and teaching standardized test prep courses. She received her master’s degree in Developmental Psychology from The Ohio State University, studying children’s language development. While a student in this program, she taught courses in introductory psychology, cognitive development, lifespan development, and internships in psychology. Following her master’s degree, Jackie served as an Academic Advisor in the Department of Psychology, supporting students with academic and career planning, while also practicing academic coaching skills to develop students’ engagement in self-regulated learning. In this role, Jackie guided students during their early years in college through teaching the college survey classes and the DLC’s course on self-regulated learning. Jackie currently teaches GE Bookends courses to help student engage more deeply with their curriculum throughout all GE courses and develop lifelong learning and thinking skills.
Jackie is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Ohio State, where her research focuses on college students’ self-regulated learning and academic help-seeking. Jackie is committed to developing strong teams within the DLC and meaningful learning experiences for Ohio State students.