Jan. 16, 2026
Jamie Hall, an associate teaching professor with the Department of Physical Therapy, is one of three faculty members welcomed in the latest cohort of Tarkow Teaching Fellows through the Mizzou Honors College.
The program was developed to honor the incredible teaching legacy of Ted Tarkow, a professor emeritus of classical studies. The Tarkow Teaching Fellows form a collaborative cohort that works with Honors College faculty and administrators to develop and teach the “Honors Book Club” course, which offers students the opportunity to dive deeper into the selected One Read book.
Hall received her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Mizzou in 1996 and returned to campus in 2015 as a tutor in the Department of Physical Therapy. Her work eventually led to a faculty role in the department two years later, a position she still holds.
As a Tarkow Teaching Fellow, Hall will have the opportunity to teach an Honors College course for the first time.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as an Honors College Tarkow Teaching Fellow,” Hall said. “I have always admired the mission of the Honors College, but because I am a faculty member in a professional program, I did not think that I would have the opportunity to teach Honors classes while at Mizzou. I was very excited when I learned about this program; I actually submitted my application that same day!”
Hall is joined by fellow Mizzou faculty members Dennis Crouch, a professor in the School of Law, and Ashlie Lester, an associate teaching professor with the College of Education and Human Development.
Hall received her post-professional doctorate of physical therapy from Des Moines University and her Ph.D. in pediatric science from the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.
Her teaching at Mizzou focuses on pediatric physical therapy in classroom and clinic settings. She is also the assistant director of the Mizzou Motion Analysis Center, which combines engineering tools with clinical expertise to address issues of musculoskeletal health.
She said teaching about the Honors College One Read book will be an exciting opportunity to expand on her experiences as a professor.
“Teaching the Honors Book Club class will allow me to combine two of my favorite things, teaching and reading,” Hall said. “This will be a very different experience from my usual teaching. I look forward to teaching, learning from and building relationships with undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds as we dig deeply into the Honors One Read book.”
Hall added that she is excited to interact with faculty whom she doesn’t regularly have the chance to work with.
“Interdisciplinary work has been some of the most rewarding work I have engaged in during my career,” Hall said. “I look forward to building collaborations, learning from colleagues across campus, and all the opportunities for both professional and personal growth this experience will foster. I am particularly excited to engage in deep conversations with faculty with a variety of professional and personal backgrounds around the Honors One Read book and teaching in general. I am interested to see where it will all end up and how it will inevitably influence my teaching of professional students in my home department.”
This story originally appeared on the Mizzou Honors College website.
