Libi (Elizabeth) Sundermann, Ph.D.
About
Degrees
Introduction
Dr. Sundermann teaches courses on modern Britain, the British Empire, empires and imperialism, food history, history methods, and World History I and II. Her teaching goals are making history teaching and learning educative, practical, and fun for students. She teaches on-campus, online, and hybrid courses. Her training in online and hybrid instruction includes completing the required UWT iTech training and a Teaching Online Certificate from Quality Matters (QM). In 2024, she won the UW Distinguished Teaching Award for Teams. She has been nominated for other teaching awards, including the UW Distinguished Teaching Award, Adviser of the Year, and Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards. In addition, she received the UWT Outstanding Women Award and the UW AAUP “Outstanding Contribution: Extraordinary Leadership and Advocacy to Advance the Conditions of Lecturers at the University of Washington: Courage in Pursuit of Excellence in Washington State Higher Education.” Her research interests range from world to local history and scholarship of teaching and learning. She is extremely active in faculty governance and faculty advocacy.
Teaching
- THIST 101 Introduction to History Methods
- THIST 150 World History I
- THIST 151 World History II
- THIST 203: Modern Europe in Global History
- THIST 260 Empires and Imperialism in World History
- THIST 290 Food in World History
- THIST 375 British Empire
- THIST 380 Humanities Research and Writing/History Methods
- THIST 475 Twentieth-Century Britain
- THIST 498 History Capstone
Affiliations
- History for the 21st Century
- Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society)
- UW American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
- World History Association
Academic Service
- Coordinator/Host “UWT at the Museum” in cooperation with the Washington State History Museum
- Sundermann has been highly active in various types of faculty governance, student mentoring, teaching and learning development, and helping develop the UWT history major.
Honors and Awards
- 2024: UW Distinguished Teaching Award for Teams (Digital Learning User Experience)
- 2024: Nominee Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor
- 2018 Nominee: Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2016 Nominee: UWT OSCARs Adviser of the Year
- 2015 Nominee: Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2015 UW Tacoma Outstanding Woman
- 2013 UW AAUP Recipient “Outstanding Contribution: Extraordinary Leadership and Advocacy to Advance the Conditions of Lecturers at the University of Washington: Courage in Pursuit of Excellence in Washington State Higher Education."