Awards

President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Technology - 2025

About Gina Londino-Smolar

Gina Londino-Smolar, MS, EdD, is currently the Director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program at Indiana University Indianapolis and a Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, teaching for the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program since 2006.  Currently, Gina has teaching responsibilities in introductory courses in forensic science (online and face to face), forensic microscopy, and various high impact practices (HIPs) courses for the forensic science program.  Gina is heavily involved in online education, engaging students in the course content, and professional development opportunities for faculty.  Gina has served as the President of the Council of Forensic Science Educators (COFSE) and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and currently serves as the Chair of the General Section and member of the Forensic Science Foundation (FSF) Board of Trustees.

Throughout her career in forensic science education, Gina has developed multiple introductory courses in the online space, including a non-science major forensic science laboratory course.  Her course design and development have been published and presented with the online educational community, including Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and EDUCASE.  Gina is a certified peer-reviewer for Quality Matters, has two of the three QM certified courses at IU Indianapolis, and has served as the subject matter expert for many online course reviews.  She continually incorporates new learning technology tools into her courses and has been involved with STEM education research using various learning technologies in both online and face to face introductory courses to promote students’ sense of belonging and connectedness in large introductory science courses.  Gina has been awarded the Trustee’ Teaching Award at IU Indianapolis, Lecturer Teaching Award for the School of Science, and named Favorite Professor by numerous IU Indianapolis athletes.