Dr. Stoddard Dare is an associate professor of social work and currently teaches Research Methods and Substance Abuse classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  She serves as the coordinator for the Master of Social Work Program and also the co-director for the Chemical Dependency Counseling Certificate Program.  She has been successfully teaching online since 2009. She currently teaches three online courses which are Quality Matters certified.  Her innovative methods to engage students in online course discussions have been presented as a best practice.