Ronda Scarrow
Associate Professor of Theatre and Program Coordinator of Theatre and Theatre Education and Program Coordinator for Lib

Dr. Ronda Scarrow is an Associate Professor in the Theatre, Art, and Graphic Design and Animation Department at Longwood University. She currently serves as the Program Coordinator for Theatre, Theatre Education, and Liberal Studies. Currently she is the University Representative to the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). She has over 30 years of classroom instruction on the middle school, high School and collegiate levels in Speech, Theatre and Education fields. She is a lifetime member of the Virginia Theatre Association; a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society and The University of Richmond (Virginia) has honored her twice for her outstanding commitment and contribution to Education as Outstanding Educator in Visual and Performing Arts at Virginia’s Governor’s School. Dr. Scarrow has been recognized by Southside Virginia Community College for her teaching with the award of Excellence in Teaching. During her tenure at Longwood University, she has been recognized by campus organizations such as Chi, Princeps, Favorite Professor from her Sorority Sigma Kappa and the Faculty Citizen Leader Award. Dr. Scarrow has also taken the stage as director where she has directed the Charlie Brown and for that show, she received the Meritorious Achievement Award for Directing from the Kennedy Center. Dr. Scarrow was recently recognized by the Longwood University Alumni Association with the Nancy B. Shelton Spirited Contributor Award which recognizes outstanding service and contributions to a university or organization, often highlighting values like honesty, equality, civility, and citizen leadership. One of the most memorable highlights of Dr. Scarrow’s teaching career is when she was honored win a scholarship in the Cooks Cole College was named in her honor.

Her research interest are:
Student-centered learning
Classroom engagement
Teacher presentation skills