Christine L Stamm-Griffin (she/her)
Professor College of Arts & Sciences Social Sciences Providence
Biography and Expertise
Christine Stamm teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate sociology and integrated learning courses (ILS) for the College of Arts & Sciences at Johnson & Wales University. Stamm strives to build student competency in her courses by utilizing expertise in curriculum and teaching while incorporating her own experiences as a livelong learner. She regularly builds into her courses leadership experiences from industry, higher education and the nonprofit sectors. Her love for travel and interacting with people from around the world provides current and relevant cultural experiences that she regularly incorporates into her courses. Creating an active learning environment is a hallmark of her work.
Stamm has been involved in various major university projects outside of the classroom as well. In 2002-2003, she led the initiative that created two undergraduate teacher education degree programs at the Colorado campus that prepared students to teach in consumer and family sciences and business/marketing at the secondary level. This project involved developing curriculum, achieving state approval for licensure, populating the programs, hiring and training faculty, coordinating student teaching experiences with local high schools and serving as department chairperson for the programs from 2003 to 2007. Upon her return to the Providence campus in 2007, for two years she led the initiative to update the university’s faculty evaluation process, creating collaboration between faculty and administrators from four different campuses that resulted in a new, multifaceted process that met the needs of all parties. From 2015 to 2017, she and a peer collaborated with administration to create a short-term integrated-learning Study Abroad program in Florence, Italy where students studied the culture of Renaissance Italy, actively exploring the works of the famous polymath Leonardo da Vince. She taught in this Study Abroad program in 2017, 2018 and 2025. In 2021, she collaborated with faculty in the College of Food, Innovation & Technology (CFIT) to develop the Food Sustainability minor which provides students with knowledge and skills to engage in local food systems that impact what they do in professional kitchens and beyond, in their local community. Most recently, 2021-2023, she led a faculty committee that worked collaboratively with administrators to develop the Freshman Year Seminar Program, and, once finalized, taught in the program, helping freshman students make the transition to their college experience.
Outside of the classroom, she has served on several committees including the University Faculty Council (14 years), Roles & Responsibilities subcommittee (5 years), and College Outcomes (10 years). She has also been elected by peers to represent them on various committees including the University Committee for Academic Rank (9 years), Academic Leadership Team (6 years), University Curriculum Committee (3 years), Faculty In-Service (6 years), DACUM (2 years), and the A&S Student Academic Symposium (2 years). She has been selected by peers and students as Teacher of the Year in three different colleges, most recently for the College of Arts & Sciences. Outside of Johnson & Wales University, Stamm serves as a consultant, author and lecturer. Christine in actively involved in the Association for the Study of Food and Society and the International Leadership Association.
Education
EdD
Boston University
MS
Johnson & Wales University
BS
Johnson & Wales University
AS
Johnson & Wales College
Certified Culinary Educator (CCE)
American Culinary Federation
Certified Executive Chef (CEC)
American Culinary Federation
Adult Mental Health First Aid USA
National Council for Mental Well-Being
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR, AED certification
American Heart Association
35 year service award
Johnson & Wales University
30 year service award
Johnson & Wales University
2013 Teacher of the Year for the College of Arts & Sciences
Johnson & Wales University
20 year service award
Johnson & Wales University
2009 Outstanding Achievement Certificate
Johnson & Wales University, College of Arts & Sciences
2007 Teacher of the Year for the Denver campus
Johnson & Wales University
2002 Presidents Award
JWU Denver Campus President Mark Burke
1998 Teacher of the Year for the College of Culinary Arts
Johnson & Wales University
Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society & Association of the Study of Food and Society
Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society & Association of the Study of Food and Society
Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society & Association of the Study of Food and Society
Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society & Association of the Study of Food and Society
Academic Society of Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds
Stamm-Griffin, C.
On Cooking Student Study guide, 5th edition (and all prior editions 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011)
Pearson Education, Inc
Stamm-Griffin, C.
Analyzing Expert, Postulant, and Novice Instruction in Culinary and Pastry Arts Laboratory Classrooms
UMI Dissertation Services, A Bell and Howell Company
Student perspectives on the benefits of study abroad
Poster
2025 Faculty Scholarship Expo
Johnson & Wales University (Provost)
Providence, RI campus
Providence
RI
United States
Perspectives on Faculty Workload
Poster
2023 Faculty Scholarship Expo
Johnson & Wales University (Provost)
2023 Faculty Scholarship Expo
Providence
RI
United States
Be a Champion
2021 Lecture and presentation
2021 EDRising and FCCLA Spring Leadership Conference
Delaware State FCCLA Conference
Virtual and in person
Dover
A systematic review of the National School Lunch Program to determine if improved nutrition standards are adequate to address diet and health concerns in children
Poster
2019 John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Symposium
Johnson & Wales University
2019 John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Symposium
Providence
RI
United States
Course-Based Leadership Competency Development Through Employer Feedback and Self-Reflection
Oral Presentation
2015 Northeastern University School of Education
Northeastern University
2015 Northeastern University School of Education
Boston
MA
United States
Analyzing the relationship of voluntary student participation in optional exam review sessions
Poster
2015 John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Symposium
Johnson & Wales University
2015 John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Symposium
Providence
RI
United States
Maximizing the Ulearn Platform in Traditional Classroom Instruction
Lecture
2013 John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Inservice Presentation
Johnson & Wales University
College of Arts & Sciences
Providence, RI
RI
United States
Project Centered Learning
Lecture
2008 Denver Campus Faculty Inservice for the College of Culinary Arts & The Hospitality College
Johnson & Wales University Denver
The Hospitality College
Denver
CO
United States
Scholarship Through Action Research
Lecture
2012 John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Inservice
Johnson & Wales University
John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences
Providence
RI
United States
Teaching College Teachers to Teach: Lessons Learned
Lecture
2007 PDK Leadership Conference for Regions B&C: Making Possibilities Real
Phi Delta Kappa International
JWU Denver Campus
Denver
CO
Nutrition and culturally diverse foods: A guide to quick-to-fix meals
Demonstration
1994 Interdisciplinary Conference on Food & Culture
University of New Hampshire/New England Dairy and Food Council
University of New Hampshire
Durham