Mary Jo Pierantozzi, MS, was an Assistant Professor and the Program Coordinator for Undergraduate Education until she retired from Gwynedd Mercy University in 2023. She was in the field of Education for more than 54 years, 21 of them full time at GMercyU.
Her areas of expertise include social studies, multiple intelligences, cooperative learning, flipped classroom, math and science, middle school and elementary instructional strategies. In 2011, Pierantozzi was the recipient of the Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching and was also selected by the senior class to give the Last Lecture at the senior toast.
She has presented both nationally and internationally on many topics in education including math, social studies, hybrid online courses, flipped classroom, and cooperative learning.
Pierantozzi is an Associate in Mercy and an honorary member of Sigma Phi Sigma, the National Mercy Honor Society as well as a Scholar in the Mission Leadership Academy, having been a member of the original planning team for the MLA.
She has been involved with many student organizations and activities over the years, including serving as advisor for GMercyU's Best Buddies' Chapter as well as for the Phi Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society for Education. Pierantozzi was the recipient of three President's Mini Grants for her TAP Immersion Experience.
