Dr. Trask
Professor Profile: Dr. Trask By: Caroline Fuger Newark, Del-- Before class begins in Smith Hall, Dr. Bahira Sherif-Trask, 57, shares a warm smile as she stops to talk with one of her students. Class has begun and Dr. Trask has already brightened her overwhelmed and over -worked students’ day by announcing that their paper deadline has been extended. The class is sighs an sign of relief. Dr. Trask teaches courses on Diversity, Families, and Human Development. I had the opportunity to attend her Diversity and Families class. During her lectures, Dr. Trask walks up and down the stairs in Smith Hall making sure she engages with all of her students. During her lectures, she often tells her students about her personal life and travels, hoping to engage and inspire her students to experience the world for themselves. Sitting in one of her classes one day, the topic of the day was why fertility patterns has changed. Dr. Trask shares with her students a story about her experience vol