The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recognizes Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have made distinguished contributions to Syracuse University by demonstrating excellence in significant instructional capacities, such as classroom teaching, laboratory or studio instruction, leading recitation or discussion sections, or assisting senior faculty members with high-enrollment courses. TAs are nominated by their departments and must present a teaching portfolio for review.
Outstanding Teaching Award Call for Nominations
2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistants
- Rachel Ameen, Geography and the Environment
- Sarah Appedu, Information Science and Technology
- Zachery Robert Barrows Gonzalez, Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Almila Basak, Political Science
- Julia Janina Viola Baumgarten, Physics
- Caroline Anne Bowling, Architecture
- Shannon Burth, Mass Communications
- Kirstin Len Clear, Human Development and Family Science
- Rein Desbiens, Chemistry
- Iwona Franczak, Sociology
- Antonio Freiles, Philosophy
- Aliza Haskal, English
- Jaihyun Jeon, Business Administration
- Kennedy Reed Jones, Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Xiangjing Kong, Psychology
- Shivam Kumar, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Yifan Cheng Li, Economics
- Liam Victor Lieblein, Philosophy
- Ash Lienemann, Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Tyler Logie, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Desiree Laurel Martin, Mathematics
- Kerry McNamara, Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Zaidao Mei, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Fasika Minda Melese, Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation
- Chelsea Renea Morton, Social Science
- Amanda Qi Ni, Women’s and Gender Studies
- David Aanuoluwa Okanlawon, Anthropology
- Gizem Ozyazici, College Science Teaching
- Urmi Manoj Parekh, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
- John Sackey, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
- Sergio Saravia Lopez, Sociology
- Karie Nicole Schmitz, Mathematics
- Lauren Sdun, Physics
- Soham Sinha, English
- Sabrina Marie Traver, Mathematics
- Jenna Marie Walmer, Psychology