Teaching Mentors

A rigorous application process culminates in the selection of 32 outstanding individuals to be awarded a teaching mentor position.

Selected for their excellence in teaching and overall graduate study, and representing colleges and disciplines from across the university, the teaching mentors comprise the “core faculty” during the Teaching Assistant Orientation Program. The teaching mentors serve as small group leaders and mentors to approximately 300 new TAs each August. They also participate in the development and implementation of teaching assistant program activities throughout the academic year and act as teaching consultants for the Graduate School.

2025-26 Teaching Mentors

 

Steven Alvarez Philosophy	Fasika Melese Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation
Erika Arias Political Science	Mehdi Nejatbakhsh Sociology
Sohrob Aslamy Geography	Gizem Ozyazici Science Teaching
Gideon Banson Math Education	Vatya Raina Anthropology
Ava Breitbeck Science Teaching	Jacob Reese English
Chris Cho Philosophy	Nurzharyn Samigolia Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition
Stella Clymer Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Elena Selthun English
Eleanor Czajkowski Psychology	Morgan Shaw English
Gargi De Civil and Environmental Engineering	Kahyen Shin Counseling and Human Services
Sena Gokkus Civil and Environmental Engineering	Marie Shuter Psychology
Bo Jian Human Development and Family Science	Calistus Simiyu Math Education
Darzhan Kazbekova Social Science	Soham Sinha English
Amanda Kingston Cultural Foundations of Education	Nathalie Uwamahoro Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Pierre Lacaille Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Ben Valen Psychology
Aidee Leon Lua Psychology	Rebekah Wallis Special Education
Minnie McMillian Psychology	Jun Zhang Public Administration and International Affairs