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