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.

2026-27 Teaching Mentors

Temitope Akinode
Chemistry
Darzhan Kazbekova
Social Science
Steven Alvarez
Philosophy
Yuheun Kin
Information Science &Technology
Sarah Appedu
Information Science &Technology
Amanda Kingston
Cultural Foundations of Education
Lauren Ashby
Sociology
Grace Levine
Psychology
Gideon Banson
Math Education
Aidee Leon Lua
Psychology
Jasmin Bowers
Public Health
Amona Major
Instructional Design, Development, & Evaluation
Ava Breitbeck
Science Teaching
Mangolia Murphy
English
Eleanor Czajkowski
Psychology
Camryn O’Conner
Psychology
Gargi De
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mary Oluoch
Mathematics
Aysenur Deger
Political Science
Jacob Reese
English
Rein Desbiens
Chemistry
William Robert
Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Shameen Fatima
Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Elena Selthun
English
Gabriel Ferreira
Sociology
Calistus Simiyu
Math Education
Antonio Freiles
Philosophy
Nathalie Uwamahoro
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Sena Gokkus
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rebekah Wallis
Special Education
Tori-Ann Haywood
Sociology
Louise Zhuang
Human Development & Family Science