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The Universities of Wisconsin have announced the selection of participants for the 2024–2025 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars program. This year’s cohort includes faculty from the Universities of Wisconsin’s 11 comprehensive universities and UW-Milwaukee. To be nominated, candidates must demonstrate exceptional teaching skills and a curiosity about student learning.

The program, which begins in late May and concludes with a research presentation at the annual Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning in April 2025, provides an opportunity for UW faculty and academic staff to collaborate across disciplines. Participants engage in systematic research aimed at improving student learning through a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project.

Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars is one of three signature programs offered by the Universities of Wisconsin’s Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID). OPID supports professional development programs across the Universities’ 13 Centers for Teaching and Learning, ensuring excellence in various learning environments. Fay Akindes serves as OPID Director.

The program is directed by Valerie Barske, a history professor at UW-Stevens Point, and Heather Pelzel, a biological sciences professor at UW-Whitewater.

The selected participants for the 2024–2025 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars are:

- Rae Langes, UW-Eau Claire, Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies

- Katrina Rothrock, UW-Eau Claire, Mathematics Education

- Heather Kaminski, UW-Green Bay, Cofrin School of Business

- Taskia Ahammad Khan, UW-Green Bay, Electrical Engineering

- Rachel Funk-Johnson, UW-La Crosse, Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship

- Xinhui Li, UW-La Crosse, Microbiology

- Astrid Ochoa Campo, UW-La Crosse, Spanish and World Languages

- Mair Culbreth, UW-Milwaukee, Dance

- Joan Shapiro Beigh, UW-Milwaukee, Organizations and Strategic Management

- Samantha Larson, UW Oshkosh, Public Administration

- Jordan Snyder, UW-Parkside, Psychology

- Amelia Ray, UW-Parkside, Chemistry

- Lynnette Dornak, UW-Platteville, Physical Geography

- Lucie Kadjo,

UW-Platteville,

Agribusiness - Abigail Jackson,

UW-River Falls,

Cognitive Psychology - Carlos Rojas,

UW-River Falls,

Spanish - Cera Babb,

UW-River Falls,

Music-Choral - Cary Elza,

UW-Stevens Point,

Media Studies - Laura Anderson McIntyre,

UW-Stevens Point,

Forestry - David Barry,

UW-Stevens Point,

Sociology - Xiaojing “Kate” Liu,

UW-Stout,

Packaging - Lauren Johnsen,

UW-Stout,

Communication Studies - Priyanka Mehta,

UW-Superior,

Psychology - Kara Woodley,

The Universities of Wisconsin serve over 162,