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University Celebrates Outstanding Teaching Assistants

Friday, May 7, 2021, By News Staff
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Each year, the Graduate School recognizes teaching assistants (TAs) who have made distinguished contributions to Syracuse University by demonstrating excellence as primary instructors, laboratory or studio leaders, discussion or recitation section instructors, or lecture course assistants. These teaching assistants are nominated by their departments and evaluated by a selection committee composed of University faculty.

Selection for the award is based on the strength of the nominee’s teaching portfolio, as well as letters of support from faculty and students. On average, the selection committee recognizes the top 4% of all TAs campuswide.

“This year, graduate teaching assistants have had to adapt their teaching methods to new modes of instruction or significantly restructured courses. Like our outstanding faculty, these teaching assistants have made significant contributions to undergraduate teaching and learning this year,” said Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School.

Congratulations to:

  • Stephen Ajayi, Biology
  • Theodore Allor, English/Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition
  • Nigar Altindis, Teaching and Leadership
  • Michael Ammoury, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Mary Bedell, Art and Music Histories
  • Farrah Brown, Political Science
  • Caroline Charles, English
  • Yoon Jung Choi, Public Administration and International Affairs
  • Nicholas Croce, Social Science
  • Elizabeth (Bess) Davis, Political Science
  • Huzeyfe Demirtas, Philosophy
  • Nikita Duling, Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
  • Natalie El-Eid, English
  • Jun Fang, Psychology
  • Kelli Fisher, Museum Studies/Art and Music Histories
  • Kurian George, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises
  • Steven Harris, Anthropology
  • Jean-Ederson Jean-Pierre, Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
  • Stephanie Jones, Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition
  • Aaron Lattanzi, Political Science
  • Bowei Liu, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
  • Katherine MacDonald, Geography and the Environment
  • Maeve Maloney, Economics
  • Nilamber Mate, Chemistry
  • Lauren McCormick, Religion
  • Caleb McWhorter, Mathematics
  • Saman Modiri, Marketing
  • Deborah Moriarty, Reading and Language Arts
  • Emmanuel Nsadha, Mathematics
  • Fortune Ononiwu, Chemistry
  • Nicholas Pappas, Psychology
  • Indra Prasasto, Architecture
  • Raghave Puri, Public Administration and International Affairs
  • Staceyann Reid, Human Development and Family Science
  • Sarah Reilly, Sociology
  • Julia Ribeiro Guimaraes, Biology
  • Bharath Sambasivam, Physics
  • Dustin Satterfield, Sociology
  • Meaghan Elaine (Iohnah) Scully, Cultural Foundations of Education
  • Nilesh Sinha, Political Science
  • Phillandra Smith, Teaching and Leadership
  • Jinwoo Song, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Jan Swiderski, Philosophy
  • Glenn Thompson, Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Joshua Tignor, Philosophy
  • Goksu Toga, Physics
  • Nathan Uricchio, Mathematics
  • Siwen Want, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
  • Emily Watts, Psychology
  • Tianxiao Wang, Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation
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