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 Teaching Fellowship (TF)
2002-2003 Teaching Fellows
Baca, Damian
Damian Baca is a doctoral student in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric and teaches in the Writing Program. In 2000 he earned his MA in Writing, Discourse, and Community at Northern Arizona University. His primary areas of research include Histories of American Writing, Latino and Latin American Studies and Higher Education Administration. As a Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Fellow, Damian assists in mentoring McNair undergraduate scholars as they prepare for graduate studies. In addition to his doctoral work, Damian conducts research in Heritage Language Preservation at the National Hispanic Culture Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Banerjee, Payal
Payal Banerjee is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Social Science department. Her research is in the area of immigration of South Asian high-tech workers to the U.S. Payal has taught 'Social Problems', an undergraduate level sociology course and was involved in the revision and publication of the course reader's third edition. She also likes to be involved in the many activities and projects of the TA program. When not teaching or doing research, Payal likes to cook, watch movies, travel, and spend time with friends.
Behrens, Joanna
Joanna Behrens is a third year doctoral student in the Historical Archaeology Program, Department of Anthropology. She holds undergraduate and honors degrees from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and a Masters degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research interests include landscape archaeology, cultural identity and mass consumption. She will be returning to South Africa in the fall to conduct her dissertation research at mid-nineteenth century sites in the northeastern part of the country.
Beiseitov, Eldar
Eldar is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Economics. His fields of interest include Public Finance and International Economics. Over the past three years at SU he served as a TA and taught classes independently. He currently works as a research associate for the New York State Tax Study. This summer the European Union Commission and Maxwell School awarded Eldar a research grant to study international tax competition among EU countries. Last year, Eldar helped to organize the university forum on hate and prejudice on the SU campus and the "Reel Queer" film festival.
Bopp, Kara
Kara Bopp is a doctoral student in Experimental Psychology. She received her BA from Hamilton College and her MA from New York University. At SU she is studying the effect of aging on memory. She has taught cognitive psychology and statistics and is one of the recipients of the Outstanding TA Award at SU. After receiving her degree, she hopes to obtain a faculty position in order to continue teaching and conducting research.
Das, Mohua
Mohua Das defended her dissertation in Economics last month and she will be an assistant professor of Economics at Centre College in Kentucky. She researches issues related to international trade, education, income inequality, poverty impacts of fiscal policies, taxation, dynamics of the labor market and transnational mobility of capital. She immensely enjoys watching 'quality' movies, good jazz, smooth wines, traveling to far-flung places of the world and eating delicious food. Taxes and investment planning occasionally give her additional food for thought.
Dobbins, Holly
Holly Dobbins has a B.A. from Southwest Texas State University in International Studies, an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Social Science from Syracuse University. In her doctoral work, she is combining indigenous, international relations and social movements to study self-determination for indigenous peoples. Currently a teaching associate at Syracuse University, she has taught at both OCM BOCES and SUNY Oswego; served as a senior advisor to Oswego State University's Office of International Education; cross-cultural trainer for Mercedes-Benz, Germany and coordinator for the USIA and Institute of International Education's Fulbright Scholars Program in Washington, D.C.
Dong, Yan
Yan Dong is a Ph. D. candidate in the Biology Department. She received her B.A. in Molecular Biology in Peking University, Beijing, China. Her research focuses on physiological responses of grasses to grazing animals in the Serengeti (Tanzania). She raises her African grasses in the SU greenhouse and has never been to Africa. However, going to Africa is a dream she wants to realize within 2 years. She has been at Syracuse University for 4 years and has been enjoying life in Syracuse, especially horseback riding, skating and cherry picking. She loves traveling, reading, movies and outdoor activities. She has been working as a TA for several biology courses including General Biology, Biochemistry Lab Conservation Biology and Microbiology Lab.
Giannopoulou, Fenia
Fenia Giannopoulou is a doctoral student and Graduate Assistant in the Department of Exercise Science. She is one of the recipients of the 2001 Outstanding TA Award at SU. She is an international student from Athens, Greece. Fenia completed her undergraduate degree in the Department of Physical Education, at the University of Athens, Greece, with a major in Exercise Physiology. She completed her Master's degree in Exercise Physiology/Fitness Leadership at Northern Illinois University. Fenia is currently completing her 4th year of doctoral studies at SU and collecting her dissertation data. Her dissertation topic is: "The effects of exercise and/or diet on the regional fat distribution and metabolism of Type 2 diabetic women." Fenia's aspiration is to become a university professor and have the opportunity to teach Exercise Science courses, and to conduct research on Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Grinner, Leslie A.
Leslie A. Grinner is a doctoral student in Cultural Foundations of Education and Women's Studies. She is a teaching assistant in the Women's Studies Program. With a background in communications, gender studies and child & family studies, Leslie is a multidisciplinary student, teacher, thinker and writer. Her current interests include popular culture, the intersection of race, class, gender and sexuality, and youth subcultures. While at Syracuse University, Leslie has been a panelist and lecturer on the issues of racism, colorism in the Black community, internalized racism and cultural studies. She is originally from Los Angeles, CA.
Gupta, Nisha
Nisha is a doctoral candidate in the Cultural Foundations of Education Department. She has served as a teaching associate for the American School course through the CFE department and in the Women's Studies Program. She focuses her studies on postmodern philosophical inquiries and feminist epistemological critiques of the discourses of multiculturalism and liberal democracy and the subsequent manifestations in terms of multicultural education. This year Nisha is serving as a Graduate Teaching Consultant for the TA program. In her spare time, she gardens, "throws clay" through pottery, and spends time with her family: 4 year old Avalon and partner Rich.
Herrald, Angela
Angela Herrald is a fourth year PhD student in cultural anthropology. She first became interested in cultural anthropology during a two-year stay in Europe. There she learned about the cultures in which she was living but more important to her career development, started questioning why Americans are the way they are! Her academic interests developed to include tourism, New Age spirituality and why India has become a popular destination for Americans who are searching for a spiritual path. Her wider interests include issues of globalization and the processes of creating and maintaining stereotypes in popular culture. She is pursuing a career in research and teaching at the college level-especially on a campus that stresses the importance of both excellence in teaching as well as research.
Jarzab, Ewa
Ewa Jarzab is a Ph.D candidate with the Department of Reading and Language Arts in the School of Education. Ewa's specializations and research interests focus on Educational Methods in English education, Literacy and Technology in Teacher Education and Reading and Writing in Content Areas. Ewa is currently working with student teachers in the Masters education program and collecting data for her dissertation, which explores teachers' perspectives on computer technology in the literacy classroom. In what little "spare time"she has, Ewa enjoys going to plays and music concerts, reading books, skiing, cycling and sunbathing.
Lange, Cynthia D.
Cynthia Lange is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Social Science at the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs. Her education at Syracuse University includes a Bachelor's in Biology and Social Work, Magna Cum Laude and a Master's Degree in Social Work with a Certificate in Gerontology. She is a certified social worker in the State of New York. The focus of her career to date has been in the field of aging which has included direct practice, advocacy and research. She has served as a Field Instructor for the School of Social Work. Currently, she is a Graduate Assistant for the Social Science Program. Her experiences at Syracuse include designing and implementing a 3 credit hour course focusing on families, aging and caregiving, assisting in the administration of a 6 credit hour service learning/research course, creating an electronic member of the New York State Chapter Board of Directors for National Association of Social Workers and serving as Vice President of Alpha Sigma Lambda, an education honor society.
March, Brad
Brad March, a doctoral student in the History Department at Syracuse University, is presently finishing his comprehensive examinations and his dissertation, entitled "Facing A Nation: African Americans in Vietnam and the Antiwar Movement, 1964-1975". Brad is a former McNair Scholar, intern at the Martin Luther King Jr., and Black Panther Papers (both at Stanford University) and was a Teaching Assistant in the African American Studies Department from 1999-2001. During 2000, Brad studied in Southern Africa for four months, during which time he researched and submitted his article, "Liberation in the Age of Revolution: A Comparative Study of the International Liberation Struggles of the Black Panther Party and Africans in Zimbabwe (1965-1980)" for publication at the South African Research Institute of Policy Studies (SARIPS). Upon completion of his doctoral degree, Brad will continue his work on Black liberation struggles and hopes to pursue post-doctoral studies before going into the professoriate.
Mukherjee, Sanjukta
Sanjukta Mukherjee is a doctoral student in the Geography Department. She is from India and has been in the United States since last August. Her research interests are in cultural geography, gender, globalization and development issues. She has been a Teaching Assistant for an introductory course in Geography called "World Cultures" and independently taught and designed the same course this summer. She enjoys teaching and aims to be animated in the classroom, creating a relaxed atmosphere where students can critically debate conflicting and contradictory issues. Sanjukta loves the outdoors, enjoys traveling and meeting people across diverse cultures.
Murray, Joddy
Joddy Murray is a doctoral student in the Composition and Cultural Rhetoric Program. Originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, Joddy got his undergraduate degree at the United States Air Force Academy. After receiving his M.Ed. in Adult Education and Higher Learning from the University of Oklahoma (and after 9 years, leaving the Air Force), he went to complete his M.F.A. in Poetry from Southwest Texas State University. Joddy is currently researching the connections between the imagination and invention within rhetoric practices of discourse communities. He teaches writing courses as a Teaching Associate in the Writing Program. (For more information, see his website at www.morrismurray.net)
Najarian, Cheryl G.
Cheryl G. Najarian is a fourth year doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology and a Graduate Teaching Consultant for the TA Program. Cheryl received her BA in English from Boston College, her MA in Higher Education Administration from the University of Arizona and her MA in Sociology from Syracuse University. Before coming to Syracuse University, she worked for a time in student affairs. For her dissertation, she is looking at both the mothering and paid work experiences of deaf and hard of hearing women. She has been a teaching assistant for Introduction to Sociology and the Sociology of Sex and Gender and a teaching associate for Introduction to Women's Studies, Feminism in an International Context and Feminist Theory. Also, she has experience teaching the lab section of Oral Communication in Teaching. She will be a teaching associate in the Sociology Department for the 2002-2003 academic year.
Robillard, Amy E.
Amy Robillard, originally from western Massachusetts, is a doctoral student in Syracuse University's Composition and Cultural Rhetoric Program. She teaches in the Writing Program, and her research interests include the role of "the personal" in composition pedagogy, narrative theory, feminism and all forms of first-person writing (she says while writing her third-person bio). In terms of teaching she writes, "I like myself best when I am teaching, and I like to think that shows."
Ryan, Diana L.
Diana Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. She has been a TA for courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering at both the graduate and undergraduate level. She has also been an instructor for several undergraduate Computer Science courses. Besides her love for teaching, she adores spending time with her family and she truly enjoys the outdoors.
Stanislawski, Bartosz H.
Bartosz Stanislawski is from Poland where, having graduated from high school, he started his studies of Government Administration and Foreign Service. In 1995 Bartosz entered Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, majoring in Peace and World Order Studies; and, after graduating from that college, he began studies of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In 1998 he started his M.A. studies at Syracuse University and, having studied and interned for 6 months in South America in 1999, he returned to continue his career as a Political Science Ph.D. student. Presently, Bartosz is working on his dissertation and is a teaching associate in the Maxwell School's Department of Political Science.
Stasia, Cristina Lucia
Cristina Stasia is a Ph.D. candidate in English who locates her work at the intersections of queer theory, cultural studies (especially film) and feminist theory. She uses popular culture as a lens through which to understand and complicate third-wave feminist theory, as well as to locate new third-wave feminist concerns that are waiting for theoretical attention. She teaches in the Writing Program to students who are puzzled by her high energy level at 8:30 in the morning and amused by her use of an episode of "Elimidate" to teach Wolf's "The Beauty Myth." She designs and teaches her own writing studios, most recently "(Re) Writing Pop Culture: North American Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing." She also makes a wicked martini.
Steitz, David
Hailing from Toms River, NJ, Dave is a fifth-year doctoral student in Experimental Psychology studying memory and aging in older adults. As an undergraduate, he attended both the George Washington University as well as Drew University. His M.S. work investigated the abilities of older adults to perform multiple cognitive tasks simultaneously. In no particular order, Dave avidly participates in skiing, tennis, golf and drinking really good beers and wines. If you ever hear anyone say there is nothing to do in or around Syracuse, refer that person to Dave. Chances are also really good that you will see him relaxing up at the Inn Complete on warm summer nights. OK, even the not so warm summer nights.
Wolfe, Megan
Megan Wolfe is a Ph. D. candidate in Nutritional Sciences in the College of Human Services and Health Professions and is working towards her career goal of becoming a professor in the health and nutrition degree program for Cornell University. Megan held an internship in Oklahoma City, where she also completed her master's degree along with a research project on body composition. Meg is a registered and licensed dietitian and assists with some of SU's undergraduate nutrition courses.
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