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 Teaching Fellowship (TF)
2003-2004 Teaching Fellows
Annabi, Hala
Hala Annabi is a doctoral candidate at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. She is an International student from Jordan. Her academic background is in Business Administration and Management Information Systems. Her main research interests are in Distributed work, Asynchronous Learning Networks and Organizational Learning. She is currently doing her dissertation titled "Learning In Distributed Groups." Hala's teaching interest are in Organization Behavior, Management of Technology, and Human Computer Interaction. She is interested in the scholarship of teaching and implements experiential pedagogy in her teaching.
Armentor, Janet
Janet Armentor is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at Syracuse University. She received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her M.A. in Sociology from SU. Before coming to SU, Janet was a TA and Instructor for Women Studies at Oregon State University. Since August 2000, she has been a TA, Instructor (for Introduction to Sociology, Sex and Gender, and Social Theory), and part of the Future Professorate Program. Her interests include Contemporary Social Theory; Sex and Gender; Science, Knowledge, and Technology; Inequality; Culture.
Baca, Damián
Damian Baca is a Ph.D. candidate in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric and teaches in the Writing Program at SU. In 2000 he earned his M.A. in Writing, Discourse, and Community at Northern Arizona University. His primary areas of research include Historical Studies in Writing and Rhetoric, Latin American Subaltern Studies, and Institutional Labor Politics. As a Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Fellow, Damián periodically mentors McNair undergraduate scholars preparing for graduate school. In addition to his doctoral studies, he researches Heritage Language Preservation at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Banerjee, Payal
Payal Banerjee is a fifth-year doctoral student in the sociology department at SU. Her research is on immigration of South Asian high-tech workers to the US. Payal has taught 'Social Problems,' an undergraduate sociology course and was involved in the revision and publication of the course reader's third edition. She is also involved in 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.
Begeny, John
John Begeny completed his B.S. degree from Western Michigan University in 2000 and is now a third year graduate student in the School Psychology program at SU. His research interests include academic interventions and assessment procedures for elementary-aged students, as well as teacher training/professional development. John has taught courses at Syracuse University, Lemoyne College, and Cazenovia College, and considers teaching one of his most preferred academic activities. When he's not too busy with school, John enjoys traveling, spending time with his wife and friends, and unsuccessfully teaching himself how to play the guitar.
Behrens, Joanna
Joanna Behrens is a fourth year student in the historical archaeology at SU. She holds undergraduate and honors degrees from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and a M.A. from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. As a teaching assistant at SU, Joanna has taught a variety of courses in the anthropology department in archaeology, cultural anthropology and physical anthropology. She will be returning to South Africa in the fall to conduct her dissertation research, which explores the 19th century migrations of Afrikaans speaking communities in Southern Africa. Joanna and her cat, Noah, are looking forward to going home.
Beiseitov, Eldar
Eldar Beiseitov 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.
Charry, Brinda
Brinda Charry is a doctoral student and teaching assistant in the English Department at SU. She is from India, and came to the U. S. for graduate work four years ago. Her area of research is representations of eastern cultures in 16th and 17th century English literature. Her other interests are South Asian fiction, transnational feminism and creative writing. She teaches Writing and Composition, Introduction to Critical Theory, Shakespeare Surveys and other courses in early modern British literature. Her favorite interests include books, animals, food, music, and the outdoors.
Diana, Thomas
Thomas Diana is a doctoral student in the Science Education Department. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Utica College of Syracuse University, and his M.S. in Science Education from Syracuse University. His current research interests include preservice science teacher education and action research. Thom has worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Science Education Department for the past two years in several classes including, Methods and Curriculum in Teaching Science, Teaching of College Science, and Curriculum Problems in Science. His hobbies include skiing, in the winter and fishing in the spring.
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 Sciences from Syracuse University. In her doctoral work she is combining indigenous studies, 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. She is a Goekjian Scholar at SU's Global Affairs Institute, and has recently been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to complete her research.
Dong, Yan
Yan Dong is a Ph.D. candidate in the Biology Department. She received her B.A. in Molecular Biology from 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 two years. She has been enjoying life in Syracuse, especially horseback riding, skating and cherry picking. She loves traveling, reading, movies and outdoor activities. She has been a TA for several biology courses including General Biology, Biochemistry Lab, Conservation Biology and Microbiology Lab.
Herrald, Angela
Angela Herrald is beginning her fifth year of a Ph.D. program for cultural anthropology. Her academic interests include tourism, New Age spirituality-why India has become a popular destination for Americans who are spiritually seeking and the processes of creating and maintaining stereotypes in popular culture. She recently returned from her fourth trip to India where she joined a group of spiritual seekers as part of her fieldwork. She is pursuing a career in research and teaching at the college level, especially on a campus that stresses the importance of excellence both in teaching as well as research.
Kelley, Mark
Mark Kelley is a doctoral student at the Newhouse School. He earned an M.S. in Telecommunications from Newhouse in 1981. In the interim, he worked in television news as a reporter, producer and main anchor, briefly in Syracuse (WSTM-TV) and for nearly 20 years in South Bend, Indiana (WSJV-TV and WNDU-TV). Mark completed his B.A. in English and Writing at SUNY Geneseo in 1971. His senior year he studied 18th century English literature at Nottingham University (England) as part of a SUNY consortium group. His research interest is learning from television news.
Kolesnikova, Viktoria
Viktoria Kolesnikova is a Master's student in the French Language program in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Originally from Voronezh, Russia, Viktoria got her first undergraduate degree in Instrumental Music from the Art Institute. She continued as an English linguistics major at Voronezh State University before she transferred to the University of Pittsburgh. While in the US, Viktoria graduated summa cum laude with a dual major in French and Communication (theatre and advertising) and a minor in psychology. At SU she teaches undergraduate French courses and conversation labs. She loves to create interactive classes and develop innovative techniques for teaching foreign languages. She helped organize the Sixth Annual French Graduate Student Colloquium. Viktoria's research interests include 18th to 19th century French literature, language acquisition, international relations and interactive teaching. She speaks seven languages and is planning on learning more.
Lee, Travis
Travis Lee is a Ph.D. candidate in SU's department of Mathematics. He is working on a thesis problem in algebraic geometry. He has five years of teaching experience, including experience as the primary instructor for differential equations, elementary statistics, optimization for agricultural economics, and various calculus courses. He and his wife, Julie, love running together for health and well-being. They look forward to having a dog (maybe a big Bouvier).
Mukherjee, Sanjukta
Sanjukta Mukherjee is a second year teaching fellow and doctoral student in the geography department at SU. She has a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Geography from India. Her research interests straddle Cultural and Social Geography, Gender and Globalization. She is studying the social and spatial construction of software work and workplaces in India and the U.S. She is involved with the Future Professoriate Program and has assisted and taught introductory undergraduate courses like World Cultures and World Geography. She encourages students to critically debate conflicting and contradictory issues. Sanjukta loves traveling, enjoys diverse cuisines and listens to a wide range of music.
Ochanji, Moses
Moses Ochanji is a Ph.D. candidate in science education at SU. He has been a teaching assistant in the department of Science Teaching for four years and a Teaching Fellow for the TA program for two years. Prior to coming to SU he taught high school physics and mathematics in Kenya for two years and worked as an education officer with the Department of Adult Education in Kenya. His research focuses on the teaching and learning of the nature of science at grade school levels. He is currently studying the factors which help facilitate teaching by pre-service science teaching. Outside of the academia Moses, enjoys socializing with friends from different countries.
Reitenbach, Markus
Markus Reitenbach is a Mathematics graduate student who has studied in
Germany, Santa Barbara and Syracuse - it was a Fulbright scholarship that lead him so SU. He is trying to write a great thesis, so that he can get the job of his dreams as a professor at a sunny place. His area of research is "hyperbolic homotopy theory" - whatever that is. To get his mind off abstract algebra, he enjoys doing fun things, like driving from coast to coast, wine tasting, and rock climbing.
Robillard, Amy
Amy Robillard is originally from western Massachusetts and is a third year doctoral student in Syracuse's Composition and Cultural Rhetoric program. Her research focuses on the social uses and functions of autobiography in the context of contemporary theories of authorship.
Ryan, Diana
Diana Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at SU. 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 loves to spend time with her family and she enjoys outdoors.
Stanislawski, Bartosz
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. program at SU 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 doctoral student in the English department at SU. She works at the intersections of cultural studies (especially film) and gender and sexuality theories, focusing on third wave feminist popular culture and theory. Her pedagogy is equally informed by theories of differences from a feminist perspective and her Canadian sense of humor. She teaches in the Writing Program, preferring to teach about globalization with a field trip to Starbucks than straight economic theory. She is the film critic for the Canadian magazine Good Girl, allowing her to watch more films with less guilt. She was awarded the Outstanding TA Award in 2002. She also makes a mean martini.
Steitz, David
Dave Steitz hails from Toms River, NJ. Dave is a sixth year doctoral student in Experimental Psychology studying everyday memory and aging across the lifespan. His M.S. work investigated the abilities of both younger and older adults to perform multiple cognitive tasks simultaneously. Dave regularly skis, plays golf, and drinks good beers and wines. If you ever hear anyone say there is nothing to do in or around Syracuse, see Dave. Chances are really good that you will see him relaxing up at the Inn Complete on warm summer nights after a softball game or a round of golf.
Voglewede, Paul
Paul Voglewede, a Charlotte, NC native, is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at SU. He has served as teaching assistant for the Psychology Department. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1995 and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2000. Paul's research interests include substance use and HIV risk behaviors among correctional and severely mentally ill populations.
Wolfe, Megan
Megan Wolfe is a Ph.D. student in Nutritional Sciences and is also working towards her second masters in science education. She is a teaching associate and a recent recipient of the Outstanding TA Award. Megan is originally from Syracuse and received her bachelor's degree at Cornell University. She was then selected for an internship in Oklahoma City, where she completed her master's degree along with a research project on body composition. Megan is a registered dietitian and works with instructing and assisting in some of SU's undergraduate nutrition courses.
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