Mona Awad

Assistant professor, creative writing, English and textual studies
myawad@syr.edu

I aim to give students the storytelling tools they need to move compelling and well-crafted accounts of marginalized experience into the heart of contemporary discourse. I try to help them identify places where their perspective splits or moves away from the obvious or typical, and to see those places of distinct perspective as sources of fresh language and narrative possibility.

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Kevin Adonis Browne

Associate professor, writing studies, rhetoric and composition
browne@syr.edu

My teaching philosophy is based on the notion that all forms of writing are embodied practices, comprising a combination of elements that support students' understanding and articulation of the roles and responsibilities they wish to enact in the various societies to which they belong. I am therefore committed to teaching innovative strategies for writing and research that focus on praxis and its relationship to the creation, preservation, and critique of human expression.

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Daniel Corral

Assistant professor, psychology
dcorral@syr.edu

My primary teaching goal is to help students learn course content at a level that extends beyond simply memorizing information, such that they can generalize their knowledge from the classroom to everyday events and experiences. Through this type of mastery, students will gain deep insights into the course material, as well as their daily lives.

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Eric Coughlin

Assistant professor, physics
ecoughli@syr.edu

Science encompasses not just knowledge but also the pursuit of knowledge. In my teaching I exemplify that the route to discovery—the creative processes we employ to make scientific progress—is tantamount in importance to the discovery itself.

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Jeanette Jouili

Associate professor, religion
jsjouili@syr.edu

I think in a moment like the current one, nothing previously written about my teaching philosophy can be replicated now. But I hope to provide students, in a moment of utmost uncertainty and fear, with lessons that are not merely intellectually stimulating, but that also help them to better cope with the present challenges that expose the vulnerability of the human condition.

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Katherine Kidwell

Assistant professor, psychology
kmkidwel@syr.edu

I'm passionate about sharing experiential learning opportunities with students. Because the health behaviors I study (sleep, eating, stress management) are relevant for both clinical and nonclinical populations, I am able to mentor undergraduate/graduate research across many health and clinical psychology topics and create a student-structured lab.

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Jillian Scheer

Assistant professor, psychology
jrscheer@syr.edu

My goals for teaching are for students to develop critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills; learn to apply knowledge in real-world settings; and, broaden their perspectives and self-awareness. As a counseling psychologist with interdisciplinary training in epidemiology, clinical psychology, and public health, I also aim to broaden students’ understanding of the influences of culture, systems, and inequality on minority health and health disparities, foster culturally inclusive and diverse classrooms, and inspire student interest in promoting health for marginalized populations.

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Shira Schwartz

Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies
seschwar@syr.edu

My philosophy of teaching and learning is influenced by my research on Jewish rabbinic education, which views teaching and learning as reciprocal practices that can turn students into teachers and teachers into students. I strive to approach higher education with this kind of humility, openness and curiosity for the surprising possibilities of transformative education.

Keshav Singh

Assistant professor, philosophy
kesingh@syr.edu

Though philosophy has a reputation for being an arcane and inaccessible subject, the reality is that it's relevant to all of our lives, and can be made accessible to anyone through inclusive pedagogy. My goal in teaching philosophy is to help all of my students see the relevance of philosophy to their lives, so that they feel fully welcome and included in philosophical discussions.

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Antonio Tiongson

Associate professor, English
attiongs@syr.edu

In all my classes, I aim to cultivate a classroom atmosphere in which students examine what is often constructed as ‘common sense.’ My hope is that by the end of each course, students will have a deeper understanding of learning and the intricate nature of knowledge production. Ideally, they will acquire the necessary tools to ask more questions than they did when they began the course.

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Samuel Tuttle

Assistant professor, Earth and environmental sciences
setuttle@syr.edu

I motivate students to actively engage with course material and each other, gain self-awareness and an appreciation for diverse perspectives, and place the subject matter in the context of the broader world. Students will cultivate a mindset that through critical thinking, skill development and effort, can be adapted to novel problems.

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Tao Wen

Assistant professor, Earth and environmental sciences
twen08@syr.edu

I am looking forward to establishing the Hydrogeochemistry And eNvironmental Data Sciences (HANDS) research group. I strive to serve students by incorporating advanced teaching/research technologies while providing students authentic tasks.

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Jeff Zemla

Assistant professor, psychology
jczemla@syr.edu

I hope to provide an inclusive space for students to learn how aging affects cognition, enable students to showcase what they have learned in varied ways, and make psychology research exciting.

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