Fall 2025 Fellows

• Colin Harrison, Senior Academic Professional in Biological Sciences​
• Kendall Nelson, Senior Lecturer in GTPE – Language Institute​
• Kim Paige, Academic Professional in Biomedical Engineering​
• Mary Peek, Principal Academic Professional in Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Melissa Foulger, Senior Academic Professional in School of Literature, Media, and Communication​
• Pardis Pishdad, Professor in School of Building Construction​
• Zachary Handlos, Senior Academic Professional in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences​

• Discussion Starters: Increasing and Improving Classroom Discussion by Betsy DiSalvo, Associate Professor, Interactive Computing, 2018
• Use of Office Hours to Create an Inclusive Learning Culture by Melissa Kemp, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor, 2017
• Modernizing the Honors Physics II Lab by John Wise, Associate Professor, Physics, 2017
  Experiential Learning in Two-Sided Market Pricing: A Field Experiment by Dongjun Wu, Professor, Scheller College of Business, 2017
• Encouraging Students to Take Intelligent Risks: The Importance of Play, Mindset and Motivation in Teaching, Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellows, Spring 2017
• In-Class Activities and Teaching of Quantum Mechanics by Ignacio Taboada , Physics, Associate Professor, 2015
• Musical Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Studio Course with Artists in Residence by Jason Freeman, Professor and Chair, Music, 2014
• Hands-On Demonstrations of Dynamics using an IPhone and Other IT, by Michael Leamy, Professor, Mechanical Engineering 2014
• Clicker Engagement in a “Large” Intro to Signal Processing Course by Elliot Moore II, Associate Chair-Academic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014
• Going with the Flow: Bringing Laboratory Experiences and Assessment to the Classroom by Meisha Shofner, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Interim Executive Director of Renewable Bioproducts Institute, 2014
• The Meaning of Global Citizenship by Vicki Birchfield, Professor of International Affairs and Co-Director for the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, 2013
• Teaching a Theory Course to Students Interested in Applications by Sasha Boldyreva,  Associate Chair-Academic, Professor; Coordinator, M.S. in Information Security, Computer Science, 2013
• Built Enviornment and Public Health Clearinghourse (BEPHC) by Nisha Botchwey Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, 2013
• Deploying Dream Teams in the Classroom: The My Dream Team Builder by Leslie DeChurch, Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, 2013
• Considered Judgment…Hold the Judgment! An Evaluation Scheme for Practical Ethics Courses by Robert Kirkman, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies – Student Advising, Public Policy, 2013
• An Ongoing Project: Comparison of Traditional Classroom and Online Teaching by Jian Luo, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013
• Only Some of the Answers: Open-Ended In-Class Demonstrations as Tools to Enhance Student Learning by Jake Soper, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Associate Professor, 2013
• Cultivating Teaching-Learning Networks by Adjo A. Amekudzi-Kennedy, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Associate Chair for Global Engineering Leadership and Entrepreneurship, and Professor, 2012
• Using Multiple Robot Platforms for an Introductory Robotics Perception Course by Frank Dellaert, Interactive Computing, Professor, 2012
• BISmark: Broadband Internet Service Benchmark by Nicholas Feamster, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University, 2012
• Does Studying Bioethics Affect Student Values? by Michael Goodisman, Biological Sciences, Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education, 2012
• Circulating Narratives: Serialized Victorian Fiction and Collaborative Reading in the Georgia Tech Classroom by Literature, Media & Communication, Associate Professor and Director of Outreach and Community Engagement, 2012
• Black Hole Lab: Using Technology to Understand the Universe by Deirdre Shoemaker, Physics, Professor, 2012
• Assurance of Learning by ​Koert Van Ittersum, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Well-Being, University of Groningen, 2012
• Classroom Presentations with a Tablet Computer for Enhanced Learning and Teaching by ​Donggang Yao, Materials Science & Engineering, Professor, 2012
• Simulating the Global Politics of Technology Regulation by ​Alasdair Young, International Affairs, Professor and Co-Director for the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, 2012
• Development of Virtual Labs to Supplement Hands-On Learning by Al Ferri, Mechanical Engineering, Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, 2011
• A Voice in the Crowd: Encouraging Discussion in Large Undergraduate Classes by Julia Melkers, Public Policy, Associate Professor, 2011
• CoLab-Collaboration and Physical Computing 101 by Michael Nitsche, Literature, Media and Communication, Associate Professor, 2011
• Hands-On Computer Hardware Experience for Computer Science Students by Milos Prvulovic, Computer Science, Professor and Associate School Chair, 2011
• Helping Students Become Producers of Knowledge: Constructing Datasets to Understand Food Crises in the World Economy by Bill Winders History and Sociology, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, 2011

This program is designed for faculty with at least five years of experience teaching in higher education or who have achieved any of the following ranks: Associate and Full Professors, Senior and Principal Academic Professionals, Senior and Principal Lecturers, Senior and Principal Research Scientists.

 Fellows will meet together regularly through the fall semester and work on their own projects for the remainder of the year. 

Selection of Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellows occurs through a combination of nomination, recruitment, and schedule compatibility. If you are interested in this cohort, you can nominate yourself or speak with your department chair/school director or a former Hesburgh Fellow and request that they nominate you for the experience. 

Financial support will be available to support the education research project of each participant up to $500. 

The fellows will meet regularly throughout the fall based on everyone’s schedules. During those meetings and with the help of CTL faculty, fellows will develop educational research projects including 1) developing research questions, 2) identifying measures of cognitive, affective, and socio-cultural variables, 3) develop data collection and analysis plans, and 4) begin the IRB approval process. During the spring, fellows will continue to develop their projects independently with regular individual consultations with CTL faculty. Finally, fellows are invited to create a ‘research in progress’ poster for the Celebrating Teaching Day poster session in March 2026.

The program was piloted in 1998 and institutionalized in 1999 with proceeds from the Hesburgh Award, which was presented by TIAA-CREF. 

 Please email Amanda Nolen for details. She can also connect you with past fellows if you would like a peer perspective.