Teaching Consultants Program

The CCTL’s Teaching Consultants (TCs) are a group of trained and experienced graduate students dedicated to promoting excellence in graduate student teaching at the University of Chicago. TCs support the mission of the CCTL by conducting Graduate Teaching Consultations (GTCs) and Midcourse Student Feedback sessions (MSFs) for graduate students across the University of Chicago. 

These consultation services provide graduate students a confidential and non-judgmental space to explore teaching issues and challenges. TCs meet with graduate students in all disciplines to discuss issues of course design, alignment of assignments, student motivation, student participation and engagement, or any teaching area in which the instructor is hoping to develop their knowledge and practice. 

Teaching Consultants have the opportunity to develop their own skills as educators and peer mentors through training and regular meetings, and to engage in a community of pedagogues with other TCs.

Eligibility

Students in any PhD or terminal postgraduate program at the University of Chicago may apply, provided that they:  

  • are in good academic standing
  • have demonstrated interest and/or experience in higher ed teaching
  • can participate in a quarterly training and one additional quarterly meeting 

TCs are hired and trained on a quarterly basis and compensated for their work. TCs may choose to work throughout the school year, or work as many quarters as their academic schedules allow.

Current Teaching Consultants

Coming soon!

Past Teaching Consultants

    • Tracy Asamoah Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Engineering
    • Fernanda Correa Horta Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy & Astrophysics
    • Amanda Doyle Ph.D. candidate in Geophysical Sciences
    • Ryn Grutkoski Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics
    • Esther Kim joint Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature and French & Francophone Studies (in Romance Languages and Literatures)
    • Vivian Li M.A. student in Philosophy and East Asian Civilizations and Languages
    • Avi Oberoi M.A. student in Computational Social Science
    • Maggie Sandholm Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy
    • Anna Berlekamp  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
    • Dev Desai  Master's student in the Harris School of Public Policy
    • Amanda Doyle  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geophysical Sciences
    • Siobhan Finnerty  Ph.D. candidate in Political Science
    • Elena Hoffenberg  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History
    • Minji Hong  Master's student in the Master of Arts Program in Social Sciences (MAPSS)
    • Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li  Master's student in the Departments of Philosophy and East Asian Languages and Literatures
    • Maureen McCord  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History
    • Anne Monique Pace  Ph.D. candidate in Music History and Theory
    • Maggie Sandholm  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Philosophy
    • Colleen Tierney  Master's student in the Department of English Language and Literature
    • Anna Berlekamp  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
    • Yue Deng  Ph.D. candidate in Paleobiology
    • Amanda Doyle  Ph.D. candidate in Geophysical Sciences
    • Betty Kim  Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Department of Visual Arts
    • Darren Kusar  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
    • Carlos Medina  Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Engineering
    • Anne Monique Pace  Ph.D. candidate in Music History and Theory
    • Lauren Peterson  Ph.D. Candidate in the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
    • Maggie Sandholm  Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Philosophy
    • Emily Silver  Ph.D. candidate in the Integrative Neuroscience Program