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Meet Our Team

Greetings, UCLA Instructional Community! 

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Our team at UCLA’s Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences is eager to connect with and support you in all things teaching and learning. Each member of our team brings different areas of expertise including skills such as designing equitable assessments, support on embracing new educational technology, moving from traditional lecture to active learning in the classroom, cultivating an inclusive approach to teaching, supporting TA’s effective facilitation of discussions and labs, and much more. Please connect with our team members to ask questions or schedule a time to meet. Department Chairs and team leaders can reach out to me directly to discuss your departmental needs. General inquiries can also be sent to our team email at media@ceils.ucla.edu and we can direct your message to the team member that can best support you. I hope to see you at a CEILS event soon!

Sincerely,


Rachel Kennison, MSW, PhD
My pronouns: she, her, hers
UCLA CEILS Executive Director
Associate Teaching Professor, Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Administrative Co-Leader, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning (CIRTL)

K. Supriya, Ph.D.

She/They

Senior Associate Director

Contact me regarding: Education Research and Assessment

Harrison Parker, Ph.D

He/Him

Assistant Director

Contact me regarding: Education Research & Assessment, Playful Pedagogy in the Classroom

Rachel Kennison, MSW, Ph.D.

She/Her

Executive Director

Contact me regarding: Collaborations and Partnerships, Department Specific Programs and Offerings, Program Development and Special Projects

JoAnn S. Roberts, Ph.D.

She/Her

Senior Associate Director

Contact me regarding: Course Design & Teaching Consultations, InDialogue Faculty Fellowship, Mentor & Mentee training and other professional development opportunities

Nubia Cardoso-Arizmendi

She/Her

Academic Programs and Operations Coordinator

Contact me regarding: General Inquiries and Operations

Shanna Shaked, M.A.T., Ph.D.

She/Her

Senior Associate Director

Contact me regarding: Undergraduate Learning Assistant Program, Course Design and Teaching Consultation, Assessment Design

Benjamin Hà, Ph.D.

He/Him

Assistant Director

Contact me regarding: Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning at UCLA (CIRTL@UCLA)