Megan Mittelstadt is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, where she leads university efforts associated with educational development of faculty and graduate teaching assistants, learning technologies, classroom and learning space support, instructional media support, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Prior to joining UGA in 2017, Megan was the Director of Training and Education for the Landry Cancer Biology Consortium at Harvard University and a Lecturer of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. Megan is an alumna of the University of South Carolina, where she completed a B.S. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Following her Ph.D., she performed postdoctoral research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas A&M Health Science Center.

Ruth Poproski is the Associate Director for Teaching and Learning at the Center for Teaching and Learning. She leads CTL’s team focused on educational development for all instructors, TAs, and future faculty across campus, learning technologies, TA development and recognition, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Ruth came to UGA in 2019 from Georgia Tech and Carnegie Mellon University, where she worked as a Teaching Consultant and Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Logic, Computation, and Methodology, and an M.A. in Philosophy. She has taught courses in Philosophy, Logic, and Game Theory, and is passionate about supporting good course design, teaching, and mentoring practices in higher education. Prior to her return to school to pursue graduate degrees, Ruth worked as an associate pastor and developed programming and services for underprivileged teenagers and young adults.

Ching-Yu Huang is the Associate Director for Active Learning Initiatives at the Center for Teaching and Learning, where she oversees development and implementation of active learning instructional development programming to build a culture of active learning in teaching and learning at UGA. Ching-Yu received her Ph. D. in soil ecology from the Odum School of Ecology at UGA in 2008 and conducted her postdoctoral research at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She has taught intro- and upper-level of biology courses in a variety of formats (i.e., in-person, online, hybrid, small and large lectures). With 14 years of teaching experience, she specializes in active learning, educational technology, and inclusive teaching. Prior to joining UGA in 2022, Ching-Yu was an assistant professor of Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she also served as Provost’s Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Teaching during 2019-2021. She is passionate about promoting an equitable learning environment for all students through teaching frameworks focusing on inclusion, active learning, and student engagement.

Jamie Adair manages scheduling for the director of the CTL, event planning, and many of the day-to-day functions of the North Plaza office.

Mark Baird is the Assistant Director for Project Management and Engineering in the Center for Teaching and Learning Classroom Support. Mark joined the Center for Teaching & Learning (known then as the Instructional Resource Center) in 1998. He has since forged relationships and works closely with faculty, staff, facilities management, architects and contractors to design, install and support the A/V technology that is now prevalent in 500+ UGA classrooms. Mark has been instrumental to some of UGA’s largest classroom construction projects and consults on UGA extended campuses and research facilities throughout Georgia and beyond – from the Miller Learning Center to UGA at Oxford. He contributed to the development of design and construction standards for the Office of University Architects and has been instrumental in standardizing classroom technology equipment for the Provost’s Office classrooms.

Steven Barrow serves as the IT Professional for the Miller Learning Center. He works with the CTL Classroom Support technicians to manage classrooms in the MLC as well as Journalism.

Christopher Bartus provides administrative support for the CTL South Instructional Plaza Front Desk as well as the One Button and Light Board Studios.

June Dell'Alba provides computer support to CTL classrooms and auditoriums located in the Instructional Plaza and in Journalism.

Jennifer Eimers is the Assistant Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at the Center for Teaching and Learning, where she provides leadership in SoTL programs and services for faculty at UGA. After earning a PhD in English from UGA in 2008, Jennifer was a faculty member at Missouri Valley College for eight years, teaching general education and upper-division American literature courses while also serving in administrative roles. Before returning to UGA in 2023, she served as the senior associate director for undergraduate curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa. There she worked closely with faculty and departments on courses, curriculum, and teaching policies.

Chris Ellenburg is responsible for installing and maintaining the classroom audio visual systems in the Miller Learning Center.

Catherine Flippen is the Assistant Director for Learning Technologies.

Kelly Ford is the Assistant Director for TA Development and Recognition at the Center for Teaching and Learning. Her primary responsibilities in the CTL include supporting graduate student teaching and future faculty development. She also facilitates the GradTeach team and portfolio of services. She received her PhD in French Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from Indiana University in 2015. Prior to joining the CTL, Kelly led curriculum and instruction for the French elementary language program in the Department of Romance Languages. Kelly is passionate about whole student-focused instruction and building classroom systems that support student and instructor wellbeing.

Benjy Fry is responsible for installing and maintaining the classroom audio visual systems on south campus.

Ted Ghebreyesus consults, designs, and installs classroom technology systems and provides programming expertise for their control systems.

Eric Harris is responsible for installing and maintaining the classroom audio visual systems on north campus.

Tara is the Graduate Assistant for TA Development and Recognition.

Patrick Lanham is responsible for installing and maintaining the classroom audio visual systems for the Science Learning Center.

Steve Lewis is the Director of the Lilly Teaching Fellows program, a mentoring and development program for early career tenure-track faculty. He is also a faculty member and award-winning teacher in the Department of Physics & Astronomy. Prior to joining the UGA faculty in 1998, Steve was a postdoctoral researcher first at University at Stony Brook and then at the University of Pennsylvania. During his time at Penn, he also became affiliated with Haverford College, a top liberal arts college in suburban Philadelphia, where he taught physics and began to develop his career-spanning commitment to best practices in teaching. Steve earned his undergraduate degrees in Physics and Math at the University of Illinois in 1988 and his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of California at Berkeley in 1993.

Feng Li is the Coordinator of Teaching Engagement at the Center for Teaching and Learning, where he supports the implementation of programs and services related to active learning and provides training and support to instructors to promote the adoption of active learning (and related evidence-based teaching methods) by members of UGA’s instructional community. Feng received his Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in STEM Education from the Department of Teaching and Learning / STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University in 2017. He conducted the postdoctoral research on argument-driven inquiry based science laboratories at East Carolina University and the postdoctoral research on integrated STEM education at Florida International University. He taught STEM teaching methods courses integrated with active learning approaches in various aspects. With 10 years of research and teaching experience, he has expertise in active learning, educational assessments, and identity development. Feng is passionate about promoting learning persistence of students from diverse backgrounds through instructional approaches focusing on active learning, student engagement, and identity development.

Brent Litch is responsible for installing and maintaining the classroom audio visual systems on central campus.

Duncan is the Graduate Assistant for Learning Technologies.

Tish performs and coordinates all duties related to accounting in the CTL. She also serves as the HR representative for the department.

Sheryl Meskin is the Assistant Director for Teaching Engagement. She supports UGA faculty in their teaching practices to use more active learning approaches. In this effort she aims to support faculty to engage students in their learning with consideration of how they learn. Previously she worked primarily with UGA STEM faculty, in partnership with the NSF-funded DeLTA project, to promote inclusive teaching practices and to support the development of effective teaching evaluation practices in STEM departments. Prior to joining UGA, Sheryl was the Program Manager of the University of Leed’s science foundation year. She also worked to support bioscience lecturers with teaching engagement activities in her role with the Higher Education Academy’s Center for Bioscience. Sheryl was awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) while in the UK. She is an alumna of Texas A&M University, where she completed a B.S. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction and of Texas Tech University, where she earned a Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology.

Don Newman is the principal programmer and design engineer for the Classroom Support Group of the Center for Teaching and Learning. Don provides second tier support to frontline AV support staff campus-wide and manages the classroom resource management suite, a system monitoring the technology installed in nearly 400 classrooms campus-wide.

Mark Philpot is responsible for installing and maintaining the classroom audio visual systems on South Campus.

Krystal Pintar serves as the Senior Coordinator of Instructional Media Resources for the Center for Teaching and Learning where she works with staff and faculty across campus to support and promote media technology within instruction. She is responsible for coordinating and managing the operations of the One-Button Studio, Learning Glass Studio, videoconferencing, instructional media & equipment loans, duplication services, and manages the complete CTL office inventory. She establishes an atmosphere where faculty, staff and students can obtain assistance and support with class assignments, special projects and events within CTL policies and guidelines. Prior to joining CTL, Krystal worked with UGA’s Cooperative Extension Service as a library assistant to county agents and directors throughout the state of Georgia.

Ameya is the Coordinator of Faculty and Student Development at the Center for Teaching and Learning. His responsibilities include supporting teaching, learning, and learning technologies across UGA schools and colleges. Ameya completed a Ph.D. in Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodologies from UGA in 2022 and has an M.B.A. in Communication Management from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, India. Ameya in interested in and has conducted research in the areas of doctoral student preparation, qualitative interviews, and technology in qualitative research.

Jon Puckett serves as the IT Professional for the Science Learning Center. He acts as first tier support for all classrooms and manages the two SCALE UP classrooms in the building.

Paul joined CTL in the summer of 2003 working as a full time IT Professional Associate through Campus Information Technology Partnerships (CITP), then a unit of EITS. In the spring of 2013, he joined CTL officially and took on the role of Systems Administrator for the department. As Systems Administrator, he maintains and develops the variety of information systems used throughout the unit and facilitates the use of new and developing technology in a way that is beneficial to the stated goal and mission statement of CTL. In addition, Paul acts as the consultant for all IT-related purchases for the department and is tasked with making sure that CTL employees have the tools and resources they need to be successful and productive while keeping CTL on the leading edge of instructional technology.

Jessica Williams manages the day-to-day functions of the Classroom Support group of the Center for Teaching and Learning.