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.
