Felicitas Hartung

Coordinator of Faculty and Graduate Student Development

Felicitas Hartung is the Coordinator of Faculty & Graduate Student Development at the Center for Teaching and Learning. In this role, she supports faculty and graduate student teaching development through programs and services grounded in evidence-based teaching practices. She is passionate about community building, course design, and the integration of emerging technologies—including generative AI—into teaching and assessment. She also contributes to campus-wide initiatives and collaborative programming that support a culture of teaching excellence across disciplines.

Felicitas earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of California, San Diego, where she also worked in the Teaching and Learning Commons, leading workshops, consultations, and cross-campus initiatives on pedagogy and writing support. Her academic and pedagogical training began in Germany, where she pursued a teaching credential and developed a foundation in student-centered instruction. With over a decade of experience spanning both the United States and Germany, she brings a global perspective to teaching, curriculum design, and instructional development. She is especially passionate about advancing active learning, evidence-based teaching, and the professionalization of educators through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Publications

(co-authored with Christine Sharp) “Teaching and Learning with GenAI: Laying the Groundwork for Faculty Development in Your Writing Center.” The Peer Review, Vol. 9, no. 1 (Spring 2025).

(co-authored with Rachel Emerine Hicks) “Teaching History with AI: Cultivating Transferable Skills in AI-Enhanced Teaching,” Agora, Vol. 59, no. 2 (July 2024).