Teaching Fellows Stories

Ashley Henry was a Scientific Teaching Fellow in 2021 while pursuing a PhD in botany. Today, she works at the University of Notre Dame’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence. She is the Program Director for …

Hannah Doll is a 2025 WISCIENCE Scientific Teaching Fellow and a graduate student in the Cell and Molecular Biology program. Before coming to UW–Madison, she majored in biology at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. In …

“We were constantly encouraged to reflect on what we were learning and how we could improve student learning, which helped me leave the STF program with a much deeper appreciation for pedagogy than I ever could have hoped to obtain on my own.”

“I have found it so valuable to learn about all of the different factors that influence students’ experiences and the classroom environment, as well as hear from other fellows about how they have experienced these factors in their teaching and lives.”

“This program gave me the chance to explore my creativity and my critical thinking skills to create teaching materials from scratch, which has been what I’ve had to do in my current position.”

“I gained so many important skills related to inclusive pedagogy, evidence-based scientific teaching, how to plan and design curriculum, and how to work effectively within teams.”

“I work closely with a colleague who is also a former Scientific Teaching Fellow, and we frequently discuss the best strategies to help our faculty partners accomplish their goals.”

“Because of my experience as a Teaching Fellow, I was able to develop a course of my own…and have it accepted into the curriculum. I directly applied what I learned…and it was met with resoundingly positive feedback.”

“One of my biggest takeaways as a Fellow was a learner-centered approach to teaching.”