Faculty

Below is a list of instructors who have taught in the University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program and their courses.

Humanities

Craig Carson, Collegiate Assistant Professor, Humanities Collegiate Division
Course: Introduction to Reading Literature (2008-10)

Thomas Christensen, Professor, Department of Music and the College; Associate Dean and Master, Humanities Collegiate Division
Course: Listening to Music (2008)

Kath Cochran, Senior Lecturer, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, The College; Associate Director, University Writing Programs, Graham School of General Studies
Course: Critical Writing for Critical Thinking (2004)

Marcy Frazier, Writing Instructor and Tutor
Courses: Verbal Test Prep (2007-10); Writing Seminar (2008-10)

Ryan Giles, Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
Course: Introduction to Fiction Prose (2008, 2010)

Lasana Kazembe, Executive Director, CyberVillage
Course: Vibes from the Scribes: A Cyber Writing Workshop (2005)

Chris Kennedy, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics
Course: Languages, Myths, and Realities (2007-08)

Judith Kent, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Languages, National-Louis University
Courses: Writing Core (2005-06); Expressions of Diversity (2007); Writing Seminar (2008-10)

Armando Maggi, Associate Professor and Graduate Adviser, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
Course: Introduction to Prose (2007)

Larry McEnerney, Director, University Writing Programs, The College
Course: Written Word (2003)

Susie Quern Pratt
Course: Critically Engaged Reader (2007)

Kimberly Ransom, Director, University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program
Course: Poems, Poets, and Poetry (2009)

Herman L. Sinaiko, Professor, Humanities Collegiate Division
Course: Introduction to Humanities (2003-10)

William Smith, PhD Candidate in Philosophy
Courses: Self, Society, and the Pursuit of the Good (2007); American Democracy (2008)

Neta Stahl, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature
Course: Literary Perspectives on the Bible (2007)

David Thompson, Associate Dean for Planning and Programs, Division of the Humanities
Course: Introduction to Poetry (2006-07)

Deva Woodley
Course: Critically Engaged Reader (2007)

 

Social Sciences

H. Waverly Deutsch, Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth
Course: Elements of Entrepreneurship (2006-09)

Janette Gayle, Lecturer, Department of History
Course: Imperialism and Slavery (2009)

Tanji Gillian, PhD Candidate
Course: Hip-Hop and Politics (2005)

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, former Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Courses: American Government (2003); Black Women’s Political Activism (2004)

Darryl Heller, Lecturer, Department of History
Course: Moving the Masses (2009)

Jonathan Rosa, PhD Candidate in Anthropology
Course: Got Culture? (2007); Unpacking the Election (2008)

Allen Sanderson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics
Courses: Economics (2003); Economics Today (2004-05); A Taste of Economics (2008-09)

 

Mathematics

Julienne Au, Teacher at Whitney Young and Young Scholars Program
Courses: Math Test Prep (2007-08); Core Math (2009)

Hannah Bennett, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
Course: Math Core (2008)

Robert Fefferman, Max Mason Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Mathematics and the College; Dean, Division of the Physical Sciences
Course: Topics in Algebra (2003); Advanced Calculus (2004)

Asaf Hadari, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
Courses: Mathematics Core (2009); Math Test Prep (2010)

Nick Longo, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
Course: Mathematics Core (2005-07)

Paul Sally, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Courses: Geometry (2003); Number Theory and Computer Science (2004); Math Core (2007); Enrichment and Diversity in Mathematics (2008-09)

 

Lab Sciences

Iglika Pavlova, Lecturer, Biological Sciences Collegiate Division
Courses: Energy For the Future: An Integrated Physics, Chemistry, Biology Course (2007); Biology: Evolution and Intelligent Design (2008); Modern Biology (2009)

Christopher Schonbaum, Senior Lecturer, Biological Sciences Collegiate Division
Course: Research in Biological Sciences (2003)

Yau Wah, Professor, Department of Physics
Courses: Energy For the Future: An Integrated Physics, Chemistry, Biology Course (2007); Energy: An Integrated Study (2008)

Meishan Zhao, Research Scientist and Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry
Courses: Energy For the Future: An Integrated Physics, Chemistry, Biology Course (2007); Energy: An Integrated Study (2008); Concepts in Physics and Chemistry (2009)

 

College Readiness

Stephanie Allen, PhD Candidate, Department of English
Course: College Countdown Workshop (2005-09)

Conor Barnes, Associate Director, East Coast Relations, Career Advising and Planning Services
Course: Chicago’s First Families (2004)

Ellin Beltz, Project Exploration
Course: Chicago’s First Families (2004)

Gabe Lyon, Project Exploration
Course: Nuts and Bolts: Life (2003)

Percival Matthews, PhD Candidate
Course: College Countdown Workshop (2005)

Summer McDonald, PhD Candidate, Department of History
Course: College Countdown Workshop (2010)

Kafi Moragne, PhD Candidate, Social Work, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Course: College Countdown Workshop (2010)

Kimberly Ransom, Director, University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program
Course: College Readiness 101

Elizabeth Todd, PhD Candidate, Department of History
Course: College Countdown Workshop (2005-09)

 

Arts

Maggie Brown, Artistic Director and Vocalist
Course: Westside Story Re-Play! (2007)

Scott Evans, Graduate Student
Course: Aikido Conflict Management (2004)

Dennis Frank, Filmmaker
Course: Documentary Filmmaking (2005)

Julia Gibbs, Assistant Director, Film Studies Center
Course: Documentary Filmmaking (2005); Film Animation (2006)

Gingarte Capoeira Chicago
Course: Capoeira (2006)

Robert C. Goodwin, Director, Outreach/Development, Theater & Performance Studies
Course: Theater as Expression (2005)

Kevin Kaemph, Visiting Artist
Course: Art and Activism (2005)

Mike Treese, Hip-Hop Artist
Course: Hip-Hop Workshop (2008)

Muntu Dance Theatre
Course: African Dance (2005)

Ellen Wade, Dance Instructor
Course: Salsa Dance Workshop (2009)