University of Oxford, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics:
“By taking courses through the Delta program, I became more aware of mentoring practices and the struggles students face in and out of the classroom.”
Working in academia
Ali
Education Specialist, the Center for Integrative Research on Cognition, Learning and Education (CIRCLE), Washington University in St. Louis:
“Delta provided many opportunities for me to learn about evidence-based pedagogies…”
Jeremy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst:
“The Delta Internship helped me to apply scientific inquiry to the classroom in ways I’d never considered.”
Stephanie
Assistant Professor of Instruction & General Chemistry Co-Lab Director, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University:
“I was able to develop a well-rounded understanding of evidence based teaching that has informed my classroom approach and allowed me to hit the ground running when I began teaching professionally.”
Kevin
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University:
“Without the Delta program at UW–Madison, the only teaching experience I would have gained as a graduate student was serving as a Teaching Assistant…”
Brett
Instructor and Ph.D. Student, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, UW–Madison:
“I believe my engagement in Delta has provided me with more ‘academic accessories’ in my toolbelt.”
Laura
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester:
“The Delta program gave me the resources to consider teaching from a scholarly perspective.”
Elizabeth
Postdoctoral Researcher at Argonne National Laboratory:
“I learned so much through Delta and am constantly committed to learning new ways to be an effective and inclusive instructor, mentor and communicator.”
Bethany
Assistant Professor of Biology, Regis University:
“Delta helped stoke in me a desire to see each student as an individual with unique challenges and strengths, and this has greatly influenced my current mentoring style.”
Emily
STEM Instructor, Feather River Community College:
“The program has been a great addition to my Ph.D. and has provided me skills that will help me in my future career in academia.”