Peer-Led Team Learning International Society

Partial List of Practitioners

Contacts

Canada

University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)

Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

Saphida Migabo

Biology Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) Faculty Coordinator

Ecosystem Science & Management (ESM) Department

Faculty of Environment

Email: migabos@unbc.ca

Jean Bowen, BSc, MSc Mathematics
Learning Specialist – Science and Math
Academic Success Centre
Email: Jean.bowen@unbc.ca
Web: https://www2.unbc.ca/academic-success-centre

Jamaica

The University of the West Indies at Mona
Kingston, Jamaica
Novelette Sadler-McKnight
Lecturer, Inorganic Chemistry
Supervisor, Educational Research Program
Department of Chemistry
novelette.sadlermcknight@uwimona.edu.jm
Program pages: http://www.mona.uwi.edu/chemistry/peer
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/marcom/ecalendar/feature/peer-assistance-teaching-initiatves

United Kingdom

Queen Mary University of London
London, England, United Kingdom
Professor Tony Michael
Deputy Vice-Principal for Education (Programmes and Standards), Dean for Education (Science and Engineering), and Professor of Reproductive Biology
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
a.michael@qmul.ac.uk
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/tonymichael.html

Dr. Lesley Howell
Director of Education, Reader in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Queen Mary Academy Fellow
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
l.howel@qmul.ac.uk
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/lesleyhowell.html

United States

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CALIFORNIA

California State University, Dominguez Hills
Carson, California
Mohsen Beheshti
Professor and Chair
Department of Computer Science
mbeheshti@csudh.edu
CSC.csudh.edu

California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Jennifer Lundmark
Professor, Biological Sciences
Director, Peer-Assisted Learning Program
lundmark@csus.edu
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Sacramento City College
Sacramento, California
Joel Hwang
Professor and Chair, Chemistry
Coordinator, STEM-PAL Program
HwangJ@scc.losrios.edu

San Jose City College
San Jose, California
Madeline Adamczeski
Professor of Chemistry and Oceanography
Division of Mathematics and Science
PLTL Program Coordinator
Madeline.Adamczeski@sjcc.edu
http://www.sjcc.edu/academics/academic-programs/metas/peer-led-team-learning

FLORIDA

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Kimberly Luthi
Associate Program Coordinator
BS Unmanned Systems Applications
kimberly.luthi@erau.edu

Florida International University
Miami, Florida
Thomas Pitzer
Senior Instructor
Department of Biological Sciences
Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) Faculty Coordinator
Biology Education Program Director
pitzert@fiu.edu

Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus
Miami, Florida
Sean McClain
STICHES Grant DirectorSTICHES: Student and Teacher Integrated Center for Health Sciences
Health and Wellness Department

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
Miami, Florida
Uyen Le

Coordinator, Natural Sciences
ule@mdc.edu

University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Michael Gaines
Professor, Department of Biology
Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) Faculty Coordinator
Director of Undergraduate Research & Community Outreach
m.gaines@miami.edu

University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Scott Lewis
Department of Chemistry
slewis@usf.edu

GEORGIA

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
Department of Chemistry
Dusty Otwell
dotwell@westga.edu

ILLINOIS

Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
Ana Fraiman
Department of Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
A-Fraiman@neiu.edu
http://www.neiu.edu/~chemdept/Pfraiman.html

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Marina Micari
Director, Academic Resource Center
Gateway Science Workshop program
m-micari@northwestern.edu

Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois
Christopher Anderson
canderson@dom.edu

INDIANA

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Pratibha Varma-Nelson
Professor of Chemistry
Executive Director, STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI)
pvn@iupui.edu

MAINE

University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Mitchell Bruce
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Cooperating Faculty, Maine Center for Research in STEM Education
mbruce@maine.edu

Thomas College
Waterville, Maine
Matthew Nash
Peer-led Team Learning Coordinator
matthew.nash@thomas.edu
PLTL Website: https://www.thomas.edu/titleiii/pltl/

MARYLAND

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Ariane Kelly
Assistant Director of Academic Support
ariane.kelly@jhu.edu
website: http://academicsupport.jhu.edu/pilot-learning/

MASSACHUSETTS

Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Thomas P. Kling
Professor and Chair
Department of Physics
tkling@bridgew.edu
http://microsites.bridgew.edu/streams

MISSOURI

Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
Thomas Bakupog
Director, PLTL Program in Introductory General Chemistry
thomas.bakupog@wustl.edu

Megan Daschbach
Director, PLTL Program in General Chemistry
daschbach@wustl.edu

Lisa Kuehne
Peer-Led Team Learning Coordinator
Director, PLTL Program in Calculus
lmkuehne@wustl.edu

Robert Vittoe
Peer-Led Team Learning Coordinator, Physics
rvittoe@wustl.edu

Augusto Medeiros da Rosa
Director of PLTL Program in Physics
augusto@wustl.edu

Website: https://ctl.wustl.edu/learningcenter/programs/peer-led-team-learning/

MONTANA

University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
Mark Cracolice
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
mark.cracolice@umontana.edu

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Avis James
Department of Biology
avis@nmsu.edu

NEW YORK

Monroe Community College, SUNY
Rochester, New York
Jason Anderson
Chemistry & Geosciences
janderson@monroecc.edu

New York City College of Technology, City University of New York
Brooklyn, New York
Diana Samaroo
Department of Chemistry
DSamaroo@CityTech.Cuny.Edu

Melanie Villatoro
Construction Management/Civil Engineering Technology
mvillatoro@citytech.cuny.edu.

University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Nicholas Hammond
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Assistant Director, Workshop Program
nicholas.hammond@rochester.edu

M. Cecilia Barone
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Assistant Director, Workshop Program
mbarone@ur.rochester.edu

Robin Frye
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Assistant Director, Tutoring and Workshops
robin.frye@Simon.rochester.edu
Kyle Trenshaw
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Educational Development Specialist for Natural Sciences & Engineering
kyle.trenshaw@rochester.edu
Pace University
One Pace Plaza
New York, New York
Rita Upmacis
Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences
rupmacis@pace.edu

NORTH CAROLINA

Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Susan Rodger
Professor of the Practice
Computer Science Department
www.cs.duke.edu/~rodger
pltlcs.org

OHIO

The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Erin O’Brien
Biology PLTL Coordinator
Center for Life Sciences Education
obrien.501@osu.edu

University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Amy Toole
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
amy.toole@utoledo.edu

OREGON

University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
Angela Hoffman
Professor
Department of Chemistry
hoffman@up.edu
https://college.up.edu/chemistry/about/index.html

SOUTH CAROLINA

University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Steven A. Rodney
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
srodney@sc.edu

TEXAS

El Paso Community College
El Paso, Texas
Cassandra Monarrez-Grendahl 
Department of Chemistry
marteag1@epcc.edu

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Catherine Unite
Director, Academic Success Center
Academic Support Programs
Monica Franco
Program Manager
Academic Support Center

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, Texas
Michael Saenz
PLTL Program Manager
mike@utdallas.edu
www.utdallas.edu/studentsuccess

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
Jim Becvar
Department of Chemistry
jbecvar@utep.edu

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas
Milka O. Montes, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
montes_m@utpb.edu

The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville & Edinburg, Texas
Leslie Jones
Director, Learning Center
leslie.jones@utrgv.edu

University of Houston Downtown
Houston, Texas
Mitsue Nakamura
Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
nakamuram@uhd.edu

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

University of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Robert Stolz
Professor
Department of Mathematics
rstolz@uvi.edu

Nadia Monrose
PLTL Coordinator and Faculty Lead Trainer –
Mathematics Foundation Courses
nmonros@uvi.edu

WISCONSIN

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
John Reisel
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
reisel@uwm.edu