
Our People
Under the leadership of the Center Director, a wide range of people contribute to the Searle Center's work. We work with colleagues around campus, around the country, and around the world on a variety of teaching-and-learning projects.
Our staff are skilled scholars and professionals with tremendous experience in learning and teaching. We take pride in working alongside Northwestern University faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate student instructors, and educational support staff.





Kate Flom Derrick


Erika Nadile



Veronica Womack
The Searle Fellows program is a comprehensive, year-long (eight month) faculty development program for early career faculty.
Our fellows are integral to promoting quality learning and teaching on campus. Their work includes leading conversations about teaching in workshops and roundtables, offering feedback and guidance to junior colleagues, and publicly sharing their scholarly inquiries into teaching.
The 2023-24 Searle Fellows
Looking for past fellows?
We have an archive list that dates back to 1999.

Mazhar Adli

Connor Bain

Salva Balbale

Emily Becker

Neena Cherayil

Michael Evans

Huiling Hu

István Kovács

Arend Kuyper

Alina Lazar

Jeffrey Lopez

Almaz Mesghina

Maria E. Perez

Rana Raddawi

Elizabeth Randolph

David Schieber

Catherine Seager

Erin Toaz

Ryan Truby

Michele Zugnoni
Graduate and Postdoc collaborators include

Eduardo Alejandro
Physics & Astronomy

Daniel Atwood
Musicology

Micol Bez
Comparative Literary Studies

Varun Devakonda
Human Development & Social Policy

Ana Diaz Barriga
Interdisciplinary Theatre & Drama Program (IPTD)

Hendryck Gellineau
Chemistry

Gerpha Gerlin
Anthropology

Natalie Gilbert Gonzaga-Saavedra
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS)

Elizabeth Howell
History

Jennifer Lin
Political Science

Casandra Moisanu
Chemistry

Thao Phuong Nguyen
Biomedical Engineering

María Camila Palacio
Spanish & Portuguese

Morgan Patrick
Music Theory & Cognition

Camille Saucier
Media, Technology, and Society

Tyler Talbott
English

Jaz Thomasian
Composition & Music Technology

Michael Washington
Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture

Elizabeth Winter
English
