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.
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 2024-25 Searle Fellows
Looking for past fellows? We have an archive list that dates back to 1999.
Alejandro participants in the Reflective Teaching Guide program within Reflective and Effective Teaching.
Daniel Atwood
Graduate Student
Musicology
About
Daniel Atwood:
Daniel is a participant in the Academic Kickoff Session Leader program.
Micol Bez
Graduate Student
Comparative Literary Studies
About
Micol Bez:
Micol is a participant in the Graduate Teaching Fellow program.
Varun Devakonda
Graduate Student
Human Development & Social Policy
About
Varun Devakonda:
Varun is a participant in the Graduate Teaching Fellow program.
Ana Diaz Barriga
Graduate Student
Interdisciplinary Theatre & Drama Program (IPTD)
About
Ana Diaz Barriga:
Ana participates in the Reflective Teaching Guide program within Reflective & Effective Teaching.
Hendryck Gellineau
Graduate Student
Chemistry
About
Hendryck Gellineau :
Hendryck participates in the Reflective Teaching Guide program and as a Peer Session Leader at the Quarterly Academic Kickoff Events.
Gerpha Gerlin
Graduate Student
Anthropology
About
Gerpha Gerlin:
Gerpha participates in the Graduate Teaching Fellows and Formative Feedback Partners programs
Natalie Gilbert Gonzaga-Saavedra
Graduate Student
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS)
About
Natalie Gilbert Gonzaga-Saavedra:
Natalie is a participant in the Reflective Teaching Guide program and as a Peer Session Leader at the Quarterly Academic Kickoff Events.
Elizabeth Howell
Graduate Student
History
About
Elizabeth Howell:
Lizzie is a participant in the Graduate Teaching Fellow program.
Jennifer Lin
Graduate Student
Political Science
About
Jennifer Lin:
Jennifer is a participant in the Graduate Teaching Fellow program.
Casandra Moisanu
Graduate Student
Chemistry
About
Casandra Moisanu:
Casandra is a participant in the Graduate Teaching Fellow program.
Thao Phuong Nguyen
Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineering
About
Thao Phuong Nguyen:
Thao participates in the Reflective Teaching Guide program, Formative Feedback Partners program, and as a Peer Session Leader at the Quarterly Academic Kickoff Events.
María Camila Palacio
Graduate Student
Spanish & Portuguese
About
María Camila Palacio:
Maria is a participant in the Reflective Teaching Guide program within Reflective & Effective Teaching.
Morgan Patrick
Graduate Student
Music Theory & Cognition
About
Morgan Patrick:
Morgan is a participant in the Formative Feedback Partner program.
Camille Saucier
Graduate Student
Media, Technology, and Society
About
Camille Saucier:
Camille is a participant in the Formative Feedback Partner program.
Tyler Talbott
Graduate Student
English
About
Tyler Talbott:
Tyler is a participant in the Formative Feedback Partners program.
Jaz Thomasian
Graduate Student
Composition & Music Technology
About
Jaz Thomasian:
Jaz supports the Searle Center as an Educational Development Coordinator.
Michael Washington
Graduate Student
Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture
About
Michael Washington:
Michael is a participant in the Reflective Teaching Guide program within Reflective & Effective Teaching.
Elizabeth Winter
Graduate Student
English
About
Elizabeth Winter:
Elizabeth participates as a Peer Session Leader at the Academic Quarterly Kickoff Events.
Tomer Yehoshua-Sandak
Graduate Student
Economics
About
Tomer Yehoshua-Sandak:
Tomer participates as a Peer Session Leader at the Academic Quarterly Kickoff Events.