Pedagogy Fellowship Program

• A cohort of approximately 18 students will be selected for this program.

• This is not a course but an independent CSUN program offered by the Office of Graduate Studies.
• The program consists of weekly meetings over the course of the semester.
• Students MUST attend all sessions to be eligible for the certificate and $300 fellowship award.
• Meetings will take place in-person on campus.

 In order to submit your application, please have the following items available:

• Personal Statement addressing why you want to be a part of this program (limited to 500 words).
•  Statement addressing why it is important to consider diversity when you are teaching (limited to 250 words).

Must have completed at least one semester in a CSUN graduate program.

• Application opens: Monday, October 23rd
• Application due date: Friday, December 1st
• Application finalist interviews: Tuesday, December 5th - Friday, December 8th
• Student notification: A notification will be sent to students after the interview process has been completed.
• Program begins: Students will be notified once the selection process is complete.

• Attend weekly meetings
• Attend a teaching workshop (e.g. Graduate Studies, Library, Faculty Development, etc.)
• Compose a teaching statement
• Engage in teaching experiences
• Give a 10-minute teaching demo
• Complete a pre- and post-survey relating to the program

Application Details

• Open: Monday, October 23rd
• Close: Friday, December 1st
• Spring 2024 Application
  

Only completed applications will be considered. A completed application consists of your application submission and your faculty reference. Both must be completed by the application due date Wednesday, November 22nd.

Faculty Reference Survey Instructions

• Please send the link below to a faculty member you would feel comfortable serving as a reference.
  https://forms.gle/QHv7SjG7HCbCiHCY7

If you are interested in attending an information session, please complete the PFP Student Interest Form.

The Interest Form will be available in spring 2024.

• Melissa Baghoumian
  Graduate Student
  Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  Faculty Mentor: Dimpal Jain
  
  
• Matthew Elias Blake
  Graduate Student
  Department of Music
  Faculty Mentor: Emanuel Lancaster
  
  
• Briana Brazil
  Graduate Student
  Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
  Faculty Mentor: Shyrea Minton
  
  
• Julie-Ann Bruskrud
  Graduate Student
  Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  Faculty Mentors: Jack Bagwell
  
  
• Martha Carreon
  Graduate Student
  Department of Psychology
  Faculty Mentor: Gabriela Chavira
  
  
• Maximillian Castro
  Graduate Student
  Department of English
  Faculty Mentor: Maseri Schultz
  
  
• Adrian Conway
  Graduate Student
  Department of Anthropology
  Faculty Mentor: Suzanne Scheld
  
  
• Ricardo Gibert
  Graduate Student
  Department of Biology
  Faculty Mentor: Robert Espinoza
  
  
• Brian Laundis
  Graduate Student
  Department of Sociology
  Faculty Mentor: Peter Garcia
  
  
• Kyle Moreno
  Graduate Student
  Department of Psychology
  Faculty Mentor: Gabriela Chavira
  
  
• Falguni Pande
  Graduate Student
  Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management
  Faculty Mentor: Brenda Acosta
  
  
• Gina Perez
  Graduate Student
  Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
  Faculty Mentor: Martha Escobar
  
  
• Gwendolyn Retzinger
  Graduate Student
  Department of Kinesiology
  Faculty Mentor: Jacob Hinkel-Lipsker
  
  
• Imaya Rincon
  Graduate Student
  Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  Faculty Mentor: Erika Endrijonas
  
  
• Bruno Rios De La Fuente
  Graduate Student
  Department of History
  Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Addison
  
  
• Soledad Sosa-Fuentes
  Graduate Student
  Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
  Faculty Mentor: Merril Simon
  
  
• Joseline Torres Martinez
  Graduate Student
  Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  Faculty Mentor: Dimpal Jain
  
  
• Tavia Wooley
  Graduate Student
  Program of Diverse Community Development Diversity
  Faculty Mentor: Daniel Olmos

To view a list of past fellows, please click HERE.