Announcing the 2025 Provost’s Teaching Fellows Cohort

Please join us in congratulating the 2025 PTF Cohort:

The Provost's Teaching Fellows are excited to announce the members of the 2025 PTF Cohort. The 12th cohort of Fellows, who come from 7 colleges and schools and 11 departments, were selected from a competitive group of applicants in this year's application process. 

• Natalia Andreas, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Moody College of Communication
• Kasia Dinkeloo, Assistant Professor of Practice and Research Associate, College of Natural Science
• Rhonda Evans, Associate Professor of Instruction and Academic Director, College of Liberal Arts
• Kevin Foster, Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts
• Christina Fragale, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Education
• Thushani Herath, Associate Professor of Instruction, College of Natural Science
• Carlos Landaverde Alvarado, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Cockrell School of Engineering
• Michael McQuaid, Associate Professor of Instruction, School of Information
• Nina Palmo, Associate Professor of Instruction, College of Liberal Arts
• Sally Ragsdale, Associate Professor of Instruction, College of Natural Science
• Starla Simmons, Clinical Associate Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work

The mission of the Provost’s Teaching Fellows program is to serve and enhance the educational mission of UT Austin through innovation in individual initiatives, university-wide programs, and a cross-campus community of educators. The PTF Program operates in conjunction with and is supported by the Center for Teaching and Learning.