LA Program Info Session and Celebration Fall 2026

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

5:00 - 5:30 pm: Info Session, Chancellor's Auditorium (CASE)

  • Target audience: prospective LAs, and current LAs and Faculty
  • Learn more about what LAs do and how to apply for Spring 2027 semester
  • Acknowledge the efforts of current LAs, LA Mentors, LA Faculty, and Departmental Coordinators

5:30 - 6:30 pm Informal Meet & Greet with refreshments

  • Meet with interested students, current LAs, and LA faculty from departments across campus
  • Celebrate all of our hard work so far this semester!

Read more about specific members of our community who we’re honoring, below!

Faculty who have completed the “newer faculty” professional development series: 

This semester, we are recognizing faculty who have recently started working with LAs and have participated in all aspects of faculty learning sessions designed for faculty who are new to the LA Program. We appreciate your commitment to building strong instructional teams that include LAs while also making changes to your course that foster meaningful student and LA interactions. These faculty completed sessions including (1) All Faculty Meetings, (2) New Faculty Workshops through the Learning Assistant Alliance or LA Faculty Orientation at CU Boulder, and attended (3) at least one early-semester check-in during weeks 4 or 5 of the semester. Thank you for your time and efforts and for contributing meaningfully to our program!

Previously recognized faculty:

TermNameDepartmentLA-Supported Course(s)

Fa22 

Alison Vigers 

PSYC & NRSC 

NRSC 4072, NRSC 4572 

Fa22 

Brooke Huibregtse 

PSYC, NRSC, & CEOL 

CE-PSYC 2606, CE-PSYC 3102, PSYC 3102 

Fa22 

Elizabeth Cassano 

ATOC 

ATOC 1050 

Fa22 

Eric Vance 

APPM 

AHUM 1825 

Fa22 

Kimberly Campbell 

Leeds 

BCOR 1030 

Sp23 

Lori Poole 

COMM 

COMM 3750 

Sp23 

Renee Gurganus 

PHYS 

PHYS 2010 

Sp23 

Supriya Naidu 

CSCI 

CSCI 1300 

Fa23 

Tyler McMaken 

PHYS 

PHYS 1240 

Fa23 

Sasha Novack 

PHYS 

PHYS 2010 

Fa23 

Marialis Rosario Franco 

ASTR 

ASTR 1000, 1010 

Fa23 

Leah Simon 

ASTR 

ASTR 1020 

Sp24 

Yuan Shi 

PHYS 

PHYS 1115 

Fa24 

Justin Brumbaugh 

MCDB 

MCDB 4650 

Fa24 

Hadassah Ward 

COMM 

COMM 2400, 2500 

Sp25 

Matt Reichenbach

APPM 

APPM 1350/1351, 1360/1361 

Sp25 

Bobby Benim

APPM 

APPM 1350/1351, 2350/2351 

Sp25 

Karen Riley

MCDB 

MCDB 1150/1152 

Sp25 

Michaele Ferguson

PSCI 

PSCI 2400, 3184, 3274 

Sp25 

Nii Armah Sowah

THDN 

DNCE 2501 

Fa25 

Roselinde Kaiser

PSYC 

PSYC 3303 

Fa25 

Samik Dasgupta

APPM 

APPM 1235/1236 

Sp26

Alexandra Whiteley**

BCHM

BCHM 4740

Sp26

Christina Eisert**

CE-WRTG

CE-WRTG 3020

Sp26

Courtney Hauf**

MATH

MATH 1150, MATH 1301

Sp26

Lauren Bauerle**

CHEM

CHEM 1113, CHEM 1133

Sp26

Madison Walsh**

MCDB

MCDB 1150/1152

Sp26

Rebekah Jones**

MATH

MATH 2300 

Faculty to be recognized this semester:

Term 

Name 

Department 

LA-Supported Course(s) 

Fa26 

Tyler Bishop 

APS

ASTR 1020 

Fa26 

Novella Keeling 

BCHM 

CHEM 1400 

Fa26 

Ana Contreras 

EDUC 

LEAD 1001 

Fa26 

Margarita Colindres 

EDUC 

EDUC 3013 

Fa26 

Kira Pasquesi 

EDUC 

LEAD 1000 

Fa26 

Salvador Ramirez 

EDUC 

EDUC 3013 

Fa26 

Madison Stockton 

EDUC 

EDUC 3013 

Fa26 

Terrenda White 

EDUC 

EDUC 3013 

Fa26 

Julia Proft 

INFO 

INFO 1201 

Fa26 

Ilana Trumble 

INFO 

INFO 2301 

Fa26 

Colin Jackson 

MATH 

MATH 1300 

Fa26 

Aidan Powers 

MATH 

MATH 2300 

Fa26 

Madison Walsh 

MCDB 

MCDB 1150/1152 

Fa26 

Bethany Wilcox 

PHYS 

PHYS 1230, 2020, 3220 

Fa26 

Tracy Kirkland 

CE-SOCY 

CE-SOCY 3001, 3052, 4117 

Departmental Coordinators: 

Departmental Coordinators are faculty representatives from each department that seeks LA support in their courses. Departmental Coordinators serve as liaisons between LA Program staff and the faculty and leadership within their department. They thoughtfully guide the implementation and spread of LA-support throughout courses within the department, engage with and recruit faculty, identify key courses that could benefit from LA support, and take on leadership in recruiting and interviewing LAs for upcoming semesters. Departmental Coordinators also provide feedback to faculty on their LA course proposals and help LA Program Staff connect with and coordinate between departments. They are an essential part of the distributed leadership model of the LA Program, and an indispensable resource for LA Program Staff, other faculty, LAs, and students. Thank you for your service and support! Learn more about our Departmental Coordinators, here

We will be recognizing this semester’s new Departmental Coordinators (Bold**) with a certificate. 

Name 

Department 

Anne Dougherty 

APPM: Applied Mathematics 

Seneca Lindsey 

APPM: Applied Mathematics 

Marialis Rosario Franco

APS: Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences 

Natalie Ahn 

BCHM: Biochemistry 

Susan Hendrickson 

CHEM: Chemistry 

Christy-Dale Sims 

COMM: Communication 

Adam Beaver 

CEOL: Continuing Education Online Learning 

Melissa BraatenEDUC: Education

Teresa Nugent 

ENGL: English 

Carrie Vodehnal 

ENVS: Environmental Studies 

David Paradis 

HIST: History 

Ilana TrumbleINFO: Information Science

Daniel Moritz 

MATH: Mathematics 

Christy Fillman 

MCDB: Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology 

Daniel Bolton 

PHYS: Physics 

Michaele Ferguson 

PSCI: Political Science 

Dawn ColleyWRTG: Program for Writing and Rhetoric 

Heidi Day 

PSYC & NRSC: Psychology and Neuroscience 

Chelsea Pierotti

PSYC & NRSC: Psychology and Neuroscience 

On behalf of the University of Colorado Boulder Learning Assistant Program, we would like to express our appreciation for all current LAs who have contributed to the educational mission of the Program by serving an LA for their third semester. We recognize your investments in continued pedagogical training that support both your students, and the faculty and New LAs with whom you work. We are grateful for your contributions and proud of you for the ways you have pursued personal growth and development, too! Thank you for your hard work and dedication!

 

Name 

LA Appointments (term) 

Alexander Pearson 

APPM 1351+APPM 1350 (Fall 2026), APPM 1361+APPM 1360 (Spring 2026), APPM 1235+APPM 1236 (Fall 2025) 

Ronit Eklahare 

ASTR 1010 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Taylor Owen 

ASTR 2600 (Fall 2026), ASTR 1010 (Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Margot Bacchus 

CE-HIST 1011 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Elise Harless 

CHEM 1113 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026), CHEM 1400 (Fall 2025) 

Caroline Lester 

CHEM 1113 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Suryha Venkataramani 

CHEM 1113 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Madeline Sams 

CHEM 1400 (Fall 2026), PHYS 1120+PHYS 1125 (Spring 2026), PHYS 1110+PHYS 1115 (Fall 2025) 

Corbin Anderson 

ENVS 1000 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Maya Morton 

ENVS 1001 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Yen-Fua Yeung 

MATH 2300 (Fall 2026), MATH 1300 (Spring 2026), MATH 1150 (Fall 2025) 

Brady Wakatsuki 

MCDB 1152+MCDB 1150 (Fall 2026, Fall 2025), MCDB 2152+MCDB 2150 (Spring 2026) 

Deklan Farrell 

NRSC 2200 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Nyx Bhagwandin 

PHYS 1010 (Fall 2026), PHYS 1120+PHYS 1125 (Spring 2026, Fall 2025) 

Javeed Alimuradov 

PHYS 1110+PHYS 1115 (Fall 2026, Fall 2025), PHYS 1120+PHYS 1125 (Spring 2025) 

Brooke Seifert 

PHYS 1110+PHYS 1115 (Fall 2026, Fall 2025), PHYS 1120+PHYS 1125 (Spring 2026) 

 

Fall 2025 LAs who are continuing beyond 3 semesters as an LA who have already been recognized: 

Name 

LA Appointments (term) 

Aidan Phillips

CHEM 1113 (Spring 2026), CHEM 1113 (Fall 2025), CHEM 1133 (Spring 2025)

Audrey Costello

MATH 1301 (Spring 2026), MATH 1301 (Fall 2025), MATH 1301 (Spring 2025)

Ryan Montoure

PHYS 2020 (Spring 2026), PHYS 1110+PHYS 1115 (Fall 2025), PHYS 1110 (Spring 2025)

Jeremy Thai 

PHYS 3220+PHYS 3221 (Fall 2026), MATH 2300 (Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025) 

Victor Turpin Aguayo 

APPM 1351+APPM 1350 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026), APPM 1235+APPM 1236 (Spring 2025, Fall 2024) 

Nathaniel Lamp 

NFO 2301 (Fall 2026, Spring 2026), AHUM 1825 (Fall 2025), CSCI 1300 (Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023)

 

On behalf of the University of Colorado Boulder Learning Assistant Program, we would like to express our appreciation for current LA Mentors, all of whom contribute to the Program’s education mission in multiple ways including by supporting first-semester Learning Assistants through the challenges and successes of their interactions with students. LA Mentors support New LAs in weekly group mentoring during the LA Pedagogy Course and individually through one-on-one mentoring sessions, and make lasting impacts on their mentees. Their work also has broader impacts on LA-supported courses and the experiences of LAs, faculty, students in these courses, and on one another, and LA Program staff. Finally, LA Mentors have invested significant time examining how they approach their interactions with others in order to intentionally and effectively wear the mantle of a growth-oriented mentor, as well as focusing on their own growth and development while participating in EDUC 4620, “Becoming an LA Mentor”. We are proud of you, grateful for our time with you, and fully believe that we couldn’t do this without you! Learn more about the LA Mentor Program, here! 

 

Name 

# Terms LA Mentor 

LA Experience 

Audrey Costello** 

3 

MATH 1301 (Sp25, Fa25, Sp26), MATH 1300 (Fa26) 

Brooke Seifert 

1 

PHYS 1110/1115 (fa25, fa26), PHYS 1120 (sp26) 

Caroline Lester 

1 

CHEM 1113 (fa25, sp26, fa26) 

Emmalyn Nono** 

3 

CHEM 1113 (fa24, sp25, fa25, Sp26) 

Felina Koulov 

1 

PHYS 1110 (sp26); APPM 1235/1236 (fa26) 

Korton Kinerd** 

3 

MATH 1300 (sp25), MATH 2300 (fa25), MATH 2400 (Sp26) 

Maddie Sams 

1 

PHYS 1110 (fa25), PHYS 1120 (sp25), CHEM 1400 (Fa26) 

Nathan Lamp** 

5 

CSCI 1300 (sp23, fa23, sp24, fa24); AHUM 1825 (fa25); INFO 2301 (Sp26, Fa26) 

Nolan Downie 

1 

CHEM 1133 (fa25), MATH 2300 (sp26) 

Payton Donnelly 

1 

ASTR 1010 (sp26) 

Peter Krammer 

1 

CHEM 1113 (sp26, fa26) 

Samuel Ramirez 

1 

MATH 2300 (sp26) 

Victoria Davis** 

5 

CSCI 1300 (Sp24, Fa24, Sp25) 

Wilson Sperry 

1 

APPM 1235/1236 (sp26, fa26) 

Zayne Yeager 

1 

CHEM 1113 (sp26), CHEM 1400 (fa26) 

 **Lead LA Mentor