Soniya Munshi, Director and Associate Professor of Urban Studies
Dr. Soniya Munshi is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership and an Associate Professor of Urban Studies. She brings two decades of experience working with critical, feminist, and ethnic studies pedagogies. Dr. Munshi has designed and led faculty development seminars, trainings, and workshops that take up questions of belonging, equity, and justice in educational contexts as well as supported faculty with instructional technologies, open educational resources, and related pedagogical needs.
Jean Kelly, Instructional Technologist
Jean Kelly has been with CETLL since 2010, providing pedagogical and technical support for faculty in various instructional modes. She helps organize workshops to prepare faculty for teaching online and assist faculty during the transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. In addition, she has created tutorials on Blackboard, Brightspace, Google Classroom; lecture capture; and other educational technologies.
Christopher Coleman, IT Academic Technology Specialist
Chris Coleman joined CETLL in 2024, where he has assisted faculty with the college’s transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. Prior to his position at CETLL, Chris worked in the Dean’s Office of the School of Arts and Humanities, where he worked with faculty in a variety of areas, including online teaching, technology support, and reappointment and promotion preparation.
Jazmyne Ramgadoo, College Assistant
Jazmyne Ramgadoo is one of the college assistants at CETLL, where she has worked since 2019. She has been involved in a number of exciting projects, including helping with the transition to remote teaching during the pandemic and supporting the move from Blackboard to Brightspace. When she is not helping out at CETLL, she works as a speech-language pathologist.
Kereen Gibson, College Assistant
Kereen Gibson started working at CETLL in 2022 while she attended Queens College’s Mental Health Counseling graduate program. Kereen was involved in CETLL’s Pedagogy of Kindness series of workshops, and most recently supporting the transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. As a college assistant she provides technical assistance to faculty in the use of pedagogical tools including Brightspace and Zoom. She also assists in the coordination and planning of CETLL’s events and offerings, as well as other assigned administrative tasks.