Staff Bios

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 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.