Success Stories
“After I got [to Mercer University as an assistant professor], the chair of the department mentioned that they were really impressed with my PTP experience and that it was something that encouraged them to interview me. Now I am on our search committee for this year and I look for PTP, or something similar, in our applicants.” –Dr. Julie Beier, Mathematics, 2007-08 Fellow
"Even though I didn't end up in academia right off the bat, I'm fairly confident that the thing that differentiated me from other candidates interviewing at MIT Lincoln Labs when I interviewed is my ability to communicate. I developed that ability teaching and doing the PTP program. Scientists and engineers who can communicate effectively are at a premium, and teaching gives you the practice you need to separate from the pack of other job applicants. [What PTP fellows are] learning translates to industry as well as academia. – Dr. David Padgett, Aerospace Engineering, 2008-09 Fellow
“After co-teaching the class with my mentor last spring, I was asked to teach the course this year. It was a lot of work, especially since I was still taking classes this semester, but I had a great time. I'm so glad I participated in PTP—I have the job I've always dreamed of.” – Jennifer Landin, Biological Sciences, 2007-08 Fellow
“The fact that I was ever even considered for this position [Teaching Assistant Professor position in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at NC State] was due to my participation in the PTP program. One of the reasons they are hiring me is to continue and further advance the course I taught for PTP. I'm also going to be working to working on some other courses and helping to facilitate undergraduate research in the department (as well as doing my own research). I'm really excited to start! Yet another testament to why the programs PFL offers are outstanding!” –Dr. Tarek Aziz, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, 2008-09 Fellow
"About a third of all the places that have interviewed me have mentioned PTP as being part of the reason they were interested in me - so, thank you for that! I really appreciate being able to be a part of the program. It's clearly helped out." – Dr. Alex Capaldi, Mathematics, 2008-09 Fellow
“Prospective graduate students often cite PTP as one of the attractions of NCSU since many of them plan to go on and become faculty members. I have had department heads at other schools cite PTP as something that gave our graduates an advantage since they had already taught upper-level courses.” –Dr. Stephen Campbell, Director of Graduate Programs, Mathematics
“I would encourage any doctoral student who is interested in gaining more experience preparing to become a faculty member to consider applying for this program! I completed the program in 2008-2009 and loved it! I was able to take a wealth of knowledge from the workshops and seminars, as well as my experience teaching an undergraduate course. The program is prestigious, one of only 2 transcript designations that the university gives students, and is a version of a nationally recognized program for preparing future faculty. If the intrinsic motivation for learning something beneficial and growing personally and professionally is not enough, that extrinsic motivation and the way it will "look" on a resume and your transcript is not a bad bonus. :) Seriously though, it is a rewarding experience and I would encourage folks to apply for it.” –Angela Shores, Counselor Education, 2008-09 Fellow
PTP and NCSU Alumni(2007 - 2011 Fellows) |
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| Dr. Kristen Abernathy | Mathematics | Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Winthrop University |
| Dr. Zachary Abernathy | Mathematics | Adjunct Lecturer, Mathematics, Winthrop University |
| Dr. Heather Adewale | Zoology/Biology | Lecturer, Biology, St. Joseph's University |
| Dr. Scott Alpert | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Environmental Engineer, Hazen and Sawyer, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dr. Frim Ampaw | Adult & Higher Education | Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Central Michigan University |
| Dr. Tarek Aziz | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University |
| Dr. Eric Bancroft | Mathematics | Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Grove City College |
| Dr. Erin Bancroft | Mathematics | Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Grove City College |
| Dr. Julie Beier | Mathematics | Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Mercer University |
| Dr. Travis Breaux | Computer Science | Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Dr. Catherine Buell | Mathematics | Postdoctoral Scholar, Bates College |
| *Dr. Judith Canner | Biomathematics & Statistics | Assistant Professor, Statistics, California State University-Monterey Bay |
| Dr. Alex Capaldi | Mathematics | Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Valparaiso University |
| Dr. Mindy Capaldi | Mathematics | Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Valparaiso University |
| Dr. Michelle Casper | Materials Science & Engineering | Research Engineer, BASF, |
| *Dr. Brandon Conover | Electrical & Computer Engineer | Director of Research, Bennett Aerospace, Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dr. April Fogleman | Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences | Assistant Professor, Nutrition, North Carolina State University |
| Dr. Amy Gaffney | Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media | Assistant Professor, |
| Dr. Jonathan Gaffney | Physics | Postdoctoral Associate,
University of Kentucky |
| Dr. Nyeema Harris | Forestry | President's Postdoctoral Fellowship and NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, Biology, University of California-Berkeley |
| *Dr. Shawn Holmes | Mathematics, Science & Technology Education | Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, North Carolina State University |
| Dr. Rebecca Jayne | Mathematics | Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Washington College |
| Dr. Ali Kefeli | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Operations Research Specialist, Kimberly-Clark, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dr. Mary Bridget Kustusch | Physics | Physics Education Research Postdoctoral Scholar, Oregon State University |
| Dr. Louis Levy | Mathematics | Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Millersville University |
| Dr. Min-Hsiung Lin | Mathematics | Faculty Member, National Chung Cheng University (CCU), Taiwan |
| *Dr. Sheryl Long | Curriculum & Instruction | Assistant Professor, Education, Chowan University |
| Dr. Karla Lyles | Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media | Lecturer, Department of Writing and Linguistics, |
| Dr. Katherine Maloney | Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences | Customer Solutions Scientist, Novozymes, Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dr. Kelly Martin | Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media | Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Dr. Sibin Mohan | Computer Science | Visiting Research Scientist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Beth Overman | Physiology | Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar, Biology, North Carolina State University |
| Dr. David Padgett | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts |
| Dr. Ellen Peterson | Mathematics | Postdoctoral Associate, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Dr. Reanna Poncheri Harman | Psychology | Senior Consultant, SWA Consulting, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dr. Callie Prater Freeman | Entomology | Owner/Principal Scientist, ParkerBioLabs LLC, Washington, D.C. |
| Dr. Diane Ryan | Psychology | Assistant Professor and Executive Officer, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, U.S. Military Academy, West Point |
| Dr. Siddharth Savadatti | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Lecturer, University of Georgia |
| Dr. Robert Schmidt | Chemistry | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
| Dr. Kristen Stagg | Mathematics | Assistant Professor, Mathematics, University of Texas-Tyler |
| Dr. Eric Tucker | Chemistry | Teaching Postdoctoral Scholar, Wake Forest University |
| Dr. Robert Watson | Mathematics | Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Mount Olive College |
| Dr. Bilgen Yuncu | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University |
* Drs. Judith Canner, Brandon Conover, Shawn Holmes, and Sheryl Long have shared the teaching portfolios they completed as the capstone to their Preparing the Professoriate experience.
PTP alumni @ NC State(2007-2011 Fellows) |
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| Name | Department | Name | Department |
| Karen Bliss | Applied Mathematics | Karen Bliss | Mathematics |
| Susan Crook | Applied Mathematics | Lindsey Bosko | Mathematics |
| Jennifer Landin | Biological Sciences | Joseph Burdis | Mathematics |
| Christine Cade | Chemistry | Jonathan Dunbar | Mathematics |
| Eric Tucker | Chemistry | Sharon Hutton | Mathematics |
| Christina Tang | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Katie Liszewski | Mathematics |
| Kelly Martin | Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media | Lindsay May | Mathematics |
| Carmel Martin-Fairey | Comparative Biomedical Sciences | Richard Petersen | Mathematics |
| Brian Dellinger | Computer Science | Kimberly Spayd | Mathematics |
| Angela Shores | Counselor Education | Monique Taylor | Mathematics |
| Natalie Spencer | Counselor Education | Thomas Wears | Mathematics |
| Tracy Collins | Economics | Michelle Casper | Materials Science & Engineering |
| Rachana Gupta | Electrical & Computer Engineering | David Padgett | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
| Rebecca Thomas | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Justin Bradshaw | Microbiology |
| Callie Prater Freeman | Entomology | Ross Hays | Nuclear Engineering |
| Kelly Oten | Entomology | Brandon Lunk | Physics |
| Helen Melito | Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences | David Kendellen | Physics |
| Aimeé Rockhill | Forestry & Environmental Resources | Donald Warren | Physics |
| Edward Large | Genetics | Jennifer Petzold | Plant Biology |
| Nils Buch | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Cary Rivard | Plant Pathology |
| Jennifer Mason | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Kathryn Batts | Psychology |
| Jessica Springer | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Reid Clonts | Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science |
| Kuang-Hao Yeh | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Matthew Krachey | Zoology and Biomathematics |
| Michael Allocca | Mathematics | Lindsay Glass | Zoology |
| Kenneth Ball | Mathematics | ||
Publications
Examples of articles on teaching that have been produced as the result of Preparing the Professoriate include:
Jacobson, M. G., & Wellman, J. D. (1998). Educating the educators: graduate student involvement in teaching natural resources . Natural Resources and Environmental Issues, 7(54), Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/nrei/vol7/iss1/54
Kaufman, D.B., Felder, R.M., & Fuller, H. (2000). Accounting for individual effort in cooperative learning teams. J. Engr. Education, 89(2), Retrieved from http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/Kaufmanpap.pdf
Roskowski, A.M., Felder, R.M., & Bullard, L. (2002). Student use (and non-use) of instructional technology. J. SMET Education, 2. Retrieved from http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/Roskowski(JSMET).pdf