Ahsan, Martingano named Wisconsin Teaching Fellows | Press Times
GREEN BAY – The Universities of Wisconsin recently announced the selection of its 2025-26 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars, including two UW-Green Bay staff members.
This year’s Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) participants include 21 faculty and instructors from the Universities of Wisconsin’s 11 comprehensive universities, nominated by provosts for their excellence in teaching and learning.
“The WTFS program provides UW faculty and teaching academic staff a unique opportunity to collaborate with other exceptional teachers from across the Universities of Wisconsin and from various disciplines. In addition to discussing effective evidence-based teaching and learning approaches, participants are guided through systematic research focused on improving student learning through a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project. The yearlong program begins in May and will culminate with a research presentation in spring 2026,” a UW release stated.
“Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars is one of three signature programs offered by the Universities of Wisconsin’s Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID). OPID supports the Universities of Wisconsin’s’ 13 Centers for Teaching and Learning in fostering a culture of teaching and learning excellence in Wisconsin. Together they offer professional development programs that seek to enhance student learning in face-to-face, online, and blended learning environments. Fay Akindes is the OPID Director.”
The Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars program is directed by two faculty leaders — Valerie Barske, a history professor at UW-Stevens Point, and Heather Pelzel, a biological sciences professor at UW-Whitewater.
The 2025–26 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars
Joanne Jahnke-Wegner, UW-Eau Claire, History
Boris Krichevsky, UW-Eau Claire, Teacher Education
Golam Mushih Tanimul Ahsan, UW-Green Bay, Computer Science
Alison Jane Martingano, UW-Green Bay, Psychology
Lisa Kruse, UW-La Crosse, Sociology and Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Peacock, UW-La Crosse, Archaeology & Anthropology
Karrie Rukamp, UW-Oshkosh, Chemistry
Courtney Wirtz, UW-Parkside, Education-Literacy
Erin Graham, UW-Parkside, Psychology
Venkata Avinash Paruchuri, UW-Platteville, Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Pitcher, UW-Platteville, English
Katherine Bangert, UW-River Falls, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Bob Zhiwei Zeng, UW-River Falls, Agricultural Engineering
Karin Bodensteiner, UW-Stevens Point, Biology
Freesia McKee, UW-Stevens Point, English
Emma Green, UW-Stout, Developmental Psychology
Pranabendu Mitra, UW-Stout, Kinesiology, Health, and Food & Nutritional Sciences
Megan Anderson, UW-Superior, Science Education
Brittnie Peck, UW-Superior, Communication
Steve Girard, UW-Whitewater, Chemistry
Lauren Zepp, UW-Whitewater, Special Education
Source: Ahsan, Martingano named Wisconsin Teaching Fellows | Press Times
