for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
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Charlie Hannigan
Data Sciences and Operations, Marshall School of Business
Business Administration 310g, Applied Business StatisticsProfessor Hannigan was an exceptional lecturer—his teaching style made the material clear, engaging, and easy to follow, even during early morning classes. His enthusiasm and clarity made a real difference in how much I learned and enjoyed the course.
Felipe Jiménez
Gould School of Law
Law 200w, Law and SocietyProfessor Jiménez is an amazing instructor. His teaching style allows students to learn and be engaged. I cannot wait to take another one of his classes.
Najmedin Meshkati
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi School of EngineeringGeneral Education Seminar 131g, Seminar in Social Analysis: Engineering Diplomacy – Fusing Engineering with Foreign Policy and International Development
I liked that Professor Meshkati went into a topic that consists of many other topics of relevant importance and presented many ideas that I hadn’t had the time to think about before. Listening to Professor Meshkati and my peers’ ideas changed some of my opinions. I truly learned a lot from this seminar.
Chrisshonna Nieva
American Studies and Ethnicity, Dornsife College
American Studies and Ethnicity 206mg, Politics and Culture of the 1960sI truly learned a lot from Professor Nieva. My perspectives on certain subjects that I thought I knew about have completely changed. The way she presents information makes it really easy to grasp and interpret.
Sam Silva
Earth Sciences, Dornsife College
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering
General Education Seminar 150Lg, Seminar in the Physical Sciences: Pollution and the PlanetOne lecture in particular, the one on climate change, really stood out to me and I remember leaving the class and texting my dad about how much more confident I felt in describing the science and potential effects of climate change. I really enjoyed this class!
Julie Van Dam
French and Gender and Sexuality Studies, Dornsife College
French 260gw, Global Women’s NarrativesYou are an amazing professor! Your class opened me up to more of the world and allowed me to engage in conversation about different topics. I’m so so grateful for this class and having you as my professor. Thank you Julie!
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Christopher Muniz, Dornsife Writing Program
Writing 340, Advanced WritingProfessor Muniz is the best! He makes writing so much more fun, creative, and manageable for all his students, even the ones who ‘hate writing.’ He is understanding but still pushes us to be great writers. Every assignment felt meaningful and helpful. He is amazing.
Patti Taylor, Dornsife Writing Program
Writing 150, Writing and Critical Reasoning – Thematic ApproachesI am thankful to have had this class with Professor Taylor. She was thoughtful, professional, and motivating. Professor Taylor challenged me intellectually and made me grow as a student and person.
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Claire Carcara
Art History, Dornsife College
Art History 100g, Introduction to Visual CultureClaire is always willing to help students succeed. Her deep knowledge of art history is evident, and she presents it in a way that feels both accessible and inspiring. Thank you for making this learning experience so enjoyable!
Caitlyn Chung
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Dornsife College
East Asian Languages and Cultures 344gp, Korean Culture from Ancient to Modern TimesCaitlyn was very helpful and made sure we were properly digesting and understanding the course material. I greatly appreciated Caitlyn’s teaching.
Steven Long
Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
RXRS 201p, The History and Geography of DrugsSteven grades essays with care and consistency, reviews course content to ensure alignment with learning objectives, and meets periodically with undergraduate students to help them strengthen their understanding of the material. He approaches teaching with patience, clarity, and genuine enthusiasm for student learning.
Yasha Sapir
Philosophy, Dornsife College
Philosophy 265g, Ethics, Technology and ValueYasha allowed us to think critically and learn how to articulate our arguments or premises concisely and efficiently. The discussions were always engaging and inclusive of various perspectives.
Yingyu Su
Linguistics, Dornsife College
Linguistics 115gw, Language and SocietySu helped me better understand the content we learned in the lecture through application in real world scenarios. Thank you for a good semester, Su!
Sook Lin Toh
Anthropology, Dornsife College
Anthropology 371mg, Cross-Cultural Research on Urban GangsSook Lin takes the time to explain the anthropological background in the course in a way that people who have never taken anthropology before could be inspired to take more. I really wish I could be here to take her course when she is a professor one day. She will definitely be a great professor.
Past Winners
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David Albertson, 2008 – 2009
Evelyn Alsultany, 2022-2023
Emily Anderson, 2004 – 2005
J. Lawford Anderson, 1997 – 1998
Lois Banner, 2002 – 2003
John Barnes, 2005 – 2006
Aimee Bender, 2002 – 2003
Vern Bengtson, 1998 – 1999
Judith Bennett, 2010 – 2011
William Berelson, 2010 – 2011
Gordon Berger, 1997 – 1998
Brian Bernards, 2013 – 2014
David Bialock, 2019 – 2020
Timothy Biblarz, 2001 – 2002
Eugene Bickers, 1999 – 2000, 2016 – 2017
Daniela Bleichmar, 2007 – 2008
John Barnes, 2001 – 2002
Chris Bresnahan, 2016 – 2017
Bryan Burns, 2005 – 2006
Samantha Burton, 2023 – 2024
Andrew Campbell, 2016 – 2017
Jessica Cantiello, 2016 – 2017
George Carstocea, 2020 – 2021
Lynn Casper, 2012 – 2013
Meiling Cheng, 2021 – 2022
Jaclyn Cohen-Steinberg, 2020 – 2021
Frank Corsetti, 2010 – 2011, 2017 – 2018
Geoffry Cowan, 2018 – 2019
Brad Damaré, 2009 – 2010
Joseph Dane, 2013 – 2014
Warner Däppen, 1999 – 2000, 2006 – 2007
Daryl Davies, 2019 – 2020
Gregory A. Davis, 2004 – 2005
Michael Dear, 1997 – 1998
Joanna Demers, 2018 – 2019
William Deverell, 2006 – 2007
Roberto Diaz, 1999 – 2000
James Dolan, 2001 – 2002
Mitchell Earleywine, 1998 – 1999
Alice Echols, 2011 – 2012
Moh El-Naggar, 2013 – 2014
Vincent Farenga, 1998 – 1999
Jack Feinberg, 2002 – 2003
Edward Finegan, 2000 – 2001
Stephen Finlay, 2003 – 2004
Christopher Freeman, 2018 – 2019
Zuzanna Fuchs, 2023 – 2024
Alice Gambrell, 2001 – 2002
Adam Gilbert, 2023 – 2024
Howard Gillman, 2000 – 2001
Gabriel Giorgi, 2002 – 2003
Robert Girandola, 2003 – 2004
Jessie Graham, 2011 – 2012
Devin Griffiths, 2012 – 2013
Sarah Gualtieri, 2005 – 2006
Thomas Gustafson, 1999 – 2000
Stephan Haas, 2000 – 2001
Thomas Habinek, 2000 – 2001
Judith Halberstam. 2007 – 2008
Douglas E. Hammond, 2004 – 2005
Deborah Harkness, 2008 – 2009
Ronald Hock, 1999 – 2000
Pierette Hondagneau-Sotelo, 1999 – 2000
Jennifer Hook, 2013 – 2014
Antonio Idini, 2022-2023
Jane Iwamura, 2002 – 2003
Sherman Jackson, 2011 – 2012, 2016 – 2017
Judith Jackson, 2003 – 2004
Lanita Jacobs Huey, 2006 – 2007
Heather James, 2000 – 2001
Dana Johnson, 2007 – 2008
Elsi Kaiser, 2020 – 2021
Anthony Kammas, 2017 – 2018
James Kincaid, 1997 – 1998
Saleemah Knight, 2022-2023
Paul Knoll, 2002 – 2003
Vitaly Kresin, 2005 – 2006
Paul Lerner, 2001 – 2002
Frank Lewis, 2002 – 2003
Roberto Lint Sagarena, 2003 – 2004
Sharon Lloyd, 2007 – 2008
Steven Lund, 2001 – 2002
Lauren Matchison, 2017 – 2018
Greta Matzner-Gore, 2017 – 2018
Edwin McCann, 2011 – 2012
William McClure, 1997 – 1998, 2007 – 2008
Juliana McGene, 2018 – 2019
Charles McKenna, 2002 – 2003, 2008 – 2009
Natania Meeker, 2004 – 2005
Lori Meeks, 2005 – 2006
Michael Messner, 2003 – 2004
Denis Mitchell, 2005 – 2006
John Montersosso, 2008 – 2009, 2018 – 2019
Kelsey Moss, 2019 – 2020
Brighde Mullins, 2021 – 2022
Viet Nguyen, 1999 – 2000
Peter Nosco, 1998 – 1999
Sean Nye, 2019 – 2020
Manuel Pastor, 2011 – 2012
Vahe Peroomian, 2019 – 2020
Jillian Pierson, 2021 – 2022
Brijesh Pinto, 2021 – 2022
John Platt, 2007 – 2008
Gioia Polidori, 2021 – 2022
Morgan Polikoff, 2023 – 2024
Matthew Pratt, 2012 – 2013
Edward Ransford, 1998 – 1999
Eric Rawson, 2016 – 2017
Min-Kyoung Rhee, 2019 – 2020
Edward Rhodes, 1998 – 1999
Daniel Richter, 2009 – 2010
David Rollo, 2000 – 2001
David Roman, 2001 – 2002
Ayse Rorlich, 2000 – 2001
Margaret Rosenthal, 1998 – 1999
Steven J. Ross, 2004 – 2005
Charles Sammis, 2003 – 2004
George Sanchez, 2004 – 2005
Wayne Sandholtz, 2013 – 2014
Mark Schroeder, 2008 – 2009
Donald Scotten, 2022-2023
Thomas Seifrid, 2006 – 2007
Terry Seip, 1998 – 1999
Brett Sheehan, 2010 – 2011
Dennis Shen, 2023 – 2024
Andrew Simpson, 2009 – 2010, 2017 – 2018
Gale Sinatra, 2020 – 2021
Edward Slingerland, 2001 – 2002
David St. John, 2010 – 2011
Craig Stanford, 2000 – 2001
Steven Swerdlow, 2023 – 2024
Malgorzata Switek, 2017 – 2018
William Thalmann, 1997 – 1998
Neelesh Tiruviluamala, 2016 – 2017
Davide Treuer, 2012 – 2013
Sherry Velasco, 2009 – 2010
Cheryl Wakslak, 2022-2023
Elisa Warford, 2018 – 2019
Jared Warner, 2020 – 2021
Nicholas Warner, 1997 – 1998
Mary Washburn, 2022-2023
Jason Webb, 2021 – 2022
Joshua West, 2012 – 2013
Walter Williams, 2005 – 2006
Francille Wilson, 2020 – 2021
Boris Wolfson, 2004 – 2005
Janelle Staci Wong, 2004 – 2005
Justin Wood, 2009 – 2010
Gideon Yaffe, 2003 – 2004
Alexander Zholkovsky, 1999 – 2000
Maite Zubiaurre, 2003 – 2004
Bruce Zuckerman, 1997 – 1998 -
Mark Aubertin, 2020 – 2021
Jen Bankard, 2022-2023
Diana Blaine, 2003 – 2004
Stephanie Bower, 2012 – 2013
Ryan Boyd, 2022-2023
James Brecker, 2004 – 2005
Katherine Brichacek, 2023 – 2024
Trent Chappelow, 2019 – 2020
Helen Choi, 2017 – 2018
James Condon, 2018 – 2019
Andrew De Silva, 2023 – 2024
Lacey Donohue, 2011 – 2012
Elizabeth Durst, 2017 – 2018
Bill Feuer, 2006 – 2007
Rochelle Gold, 2021 – 2022
Danielle Henrichs, 2006 – 2007
Kathleen Inman Berens, 2002 – 2003
Matthew Mason, 2010 – 2011
Geoffrey Middlebrook, 2009 – 2010
John Murray, 2007 – 2008
Caley O’Dwyer Feagin, 2008 – 2009
Andrew Ogilvie, 2018 – 2019
Shefali Rajamannar, 2016 – 2017
Harly Ramsey, 2019 -2020
David Samuelson, 2001 – 2002
Ron Scheer, 2007 – 2008
Anne Shea, 2005 – 2006
Scott Smith, 2021 – 2022
Ryan Stark, 2000 – 2001
Martha Townsend, 2018 – 2019
Mary Traester, 2020 – 2021
Robert Waller, 2013 – 2014
Elisabeth Weiss, 2021 – 2022
Janna Wong, 2022-2023
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Samuel Adams, 2010-2011
Taneem Albash, 2006-2007
Amir Allam, 2011 – 2012
Helge Alsleben, 2001 – 2002
Arsiyanti Ardie, 2003 – 2004
Samuel Armon, 2020 – 2021
Michael Ashfield, 2016 – 2017
Arthur Auerbach, 2003 – 2004
Elizabeth “Katie” Beachem, 2019 – 2020
Max Berkelhammer, 2006 – 2007
Joshua Bernstein, 2011 – 2012
Stephen Bero, 2012 – 2013
Dorsa Beroukhim Kay, 2012 – 2013
Katherine Besancon, 2008 – 2009
Anna Besserman, 2017 – 2018
Elizabeth Bleicher, 1997 – 1998
Michael Block, 2006 – 2007
Meghan Boyle Olivas, 2011 – 2012
Amy Braden, 2000 – 2001
Nicholas Buccola, 2002 – 2003
Yvonne Buig, 2009 – 2010
Jennifer Conary, 2005 – 2006
Kristopher Coombs, 2017 – 2018
Tyler Curley, 2012 – 2013
Marc (Jung-Whan) De Jong, 2005 – 2006
Eric del Chrol, 2000 – 2001
Robert Drummond, 2023 – 2024
Erin Dufault-Hunter, 2001 – 2002
Ulricka Eriksson, 2002 – 2003
Esthelle Ewusi Boisvert, 2020 – 2021
Maegan Fairchild, 2013 – 2014
Douglas Fleming, 2017 – 2018
Andrew Fogleman, 2005 – 2006
Jennifer Foster, 2017 – 2018
Glenn Fox, 2009 – 2010
Nicole Fraser, 1998 – 1999
Emily Fridlund, 2010 – 2011
Mariechristine Garcia, 2022-2023
Julienne Gard, 2008 – 2009
Rebekah Garrison, 2013 – 2014
Zeina Ghazzaoui, 2006 – 2007
Jacob Gizamba, 2023 – 2024
Mircea Gogoncea, 2019 – 2020
Zoe Gonzalez, 2016 – 2017
Samantha Gordon, 2013 – 2014
Brian Haas, 2021 – 2022
Rebecca Hanft, 2000 – 2001
Karina Hankins, 2000 – 2001
Devon Harlow, 2007 – 2008
Ellen Herschel, 2021 – 2022
Bridget Hoida, 2002 – 2003
Adam Ianno, 2007 – 2008
Canan Ipek, 2010 – 2011
Madeline Jalbert, 2019 – 2020
Unnati Jariwala, 2006 – 2007
Claire Johnson, 2016 – 2017
Mary Kate Kennedy, 2022-2023
Dierdre Klokow, 2019 – 2020
Ruth Kwon, 1998 – 1999
James Lai, 1997 – 1998
Alexis Landau, 2008 – 2009
Christina Law, 2005 – 2006
Hyejoo Lee, 2021 – 2022
Seoyeon Lee, 2022-2023
Su Jin Lee, 2007 – 2008
Viet Lee, 2006 – 2007
Lorraine Leon, 2005 – 2006
Alida Liberman, 2010 – 2011
Melody Lin, 2002 – 2003
Nathaniel Lorentz, 2003 – 2004
Di Luo, 2011 – 2012
Weronika Malek-Lubawski, 2020 – 2021
Douglas Manuel, 2017 – 2018
Marcela Marlowe, 2001 – 2002
Michael Martinez, 2010 – 2011
Shayna Maskell, 2004 – 2005
Andrew Scott Matt, 2009 – 2010
Faith McFadden, 2021 – 2022O
lanna Mills, 2003 – 2004
Danielle Monteverde, 2013 – 2014
John Murray, 1999 – 2000
Katie Mussack, 2004 – 2005
Jose Navarro, 2009 – 2010
Alexia Orengo Green, 2023 – 2024
Kenneth Pearce, 2011 – 2012
Tal Peretz, 2012 – 2013
Athena Perrakis, 1999 – 2000
Charles Potts, 2008 – 2009
Sara Pruss, 1999 – 2000
Charles Rathfelder, 1997 – 2098
Eric Rawson, 2006 – 2007
Matthew Ripley, 2019 – 2020
Lindsay Roberts, 2019 – 2020
Edson Rodriguez, 2007 – 2008
Nirella Sanfratello, 1998 – 1999
Corinna Schroeder, 2013 – 2014
Robert Shanklin, 2005 – 2006
Rebecca Sheehan, 2004 – 2005
Han Shen, 2022-2023
Elisabeth Shimada, 2020 – 2021
Samuel Shpall, 2007 – 2008
Lizette Solorzano, 2016 – 2017
Julia Staffel, 2008 – 2009
Gregory Stanczak, 1998 – 1999
Cleveland Stevens, 1997 – 1998
Anastasiia Strarovoitova, 2020 – 2021
Kathryn Strong, 2003 – 2004
Brian Talbot, 2003 – 2004
James Thing, 2004 – 2005
Luis Miguel Toquero Perez, 2020 – 2021
Erin Toth, 2001 – 2002
Di Wang, 2023 – 2024
Elissa Watters, 2022-2023
Jonathan Weil, 2006 – 2007
Lauren Weindling, 2012 – 2013
Erika Wenstrom, 2008 – 2009
Jesse Wilson, 2019 – 2020
Ynez Wilson Hirst, 1999 – 2000
Erika Wright, 2005 – 2006
Yance Wyatt, 2007 – 2008
Jingyu Xue, 2009 – 2010
Elayne Zhou, 2023 – 2024