TLS offers workshopsÌý²¹²Ô»å certificate programs where faculty and instructors can come together to build interdisciplinary communities focused on teaching. Individual departments, however, may well have their own specific teaching and learning culture with discipline-specific teaching techniques and assessments. To that end,Ìýa number of departments across campus have Teaching Mentors who help to facilitate informal discussions about the issues educatorsÌýmay face within their departmental contexts.

The Role of Teaching Mentors

Teaching Mentors will take a leadership role to build on the informal mentorship that already occurs within academic departments. This leadership role will typically involve a number of elements, including:

  • Acting as the initial point of contact for new faculty members and contract instructors seeking advice on developing and teaching courses and acting as a resourceÌýfor all instructors interested in further developing their teaching.
  • Planning/hosting at least one teaching seminar or roundtable in the department during each academic year.
  • Coordinating/curating the collection of shared teaching resources, such as sample course outlines and assessment tools (sample assignments, evaluation guides, marking rubrics).
  • Serving as a point of contact between TLS and the department for the promotion of teaching and learning events.

List of Teaching Mentors, 2025-2026

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Name Department Email
Aaron Doyle Sociology & Anthropology aaron.doyle@carleton.ca
Matthew Hawkins Sociology & Anthropology matthew.hawkins@carleton.ca
Chris Motz Psychology chris.motz@carleton.ca
Matt Sorley Psychology matthew.sorley@carleton.ca
Deanna Whelan Psychology deanna.whelan@carleton.ca
Robin Norris English robin.norris@carleton.ca
Don Myles SLaLS don.myles@carleton.ca
James McGowan Music james.mcgowan@carleton.ca
Danielle Kinsey History danielle.kinsey@carleton.ca
Céline Bonnotte-Hoover French CelineBonnotte@cunet.carleton.ca

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Name Department Email
Electronics alan.steele@carleton.ca
Ahmed Hassan Civil & Environmental Engineering ahmed.hassan@carleton.ca
Adrian Chan Systems and Computer Engineering adrian.chan@carleton.ca
Edward Cyr Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering edward.cyr@carleton.ca

Faculty of Public and Global Affairs

Name Department Email
Vincent Kazmierski Law & Legal Studies vincent.kazmierski@carleton.ca
Frances Woolley Economics frances.woolley@carleton.ca
Lama Mourad International Affairs LamaMourad@cunet.carleton.ca
ÌýBeth Martin Social Work beth.martin@carleton.ca
Ira Wagman Communication & Media Studies ira.wagman@carleton.ca
Peter Andrée Political Science peter.andree@carleton.ca

Faculty of Science

Name Department Email
Kim Hellemans Neuroscience kim.hellemans@carleton.ca
Wayne Horn Math & Statistics whorn@math.carleton.ca
Martha Mullally Biology martha.mullally@carleton.ca
Veronic BezaireÌý Biochemistry veronic.bezaire@carleton.ca
Alex Pettit Biochemistry alexandra.pettit@carleton.ca
Robert Collier ÌýComputer Science robert.collier3@carleton.ca
Jim Davies Cognitive Science jim.davies@carleton.ca
Physics heilman@physics.carleton.ca
Laura Pickell Health Sciences laura.pickell@carleton.ca
Danielle Manley Nursing danielle.manley@carleton.ca

Sprott School of Business

Name Department Email
Business rebecca.renfroe@carleton.ca
Business shannon.butler@carleton.ca

Interested in Being a Mentor?

Are you interested in becoming a teaching mentor? Contact us at tls@carleton.ca for more information.