Your faculty teaching fellows

SFU’s faculty teaching fellows (FTFs) are continuing faculty members within each Faculty who “support the continued improvement of teaching and learning within the Faculty.” They serve terms of one to three years and are selected through an open process determined by each Faculty dean. Appointment recommendations are approved and funded (up to a limit of two per Faculty) by the vice-president, academic. Faculties are free to fund additional positions. 

FTFs “help address the challenges that instructors face and to communicate solutions across the Faculty, as well as […] provide a channel of communication between the Faculty and higher administrative units that focus on teaching.” The nature of the work varies according to the needs of each Faculty.

New and renewed appointments typically begin in September.

The following individuals are the current FTFs (new FTFs were appointed Sept 1, 2022):

Faculty

Faculty Teaching Fellow

End Date

BUS

Kathleen Burke

Aug 31, 2025 (new)

BUS

Kevin Stewart

Aug 31, 2025 (new)

EDUC

Suzanne Smythe

Aug 31, 2023

FAS

Diana Cukierman

Aug 31, 2024

FASS

Martin Santamaria

Aug 31, 2023 (new)

FASS

Tiffany Muller Myrdahl

Aug 31, 2025

FCAT

Cait McKinney

Aug 31, 2024 (new)

FENV

Tara Holland

Aug 31, 2023

FHS

Lyana Patrick

Aug 31, 2023 (renewal)

SCI

Joanna Niezen

Aug 31, 2023 (new)

SCI

Leanne Ramer

Aug 31, 2023 (new)