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Kenadi Maupin (she/her)

Communications Coordinator

Kenadi Maupin (she/her) is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Affairs. She works as the Communications Coordinator for the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). Kenadi has a B.A. in Political Science from Howard University, with a minor in English. Her current policy focuses are the intersection of Education and Civil Rights policy. Previously she worked on the press team for the House Democratic Caucus, AmeriCorps, and most recently as a Teaching Assistant at UT for the History Department. Kenadi is committed to use her diverse experiences to help bridge the education gap within the country. (Email Kenadi

 



 

Stephanie Amady-Syd

Stephanie Amady-Syd

User Experience Specialist

Stephanie Amady-Syd is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, studying Management Information Systems and Marketing. With diverse experience covering data analytics, product management, and real estate finance, Stephanie is a User Experience (UX) Specialist at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and a member of the Digital Arts & Media Technology Product Build Team at Texas Convergent. At CTL, Stephanie is responsible for gathering user-related data to improve consumer reach and engagement as well as creating designs and managing social media channels. Email Stephanie

 

Andrew Cutrone

Andrew Cutrone

Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student Development Program

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Offering Real-World Opportunities for Students Enrolled in Statistics and Data Science Undergraduate Research

Cohort: 2023
Fellow: Layla Guyot

There is a need for offering data analysis support to our local communities. While many undergraduates
enrolled in our courses have expressed interest in conducting data analysis research projects, our department
doesn’t currently have a systematic way to offer these types of experiences. Thus, the primary goal of this
community-based service project is to provide both experiential learning and research opportunities for
undergraduates while supporting the broader Austin-area. Specifically, this project will coordinate with local

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Teaching Engineering through Murder Mysteries and Personalized AI Tutor

Cohort: 2023
Fellow: Krishna Kumar

 CE 357: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering is a third year required undergraduate course that has traditionally been a challenging course for students due to its abstract nature. The average course rating for   CE 357 is 3.8 in the last twenty years. I have successfully transformed the lecture modules to achieve a significant increase in interest and students’ performance in the course. Although preliminary work looks promising, I want to scientifically evaluate the effectiveness of the course and publish the findings.

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Teaching Law and Religion

Cohort: 2023
Fellow: Samy Ayoub

The aim of my proposed project is then the integration of the seemingly disparate studies of law and
religion. The study of both is an important branch of comparative law and global legal history that I aim

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Strengthening the Sustainability Studies Degree

Cohort: 2023
Fellow: Jules Elkins

Sustainability Studies graduated its first sizeable cohort in 2022, and the program has yet to undergo a
comprehensive review. Conversations with students revealed their desire for better access to the professional

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Longhorn Mindfulness Project

Cohort: 2022
Fellow: Tolga Ozyurtcu

This project focuses on mental health on campus.  Specifically, the mental health and self-regulation challenges that mindfulness practices have been empirically shown to address: anxiety, depression, focus, and procrastination. There is strong empirical support for these benefits emerging around the 8-week mark of regular practice (10-15 minutes per day), which is feasible in the confines of the semester calendar.

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