2024 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients

• • Associate Professor Andrew Bailey (Philosophy, Division of Humanities)

2024 Early Career Teaching Award Recipients

• • Assistant Professor Xing Xia (Economics, Division of Social Sciences)

• • Senior Lecturer Francesca Spagnuolo (Mathematics, Division of Science)

2023 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients

• • Associate Professor Claudine Ang (History, Division of Humanities)

2023 Early Career Teaching Award Recipients

• • Assistant Professor Anthony D. Medrano (Environmental Studies, Division of Social Sciences)

• • Assistant Professor Stanislav Presolski (Chemistry, Division of Science)

2022 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient

• Senior Lecturer Philip Johns (Life Sciences, Division of Science)
• Senior Lecturer Valentina Zuin (Urban Studies, Division of Social Sciences)

2022 Early Career Teaching Award Recipient

• Assistant Professor Ajay Sriram Mathuru (Neuroscience, Division of Science)
• Assistant Professor Chelsea Electra Sharon (Physics, Division of Science)

2021 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient

Professor Michael Maniates (Environmental Studies, Division of Social Sciences)

Professor Maniates is acknowledged for his leadership in the Environmental Studies major, the Common Curriculum, and engaging approaches to teaching inside and beyond the classroom. This Award also affirms his boundless passion for teaching, advising and mentoring of students and junior faculty members.

2021 Early Career Teaching Award Recipient

Lecturer Dr Carissa Foo (Writing and Literature, Division of Humanities)

Lecturer Dr Carissa Foo. Photo by Ashbel Chioh /Yale-NUS College.

Dr Foo is recognised for her impact on student learning and advising, creative and engaging approaches to teaching in the Common Curriculum and the Literature major. Dr Foo has served the College through her distinctive and inclusive teaching approaches in service of student learning and mentorship.

2020 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient

Associate Professor Anju Mary Paul (Sociology and Public Policy, Division of Social Sciences)

Associate Professor Paul is acknowledged for her leadership in the Global Affairs and Anthropology majors, the Common Curriculum, capstone advising, and engaging approaches to teaching inside and beyond the classroom. She has served the College through tireless leadership of key initiatives, and by inspiring your students and colleagues alike.

2020 Early Career Teaching Award Recipient

Assistant Professor Matthew Schneider-Mayerson (Environmental Studies, Division of Social Sciences)

Assistant Professor Schneider-Mayerson is recognised for his creative and high-impact teaching within and beyond the classroom, and his distinctive ability to seed passion and proactive learning in your seminars. He has served the College through inclusive and responsive pedagogy, and by modelling passionate teaching, creative course design, and individualized student mentorship.

Inaugural Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient

Associate Professor Mira Seo (Literature, Division of Humanities)

Associate Professor SEO is acknowledged for her commitment to teaching and learning across the Common Curriculum, and teaching strategies and instructional techniques that demonstrate enthusiasm for and command of literature and the global antiquities. She has served the College through tireless leadership of key initiatives, committee chairship, and mentorship to colleagues.

Inaugural Early Career Teaching Award Recipient

Assistant Professor Ng Hui Khoon (Physics, Division of Sciences)

Assistant Professor NG is recognised for her commitment to teaching and learning across the Common Curriculum, especially intellectual leadership in Scientific Inquiry. Her dedication to student learning within the Physical Science major is demonstrated through teaching the innovative Classical Mechanics course. Assistant Professor NG has a patent ability to inspire and sustain the intellectual development of Liberal Arts students through the science curriculum.