ECTA 2025

Professor Shelby Riskin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology where she teaches a broad range of courses ranging from ecosystem ecology to conservation biology to plants and society. Professor Riskin is largely interested in the impact of global change on organisms and ecosystems as well as how we teach […]

Professor Aditi Mehta has been an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Toronto since 2018. Her research sits at the intersection of community development, environmental justice and media studies. She designs courses and research projects in collaboration with non-profit organizations for the purpose of social change.  Professor Mehta’s teaching philosophy centers on […]

Since joining the Human Biology Program in 2019, Professor Levy-Strumpf has developed a multifaceted biotechnology curriculum that integrates experiential and academic learning to foster leadership, innovation, and resourcefulness. She collaborates with community and industry partners to create scaffolded experiential learning opportunities and promotes interdisciplinary education tailored to the current landscape of the fast-evolving biotechnology sector. […]

Professor John De Backere joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in 2021. His teaching focuses on enriching students’ laboratory experiences by integrating more authentic and contextualized experiments to engage students in the research process through discovery- and problem-based inquiry. In collaboration with faculty, undergraduates and graduate students, Professor De Backere […]

Professor Lauren McLeod Cramer is an Assistant Professor in the Cinema Studies Institute. Researching the aesthetics of blackness and popular culture, her published writing explores a wide variety of “art objects” including WorldStarHipHop.com, the videos from Jay-Z’s 4:44, Peter Eisenman’s architectural designs, and Meghan Markle’s wedding. Professor Cramer brings this eclectic archive into each of […]

Professor Lisa Zhang is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She holds non-budgetary cross-appointments at the Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy and the Institute for Management & Innovation. Her teaching and research interests span writing education and artificial intelligence education […]