Mary Wright is Director of the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology. She is also Past President of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, the U.S. professional association for educational development.

Jessica received her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in English Language and Literature from Cornell University, where her research focused on queer adolescence and narrative structure in the mid-twentieth-century U.S. novel.

Stacey Lawrence is Assistant Director for STEM Initiatives at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. In this role, Stacey supports all members of Brown's STEM teaching and learning community by contributing to Sheridan Center programs and services.

Marc A. Lo is the Assistant Director for Assessment and Evaluation at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning.

Janet is responsible for all aspects of the Academic Tutoring Program and co-directs Excellence at Brown. 

Christina Smith is the Assistant Director for Undergraduate Instructional Development at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. She will be teaching a course on the "Theory and Teaching of Problem Solving" for the Brown Learning Collaborative and working with departments on undergraduate TA training and ongoing professional development.

Anne Kerkian earned her B.A. in English and Theater/Drama from Indiana University, and her M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from SIT Graduate Institute.

Sara Gramley holds a master's degree in the Teaching of English as a Second Language from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has taught English language courses for international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Boston University, and Harvard University. Most recently, she taught for Roxbury Preparatory Charter School in Dorchester, MA.

Stacy’s work centers on the Writing Fellows program, the Writing Center, the Writing Check, and Excellence at Brown.

Kristina is an HHMI Postdoctoral Research Associate in The Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry and the Sheridan Center. Her focus is teaching, developing, and assessing inquiry-based courses in order to provide a more authentic research experience for students.