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UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award for Year: 2025

Senate Faculty

Idan Blank
Psychology
(Eby Award for Excellence in Teaching; Practice of Teaching)

Jessica Collett
Sociology
(Practice of Teaching)

Stephen Gardbaum
Law
(Practice of Teaching)

Tracy Johnson
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
(Innovation & Impact)

Jonathan Kao
Computer & Electrical Engineering
(Practice of Teaching)

Robin Kelley
History
(Practice of Teaching)

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Non-Senate Faculty

Tamar Christensen
Writing Programs
(Practice of Teaching)

Joseph Esdin
Integrative Biology and Physiology
(Practice of Teaching)

Bonnie Goff
Psychology
(Practice of Teaching)

Diana Márquez-Garbán
Medicine
(Undergraduate Mentorship)

Rafael Romero
Neuroscience
(Community-Engaged Teaching)

Shanna Shaked
Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
(Innovation & Impact)

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Teaching Assistants

Lynette Dixon
Gender Studies

Caitlyn Fick
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Alexis Korb
Computer Science

Ivy Kwok
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Vanessa Pooudomsak
Political Science

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