Part-Time Instructor Pedagogy Award

Chaya Devorah Rosen, PhD, Department of Applied Linguistics

Dr. Chaya Devorah Rosen has worked with the Department of Applied Linguistics first as a Visiting Lecturer and now, for the past three years, as a part-time faculty member. Her class is often the first point of contact for new MA students in Applied Linguistics, and she is described as often going “above and beyond” to work with MA students on their papers and has even been asked by 18 MA students to serve as a reader on their MA committees. Of her teaching, her students say “I wish she was my professor for all my courses!” and “an incredible professor who fosters an environment of true learning and idea exchange.” While serving as a part-time instructor, Dr. Rosen has also created online versions of five courses for Applied Linguistics. We are proud to celebrate Dr. Rosen’s work by designating her the 2023 PTI Teaching Award winner.

Part Time Teaching Award Posthumous Winner: Audrey Ambrosino, PhD, Department of Learning Sciences

Dr. Ambrosino was a part-time instructor of Educational Psychology in the Department of Learning Sciences who passed away in February 2023. She taught part time at GSU for nearly 14 years, and she is remembered by her students as “engaging,” “motivating,” and “always available.” One student writes that Dr. Ambrosino gave students the “opportunity to learn about other cultures and ourselves.” In nominating Dr. Ambrosino for this award, Dr. Ann Kruger, describes Dr. Ambrosino as “a generous colleague, teacher, and friend” who “combined humor and humility with lively critical thinking, always working toward the good.” Dr. Ambrosino’s presence will be sorely missed by the university community she made better through her dedication to teaching and learning, but we are proud to have the opportunity to acknowledge how much we all benefitted from her service with a posthumous PTI Teaching Award.