TELS-GSA
The mission of TELS-GSA is to represent the Department as graduate student ambassadors throughout the academic year as well as provide academic and social interactions for graduate students in the Department. The TELS GSA occasionally participates in recruitment/retention initiatives and coordinates graduate student programming for the Department. The work of the TELS GSA is guided by a Constitution. All TELS graduate students are considered members of the TELS GSA and are welcome to participate in scheduled events.
Officers
Stella Jackman-Ryan is a 5th-year doctoral candidate in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences: Educational Psychology at North Carolina State University. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. Stella’s research interests are centered around teacher motivation and well-being and how these are impacted by school administrators’ emotional intelligence. Besides this work, Stella is passionate about the unshared stories of marginalized students and how their experiences impact their sense of agency.
Kelly Womack-Adams is a 5th-year doctoral candidate in the Elementary Education in Mathematics and Science program. Her research is focused on the relationship between language and mathematics teaching and learning. She is interested in the various ways that students use language to express mathematical understanding, opening up the field of mathematics to more voices than have previously been accepted.
Doreen Mushi is a 3rd-year graduate student in the Learning, Design, and Technology program. Her research interests lie in learning analytics, open learning, and global citizenship education. Her current work focuses on deploying learning analytics approaches to assess learners’ characteristics in open online learning environments. She is a global scholar and an advocate for social change.
Dr. Bindra is a Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of TELS. She is also a recent graduate of the doctoral program at NC State in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Educational Psychology
Officers, Election Process
Every spring, nominations for officer roles are collected online from the student body. After the nomination period, online elections are held for the student body to vote for the upcoming year’s GSA representatives. Representatives of the TELS GSA in leadership positions must be either master’s or doctoral students in the Department. They must maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Each officer may hold their respective position for up to two academic years to be served consecutively. If a position has been held for two academic years, the member cannot hold another leadership position.
If you would like to know more about support services for graduate students offered by the College of Education, contact the Office of Graduate Student Support Services: https://ced.ncsu.edu/graduate/graduate-student-services/