# Into Practice Featured Faculty The below faculty profiles appeared in [*Into Practice*](/intopractice), a biweekly communication distributed to active instructors during the academic year which highlights the pedagogical practices of individual faculty members from across schools and delivers timely, evidence-based teaching advice. Filter at left to see additional resources. [### Learning To Negotiate by Making Mistakes ](/learning-negotiate-making-mistakes)Sheila Heen, Thaddeus R. Beal Professor of Practice and a Deputy Director of the Harvard Negotiation Project at Harvard Law School (HLS), specializes in navigating challenging negotiations where emotions, relationships, and legal components are on the... ![Sheila Heen](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Sheila%20Heen.jpg?itok=QCtKW6hG) [### Hands-On Learning Through Objects ](/hands-learning-through-objects)Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, William Dorr Boardman Professor of Fine Arts, is an art historian who focuses on 18th- and 19th-century European and contemporary post-1970s art. ![ Ewa Lajer-Burcharth](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/%20Ewa%20Lajer-Burcharth.jpg?h=498ef86a&itok=SjWAp5fy) [### Preparing students to meaningfully engage with and learn from community experts ](/preparing-students-meaningfully-engage-and-learn-community-experts)Shoba Ramanadhan, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences (HSPH), creates curricular experiences that highlight community partnerships and incorporates diverse student experiences for shared knowledge building in the classroom and within the... ![Shoba Ramanadhan](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Shoba%20Ramanadhan.jpg?h=a13a240b&itok=HsL1kcoZ) [### Using Social Annotation Tools to Unlock Collective Wisdom ](/using-social-annotation-tools-unlock-collective-wisdom)Gavin Porter, Lecturer in Immunology (HMS), helps students develop critical skills for research paper analysis. ![Gavin Porter](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/%20Gavin%20Porter.jpg?h=50ab9822&itok=GCBul7wI) [### Empowering students to practice essential learning strategies ](/empowering-students-practice-essential-learning-strategies)Brendan Kelly, Senior Preceptor and Director of Introductory Mathematics, notes that one of the main objectives in Harvard’s Math preparatory sequence is to provide students with a consistent, cumulative experience so that each course effectively builds... ![Brendan Kelly](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Brendan%20Kelly.jpg?h=410779ad&itok=PH3S5d4t) [### Inclusive classrooms: How can we put our ethos into practice? ](/inclusive-classrooms-how-can-we-put-our-ethos-practice)Sharad Goel, Professor of Public Policy (HKS), teaches statistical methods in his application-oriented course, Law, Order and Algorithms, and in the team-taught course, Quantitative Analysis and Empirical Methods. ![Sharad Goel](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/800_sg.jpg?h=fa15e057&itok=2WPY1KNp) [### The Importance of Gathering and Incorporating Mid-Semester Student Feedback ](/importance-gathering-and-incorporating-mid-semester-student-feedback)Allison Pingree, Associate Director of Instructional Support and Development for the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Teaching and Learning Lab, partners with faculty to enhance teaching and learning across contexts. ![Allison Pingree](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Allison%20Pingree.jpg?itok=LPGZzKUY) [### Assessment as a learning tool ](/assessment-learning-tool)Andrew Ho, Charles William Eliot Professor of Education, is a psychometrician whose research focuses on the design and use of test scores in educational policy. ![Andrew Ho](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/800_ho.jpg?h=bf210bb4&itok=GARyJFI0) [### Reimagining STEM Learning Objectives in Response to Generative AI ](/reimagining-stem-learning-objectives-response-generative-ai)Vijay Janapa Reddi, Associate Professor (SEAS) and director of the Edge Computing Lab, is an applied machine learning computer architect. ![Vijay Janapa Reddi](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/vijay_800.jpg?h=6e14f47c&itok=DyVci-ox) [### Leveraging digital spaces to enhance student engagement ](/leveraging-digital-spaces-enhance-student-engagement)Rebecca Nesson, Dean for Academic Programs, SEAS, and Charles R. Nesson, William F. Weld Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Founder of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, and Principal Investigator of BKC’s Nymity project, have worked... ![Rebecca and Charles Nesson](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/nessons_240.jpg?itok=GBalZzin) [### Fostering Collaboration Skills in the Classroom ](/fostering-collaboration-skills-classroom)Rosalea Monacella, Design Critic in Landscape Architecture at the Graduate School of Design (GSD), works to create opportunities for students to build collaborative skills and facilitate peer-to-peer learning by “embed\[ding\] the techniques of joint... ![Rosalea Monacella](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Rosalea%20Monacella.jpg?itok=5zAqbGEN) [### Zero-L: Reimagining pre-orientation to prepare students for Day One success ](/zero-l-reimagining-pre-orientation-prepare-students-day-one-success)I. Glenn Cohen, James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law, Deputy Dean at Harvard Law, and Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics, teaches courses on health law and civil procedure. ![I. Glenn Cohen](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/glenn_cohen_800.jpg?h=e16f308d&itok=_BK1CXj_) [### Improving your pedagogy and enhancing student learning through team teaching ](/improving-your-pedagogy-and-enhancing-student-learning-through-team-teaching)Stephanie Pierce, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Mansi Srivastava, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences co-developed a course for undergraduates with a goal of reaching a larger number of students and exploring... ![Collage of two faculty members standing next to each other](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/mansi_pierce_IP%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=9qdpxo0g) [### Engaging with the campus community ](/engaging-campus-community)Shai Dromi, Associate Senior Lecturer on Sociology (FAS), teaches courses on philanthropy, activism, and collective identity. Dromi frequently incorporates active learning exercises and collaborations into his courses. ![Shai Dromi](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/shai_dromi_800.jpg?h=9ed0888b&itok=F035lLtG) [### Profession-Oriented Language Training ](/profession-oriented-language-training)Dr. Rose Molina, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Director of the Medical Language Program at Harvard Medical School (HMS), is a scholar-activist with a passion for applying language and immigration status as... ![Rose Molina](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Rose%20Molina.jpg?itok=xAn3p6ZB) [### Supporting Risk-Taking in the Classroom ](/supporting-risk-taking-classroom)Musa Syeed, Briggs Copeland Lecturer on English, teaches screenwriting in the Creative Writing Program. ![Musa Syeed](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Musa%20Syeed_240%20copy.jpg?itok=2pHAaIYZ) [### Engaging Students Emotionally through Online Simulations ](/engaging-students-emotionally-through-online-simulations)Tsedal Neeley, Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research first experimented with simulations in the classroom as a doctoral student. ![Tsedal Neeley](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Tsedal%20Neeley.jpg?itok=Rhlx2ONq) [### Adapting residential courses for online cohorts ](/adapting-residential-courses-online-cohorts)James Honan, Senior Lecturer on Education at HGSE, has taught courses on nonprofit management and finance at Harvard since 1991 and additionally has 15 years of online teaching experience at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Harvard Graduate School of... ![James Honan](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/James%20Honan.jpg?itok=SyCwOeTK) [### Structuring and grading participation ](/structuring-and-grading-participation)Luke Miratrix, Associate Professor and Co-Faculty Director of the PhD in Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, teaches graduate level statistics and data science courses, including Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data... ![Luke Miratrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Luke%20Miratrix.jpg?itok=oGjjF_6N) [### Encouraging equity through engaged scholarship ](/encouraging-equity-through-engaged-scholarship)Flavia Peréa, Lecturer in Sociology (FAS) and Director of the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship, teaches Pursuing Truth and Justice: Principles and Methods of Equity Through Inquiry. This course aims to be “an example of what equity and inclusion can... ![Flavia Peréa](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Flavia%20Pere%CC%81a.jpg?h=77aba163&itok=SVK3Jkzk) [### Transferring best practices across teaching modes ](/transferring-best-practices-across-teaching-modes) Aisha Yousafzai, Associate Professor of Global Health, launched the Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation HarvardX course in 2021. This self-paced, asynchronous course is designed for practitioners of public health to learn... ![Aisha Yousafzai](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/%20Aisha%20Yousafzai.jpg?itok=vYvRz8N0) [### Cultivating a convivial academic setting ](/cultivating-convivial-academic-setting) Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, teaches seminars on Buddhist and Tibetan intellectual history and literature at Harvard Divinity School and in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Gyatso aims to “cultivate an experimental and convivial... ![Janet Gyatso](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Janet%20Gyatso.jpg?h=00997dba&itok=-s7kvNKK) [### Collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums ](/collaboration-harvard-art-museums)Kaighin McColl, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and of Environmental Science and Engineering, is a hydrologist who extended his General Education course, Water and the Environment, beyond the science to include artistic representations... ![Kaighin McColl](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Kaighin%20McColl.jpg?h=286997e9&itok=B5B_P65D) [### Learning effectively through teams ](/learning-effectively-through-teams)Matt Andrews, Edward S. Mason Senior Lecturer in International Development at Harvard Kennedy School, is the faculty director of the Building State Capability program in the Center for International Development at Harvard and trains students in Problem... ![Matt Andrews](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/andrews_800.jpg?h=734dd1b1&itok=_4Xt_izN) [### Tapping the power of virtual reality to enhance public speaking ](/tapping-power-virtual-reality-enhance-public-speaking)Candace Bertotti, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, teaches The Arts of Communication, a class focusing on public speaking. ![Candace Bertotti](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Candace%20Bertotti.jpg?h=adeef97c&itok=9m2Y8Z27) [### Leveraging asymmetry in student's prior knowledge through peer learning exercises ](/leveraging-asymmetry-students-prior-knowledge)Salil Vadhan, Vicky Joseph Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics & Lead PI on Harvard’s Privacy Tools Project, teaches COMPSCI 120: Introduction to Algorithms and their Limitations, a new introductory course in theoretical computer science... ![Salil Vadhan](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Salil%20Vadhan.jpg?h=f20ad0d0&itok=aghxXwML) [### Designing solutions in response to real-world problems ](/designing-solutions-response-real-world-problems)Martin Bechthold, the Kumagai Professor of Architectural Technology at the Harvard School of Design, and Mary Tolikas, Chief Innovation Officer at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Visiting Lecturer on Engineering Sciences at the Harvard John A... ![white man wearing grey suit smiling and a white woman with short brown hair wearing a lacy shirt](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Screenshot%202025-08-22%20at%2010.58.13%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=039b45f6&itok=KAYyxdnY) [### Developing cultural and linguistic competencies through music ](/developing-cultural-and-linguistic-competencies-through-music)Taiwo Ehineni, Preceptor of African Languages, emphasizes the importance of “cultural frames” in language learning, or the ecologies in which the language is developed and used. ![Taiwo Ehineni](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/%20Taiwo%20Ehineni.jpg?h=0bc7b0ac&itok=-5SiMKzM) [### Exploring creativity in the (virtual) classroom ](/exploring-creativity-virtual-classroom)David Atherton, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, taught Creativity, a general education course which explores the nature of creativity and the role it plays in our lives, remotely in spring 2021. The course was originally... ![David Atherton](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/%20David%20Atherton.jpg?h=a1158421&itok=LBbIMogA) [### Practicing complex, new skills in a supportive environment ](/practicing-complex-new-skills-supportive-environment)Linda Kaboolian, Instructor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, teaches Negotiations for public health students who will continue to practice these skills in everyday and high-stakes settings all around the world. “I’m a social scientist,” she... ![Linda Kaboolian](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Linda%20Kaboolian.jpg?h=26dffe87&itok=cobLqFqk)