Megan Gogerty is an associate professor of instruction in theatre arts, director of undergraduate studies, a playwright, comedian, and comedy studies scholar whose work has been produced nationally and internationally. Named Best Comedian of the CRANDIC by Little Village, her solo show Lady Macbeth and Her Pal, Megan have been widely celebrated. She brings professional experience in writing and performance into the classroom while mentoring students in playwriting and comedy. 

Cinda Coggins-Mosher is a professor of instruction in the Department of Rhetoric. Her scholarly interests include critical thinking, propaganda, hypertext fiction and theory, disjunctive poetry and prose, composition, speech, academic freedom, and the ethical and educational implications of AI in the humanities. After earning her PhD from the University of Iowa in 2001, she joined faculty and has since taught general education rhetoric courses and the department’s teaching practicum. Among her faculty teaching awards are the Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching and President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence. 

Lori Adams is a professor of instruction in the Department of Biology. She is interested in the enhancement of undergraduate biology education through research experience opportunities, effective mentoring, and the practice of scientific teaching. She also serves as a Biology Honors Program advisor, program director, and Co-PI for the Iowa Sciences Academy, deputy director for the Latham Science Engagement Initiative, co-leader for Hawkeyes at the Microscope, National Academies Education Mentor in the Life Sciences, and master trainer for the National Institutes of Health National Research Mentoring Network. 

Elizabeth Oakes is a dedicated teacher and an active chamber musician, chamber music coach, and performer of the violin. She runs the Chamber Music Residency Program at the University and serves as the director of the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program. Through these positions, she has created multi-dimensional artist-residencies with quartets. She has been a deserving recipient of recognition for her work at the University of Iowa through the awarding of titles such as Distinguished Professor of Instruction, Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer, and is also a recipient of the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence.