Instructor Pledge with List of Signatories

If you are an instructor at UIowa and haven’t signed the pledge, follow this link:

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The following is the full text of the Instructor Pledge, “A Commitment to Safe, High-Quality, Online Instruction at the University of Iowa for the Fall 2020 Semester,” along with the current list of 381 signatories from around the University:

We are providers of classroom instruction at the University of Iowa who are committed to providing the safest and highest-quality educational experience currently possible for our students—which right now means planning to deliver our fall courses online. 

Whereas, the health and safety of students, employees, and residents of Iowa City and surrounding communities must be our first priority, and;

whereas, state and national responses have proven woefully ineffective in checking the spread of COVID-19, our state does not have in place the comprehensive testing and tracing systems necessary for safe reopening of major institutions like universities, and;

whereas, while we collectively battle an unpredictable and deadly virus, remote work and online teaching must be required wherever possible, not granted as options only to those willing to disclose private health information about themselves or the people with whom they reside, and;

whereas, campus health and safety is entwined with community health and safety and the fate of children and families in our local school district which has, in part due to the risk posed by in-person instruction in a community where thousands of college students are about to return, put health and safety first by opting for online instruction until at least October, and;

whereas, it is counter to public health goals and patently unfair to require only some courses to meet in person, especially when the lion’s share of in-person instruction would fall to non-tenured faculty and graduate instructors, putting those whose employment is most precarious in the most danger, and;

whereas, as educators we bear an obligation to model rational, evidence-based decision-making for our students, and to lead with commitments based on the sound guidance of epidemiologists and public health experts, including many of our own respected colleagues, therefore;

We do hereby pledge:

As faculty members, instructors, or teaching assistants who provide classroom instruction at the University of Iowa, we will further the education of our students and protect the health and safety of our campus and community by devoting ourselves to planning for the safest, highest-quality online experience for our students in the Fall 2020 Semester.

Signatories as of 4/3/20:

Name  Department / Unit  Role / Title
Qi Qi Department of Computer Science Research Assistant
Chenchen Ding College of education graduate student
Zhen Wang Statistics & Actuarial Science Graduate Assistant
James Galvin Writers’ Workshop Professor
Elizabeth Willis Writers’ Workshop Professor
Jessica Welburn Paige Sociology/African American Studies; CLAS Assistant Professor
Hem Paudel Rhetoric Lecturer
Victor Ray Sociology and African American Studies Assistant Professor
Olivia Clement English TA
Louise Seamster CLAS, Sociology and Criminology/African American Studies Assistant Professor
Jennifer Glanville CLAS, Sociology & Criminology Professor and Chair
Juan Carlos Diaz Spanish and Portuguese Teaching Assistant
Patrick A Dolan Jr. GWSS/SJUS Lecturer
Elana D. Buch Anthropology Associate Professor
Ailey Picasso University of Iowa, American Studies Teaching Assistant
Michael Swellander CLAS, German Visiting Assistant Professor
Melanie Kassel Creative Writing Adjunct Professor
Sean Gunderson Physics and Astronomy Teaching Assistant
Kyra Spence College of Arts and Sciences Graduate TA
Rosemary L Moore CLAS, History/Classics Distinguished Associate Professor of Instruction
Cody Schlitter Health and Human Physiology/HPAS Assistant to Instruction
YUKI SHIMIZU Asian and slavic language and cultures instructor
Michael Ward CLAS/Health and Human Physiology Lecturer
Hallie Abelman American Studies Phd Candidate & TA
Sebastián Lores Spanish and Portuguese TA
Melissa Febos English Associate Professor
Donika Kelly English Assistant Prof
Kevin Josephs Spanish & Portuguese Graduate TA
Javier Hernandez Spanish And Portuguese Spanish TA
Will Rhodes CLAS, English Assistant Professor
Darcy Diesburg Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology Graduate student
Melissa Lehan Mackin Nursing Associate Professor
Brooks Cashbaugh CLAAS, SAAH, Drawing and Painting Graduate Instructor
Cassandra Bausman CLAS Lecturer
Hyeri Hong College of Education Graduate Research Assistant
Giauna Neville Jazz Jazz TA
Constance Berman CLAS Professor Emerita
Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers Theatre Arts Lecturer
John McKerley College of Law, Center for Human Rights Adjunct Lecturer
Sean Laughead CLAS, Dance Graduate Teaching Assistant
Luke Whitaker University of Iowa teaching assistant
Nathan DePuy Department of French and Italian Graduate Teaching Assistant
Peter Larsen American Studies Teaching Assistant
Tobin Dykstra CLAS Graduate Research Assistant
Kyle Ayers Department of Dance Graduate Teaching Assistant
Michael Landez Dance Graduate TA
Johanna Lopez Velador History TA
Matt Broschard Psychological & Brain Sciences Graduate Student
Erik Filean ESL Programs Lecturer
Matthew Hipps CLAS, Cinematic Arts Graduate Teaching Assistant
Miriam Velez-Bermudez Psychological and Brain Sciences Graduate Assistant
Jane Miller Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences TA
zhen Zhang CLAS department of French teaching assistant
Mary Aldugom Psychological and Brain Sciences TA
Kelly Hill School of Music Voice Area Lead TA
Celine Fender HESA Graduate Fellow
Stephen Wardell Cinematic Arts Graduate Teaching Assistant
koku Gamia French Department TA
Will Jennings Rhetoric Associate Professor of Instruction
Robert Maxton Physics Teaching Assistant
Stephanie Tsank Rhetoric Lecturer
Larson Fritz Rhetoric TA
Carrie Schuettpelz Rhetoric Lecturer
Frank Durham School of Journalism & Mass Communication Associate Professor
Andrew Lewis CLAS, ESL Programs Lecturer
Carolyn Liu English TA
Michael Andrew Zmolek International Studies / History Lecturer
Laurel Sanders CLAS, History TA
Patrick Brady CLAS, History Graduate Teaching Assistant
Thelma Trujillo Department of English Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jihye (JJ) Park Sociology/Criminology Graduate Student
Joseph Schwenker University of Iowa, Master of Computer Science Teaching Assistant
Kristen Turner Health and Human Physiology Graduate Student
Derick Delloro HHP Graduate Student
Dominic Dongilli American Studies; Obermann Center for Advanced Studies Graduate Assistant
Kathleen Maris Paltrineri GEL TA
Zhen Wang CLAS, Dept of Statistics & Actuarial Science Graduate Assistant
Zongyi Xu Statistics and Actuarial Science graduate assistant
Arya S Afshari Physics Research Assistant
John Phillip Tappen Department of American Studies Teaching Assistant
Aiden M. Bettine History Graduate Instructor
Ana Locke College of Liberap Arts and Science TA
Andrew Cardenas Liberal Arts, Rhetoric Graduate TA
Joseph Glover Department of Philosophy Teaching Assistant
Jessica Dzielinski School of art and art history- painting & drawing TA, basic drawing
Katarina Perovic Department of Philosophy Associate Professor
Kuann Fawkes Community and Behavioral Health Teaching Assistant
Nathan Chaplin CLAS, History Graduate Instructor
Dalton Benson College of Liberal Arts Graduate Instructor
E Mariah Spencer English Graduate TA
Anna Jensen CLAS / HHP Lecturer
Alex Voss CLAS / HHP / SRM Lecturer
Conor Hilton College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Rhetoric Graduate Instructor
Laura Moser CLAS, Classics Graduate TA
Laura R. Graham CLAS, Anthropology Professor
Faith Wilfong Anthropology Teaching Assistant
Katherine Linder Sociology and Criminology Graduate Student
Hansini Munasinghe Sociology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Leslie Schwalm CLAS/GWSS/History Department Chair and Professor
Yi-Hsun Tang Music Department Teaching Assistant
Geng Zhang Music School Teaching assistant
Karen Nicoletti Creative Writing Adjunct Instructor
Kelci Mueller Department of Sociology & Criminology Teaching Assistant
Hannah Espy Sociology Teaching Assistant
Abagail Petersen CLAS, Creative Writing-Writers’ Workshop Creative Writing Instructor
John F. Finamore CLAS Professor
Blaine Greteman CLAS/English Associate Professor
Haomin Li Public Health, Biostatistics PhD Student
Drew Etienne CLAS, School of Art and Art History Instructor of Record
RAJORSHI DAS English Teaching Assistant
sanjna singh CLAS GTA
Lei Wang English Graduate Teaching Assistant, Nonfiction
Amir Adam Iowa Writers’ Workshop English Instructor
Gabriela Tully Claymore Department of English TA
Megan Wood CLAS/Department of Spanish and Portuguese Teaching Assistant
TQ George Philosophy Teaching Assistant
Jess Kibler Nonfiction Writing Program Graduate Teaching Assistant
Maria Capecchi English Graduate Instructor
Kyler Dill English Teaching Assistant
Lachlan Hinwood SAAH, Painting TA
David Gooblar English and GWSS Assistant Professor
Jake Jones Intermedia, School of Art and Art History TA
Jean K. Gordon CLAS, CSD Associate Professor
John Rubio American Studies PhD Candidate
Carrie Elizabeth Swanson CLAS Philosophy Associate Professor
Caleb Klipowicz Dept of Anthropology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ann M Rhodes College of Nursing Clinical Professor
Kaden St Onge Liberal arts, English TA
Katharine Gilbert CLAS, Deptartment of French and Italian Teaching Assistant
Kathy Lavezzo English Professor
Will Yager CLAS, DPA, Music Graduate Teaching Assistant
Naomi J. Greyser American Studies, English associate professor
Kathleen Shaughnessy English Department/Literature Graduate Instructor
Rosemarie Scullion CLAS Associate Professor
Laurel Farrin CLAS SAAH Professor
David Drake IIOHR, College of Dentistry Professor of microbiology & infectious diseases
Michael Kratochvil CLAS, Mathematics Teaching Assistant
Claire Fox English, CLAS Professor
Jacki Rand History Associate Professor
Stephen Cummings Social Work Clinical Associate Professor
Katina Lillios Anthropology DEO/Professor
Stacey L Peek College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate Research/Teaching assistant
Meghanne Bartlett-Chase College of Education – Schools, Culture, and Society Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant
Shenghao Geng Chemistry Teacher assistant
Carrie Wilbert College of Education Research Assistant
Praneel Samanta Department of Mathematics, CLAS Graduate Teaching Assistant
Rose Schreiber-Stainthorp School of Art and Art History Graduate Teaching Assistant
Morgan Parr Psychology TA/RA
Margaret Sheppard English Teaching Assistant
Corey Hickner-Johnson Rhetoric Lecturer
Jeremy Kingsbury CLAS TA
William Tyler Reynolds CLAS, Mathematics & Statistics Teaching Assistant
Levi Sands CLAS, Sociology and Criminology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ruchika Sharma College of Education Research Assistant
Bria Powell CLAS Graduate Teaching Assistant
Rosemary Lee Department of Biology PhD student
M. Cox Psychological and Quantitative Foundations Teaching Assistant
Jacob Pembelton Music/Jazz Studies Graduate TA
Daniel Knipp CLAS, Sociology Graduate Assistant
Riley Hanick English Teaching Assistant
Sean-Patrick O’Brien Department of Theatre Arts TA (Teaching Assistant)
Trent Olson Earth and Environmental Sciences Teaching Assistant
Jiawei Wang College of Business Graduate Assistant
George Rozsa AMST GTA
Nate Ferguson Theatre Arts Graduate Assistant
Amrei Oswald CLAS, Mathematics Teaching Assistant
Tasha Lindo Language, Literacy and Culture, Education Student teacher supervisor
Mark Rheaume Music and Rhetoric Teaching Assistant
Kenneth Elliott CLAS, Department of Classics Teaching Assistant
Bryanne Estes CLAS, English GEL Instructor, PhD Candidate
Julie Sands Sociology and Criminology Teaching Assistant
Rachel Torres Political Science Graduate Student
Chuan Lu Mathematics PhD student
Kobong Choi Educational Policy and Leadership Studies Teaching assistant
Yariana Diaz Mathematics Graduate student
Ang Malenda Communication Studies Teaching Assistant
Abdinasir K. Ali College of Public Health Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
Ming Hu School of Music Teaching Assistant
Lauren Peters Communication Studies Teaching assistant
Katie Priske College of Education, Teaching and Learning Graduate Assistant
philip zaborowski Rhetoric Graduate Teaching Assistant
Kelli Rushek Education, Teaching and Learning Doctoral Candidate
Marie Culpepper CLAS, Department of French and Italian Graduate Teaching Assistant
Julianna Villarosa Cinematic Arts TA
Katy Biddle Communication Studies Graduate Assistant
Geoffrey Hughes Education Instructor
Naiara Leao CLAS, Religious Studies PhD student/ TA
Ariane Thomas Anthropology Teaching Assistant
Mike Sebastian CLAS, SAAH, Sculpture Grad student/TA
Rachel Sudbeck English Graduate Instructor
Jacquelyn Alpine Writers’ Workshop Adjunct Instructor, recent graduate
Diana Brace Educational Policy & Leadership Studies Teaching Assistant
Ben Dulavitch Department of Cinematic Arts Teaching Assistant
Liat Graf Theatre Arts TA
Kurayi Mahachi Epidemiology Graduate Research Assistant
Lichun Zhang Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD candidate / Research Assistant
Lichun Zhang Electronic and Computer Engineering Ph.D. Candidate / Research Assistant
Qing Zou Department of Mathematics Teaching Assistant
Kenneth Heitritter CLAS, Physics and Astronomy Graduate Research Fellow
Inga Popovaite Department of Sociology and Criminology Graduate Assistant
Shannon Wachter Psychology and Brain Sciences Teaching Assistant
Brandon McCasland CLAS, Communication Studies TA
Pranav Prakash Religious Studies/Center for the Book Teaching Assistant
Logan Drake College of Education, EPLS TA
Jamie Ritzo CLAS, Philosophy Teaching Assistant
Kofi Opam Graduate College, English Department Graduate Teaching Assistant
Joshua Foley CLAS, English PhD Student/Instructor
Shannon Stuart-Maver Psych and Quantitative Foundations Teaching Assistant
Shobhan Roy Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant
Ashley Parker Department of Psychiatr Graduate Research Assistant
Wenxin Li School of Music Teaching Assistant
Matthew Little CLAS, Geography and Sustainability sciences Teaching assistant
Moosa Yahyazadeh Computer Science Graduate Assistant
Yanqing Shen College of Liberal Arts Teaching Assistant
Katherine Randazzo CLAS, Rhetoric & English Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tyson Paskett Classics Graduate Teaching Assistant
Addison Kimmel Anthropology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ariel Kershner PBS Teaching Assistant
Alyssa Clayden School of Social Work PhD Student
Haoyi Xiong Geography TA
Corinne Watts Anthropology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Cheol Soh Psychological and Brain Sciences RA
Riley Troyer CLAS, Physics and Astronomy Graduate Research Assistant
Anna Reisetter College of Public Health, Biostatistics PhD candidate
Daniel Simons Physics Teaching Assistant
Luke Borland CLAS, History Teaching Assistant
CHRISTOPHER WEI Cinematic Arts Graduate Worker
Kelly Clare CLAS, SAAH, Sculpture Graduate TA
Garrett Lewis History Graduate Teaching Assistant / Ph.D Candidate
Laurel Carlson American Studies / English Graduate Instructor
Andrew Mistak Psychology and Brain Sciences Graduate Student
Jeremy Geragotelis CLAS, Rhetoric / Theatre Arts Instructor
Sara Jane Ernster GWSS TA
Jessica Kraemer English TA
Evana Bodiker CLAS, English Graduate Teaching Assistant
Bronwyn Stewart College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, English Department Graduate Student Instructor
Rachel Renaud Classics Graduate Student
Luke Perez Classics/Rhetoric Graduate Teaching Assistant
Andrew Department of Communication Studies Graduate Teaching Assistant, Doctoral Student
Erica Walker Sociology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Berkley Conner CLAS, Communication Studies Graduate Student
Kelsey Kerin English GEL Instructor
Dakota Thomas-Wilhelm ESL Programs Lecturer
Kaylee Lockett DWLLC Graduate Assistant
Reid Dempsey English Graduate Instructor
Annie Burkhart English Graduate Teaching Assistant
Micki Burdick Communication Studies Graduate Teaching Assistant
Loren Glass English Professor
Anna-Maria Cornell CLAS, ESL Faculty
Colin Kostelecky Rhetoric Lecturer
Will Jennings CLAS Rhetoric Department Assoc. Professor of Instruction
Jeremy Lowenthal English Department GEL Instructor/PhD Candidate
Kirsten Johnson CLAS Graduate Assistant
Debra Trusty Classics Lecturer, Director of undergraduate studies (Classics)
Elizabeth Handschy CLAS, International Studies Teaching Assistant
Packy Moran CLAS, HHP/SRM Lecturer
Jennifer Janechek Rhetoric Lecturer
Matthew Helm CLAS, English TA
Hadley Galbraith CLAS, Department of French & Italian Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ashley H Dorn Department of History Graduate Student
Carlos Ruiz Martinez CLAS, Religious Studies Teaching Assistant
Emily Wieder CLAS, French and Italian T.A.
Maddison McGann Department of English Graduate Teaching Assistant
Cassidy Finley Philosophy Department Graduate TA
Brittany Borghi Rhetoric Lecturer
Victoria Burns English PhD Student
John Jepsen CLAS, History Graduate Instructor
Caroline Cheung English Phd candidate
carol severino CLAS, Rhetoric professor
Joshua Langseth Classics Adjunct Assitant Professor
Pedro Martinez Department of English Teaching Assistant in Rhetoric/PhD student
Breyan N Neyland Rhetoric Lecturer, Instructional Services Specialist
Paul Schmitt CLAS, English MA, PhD Candidate (ABD)
Andrea Scardina Religious Studies Graduate student/Teaching assistant
Jennifer Sherer Law, GWSS Adjunct Instructor
Kaitlyn Lindgren-Hansen College of Liberal Arts and Sciences TA
Laura Hayes English Graduate Assitant
Michael MacDougall CLAS Religions Studies TA
Megan Knight CLAS/Rhetoric Department Assoc. Professor of Instruction
Erel Michaelis English – NWP English GEL TA
Kassie Baron English Graduate Instructor