Available Faculty Mentors

Mentoring Program for SPS Faculty

One-on-one mentoring with SPS faculty


How it Works

  1. Review the mentor profiles below and their preferred mentoring topics.
  2. Pick one or two mentors based on your interests (they do not have to be in your department).
  3. Initiate the contact by clicking on "Request as Mentor" and filling out the form.
  4. Once a match has been confirmed, you can begin meeting with your mentor. Meet your mentors a minimum of four times a year.

Center for Global Affairs

Anne Marie M Goetz

Clinical Professor

Center for Global Affairs

Sylvia G Maier

Clinical Professor

Center for Global Affairs

    Mentoring Themes
  • Research funding
  • Academic publishing
  • Policy engagement with institutions for global governance
  • Consulting practicums
    Mentoring Themes
  • Global field intensives; 
  • Field research and the IRB/UCAIHS process; 
  • Participating in governance (Faculty Council, CFSC, etc)

Christopher P Ankersen

Clinical Professor

Center for Global Affairs

Jennifer Trahan

Clinical Professor

Center for Global Affairs

     Mentoring Themes

  • Publishing academic articles
  • Research 
  • Publishing short term articles 
  • Teaching at SPS

     Mentoring Themes

  • Running a GFI 
  • Teaching consulting practicums
  • Inclusive teaching/curriculum
  • Publishing academic and short form articles. 


Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts


Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies

Donatella Delfino

Clinical Professor

Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies

John C Hubby

Clinical Associate Professor

Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies

     Mentoring Themes
  • Teaching consultation
  •  IDBEA in the classroom (synchronous and in-person)
  • Transition to academia
     Mentoring Themes
  • Undergraduate teaching
  • Organizing student events
  • Student community building

Antonios Saravanos

Clinical Professor

Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies

     Mentoring Themes

  • Applying for research grants
  • Publishing academic and short-form articles

Division of Programs in Business

Bahriye Goren

Clinical Associate Professor

Marketing and Public Relations

Andres Fortino

Clinical Associate Professor

Project Management & Information Technology

     Mentoring Themes
  • Building industry connections/involvement, including experiential learning
  • Inclusive teaching/curriculum/classroom
  • Curriculum and program development
     Mentoring Themes
  • Inclusive teaching 
  • Engaging students in publishable research

Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality

Jukka Laitamaki

Clinical Professor

Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality

     Mentoring Themes

  • Curriculum development 
  • Teaching techniques
  • Applied research in sustainable tourism and hospitality

Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport


Schack Institute of Real Estate

Brian G Schwagerl

Clinical Assistant Professor

Schack Institute of Real Estate

     Mentoring Themes

  • Mentoring students in professional development 
  • Engaging with industry 
  • Blending experential teaching into your classroom

Other Mentors


        Karen Krahulik

        Clinical Professor 

        Vice Dean of Faculty

         Vera Jelinek

         Clinical Professor 

Senior Advisor

Global Initiatives and Philanthropy   

     Mentoring Themes
  • Industry to academia transitions
  • Research and professional opportunities in higher ed.  
  • Academic and faculty administrative careers
  • IDBEA in and beyond the classroom
     Mentoring Themes
  • Consulting practicums
  • Engaging with industry
  • Government agencies and NGOs

Feedback and Other Mentoring Interests

Thank you for your interest in our SPS faculty mentoring program. The Office of Faculty Affairs is constantly reviewing feedback from our faculty in order to continue to cater for the needs of our diverse group of amazing faculty. We understand that not all of your interests and topic areas may be captured on the list provided by our faculty mentors. 

Please take a brief moment to fill out this form with information on other topic areas you would like for our office to consider.