Overview
The CITE Faculty Fellows Program invites Mississippi State faculty to partner with the Center for Innovation in Teaching Excellence in advancing teaching and learning across campus. As Fellows, faculty lead programming, produce scholarship, teach in CITE's signature courses, and model evidence-based practice building a campus-wide network of teaching leaders.
What Fellows Do
Lead programming. Fellows design and facilitate workshops, trainings, and courses that reach faculty across the university.
Produce scholarship and resources. Each cohort contributes to durable artifacts—publications, repositories, course materials—that strengthen teaching at MSU well beyond the fellowship.
Mentor and recruit. Returning Fellows help select and guide each incoming cohort, sustaining a self-renewing community of teaching leaders.
Serve as college liaisons. Fellows connect their departments to CITE's work and bring college-level teaching needs back to the Center.
Shape the CITE Symposium. All Fellows co-design and lead sessions at the Center's annual gathering of MSU educators.
Cohort Information
Fellows join one of four cohorts, each containing between 4 and 6 Fellows and aligned to a strategic CITE priority. Learn more about CITE's Faculty Fellow Cohorts using the dropdown items below.
Current Focus: AI in Teaching and Learning
Signature Outputs
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Design and lead faculty workshop(s)
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Share classroom case studies and assessment design
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Monitor and teach the AI Canvas course
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Contribute to the AI resource repository
Current Fellows: Dr. Greg Francom
Focus: Classroom Research & Evidence-Based Pedagogy
Signature Outputs
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Write and submit one peer-reviewed manuscript
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Co-present at a national conference
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Design and lead SoTL workshop(s)
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Contribute to the SoTL resource repository
Current Fellows: Dr. Kelly Moser
Focus: CITE Signature Programs (Maroon Academy & New Faculty Teaching Academy)
Signature Outputs
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Teach and maintain signature courses
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Review faculty implementation plans
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Review program applications
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Conduct classroom observations
Current Fellows: Dr. Melody Fisher, Dr. Athena Nagel, Dr. Nicole Miller, Dr. Lesley Strawderman, & Dr. Anastasia Elder
Focus: Online Course Design & Digital Accessibility
Signature Outputs
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Design and lead online course training(s)
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Conduct Insight review(s)
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Serve as Insight consultants
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Contribute to the instructional design resource repository
Current Fellows: Dr. Emily Marett
How the Fellowship Works
Two-year Term | $5,000 Annual Stipend
Fellows serve a two-year term built as a deliberate progression: the first year establishes each cohort's signature work, and the second year refines that programming, mentors the incoming class of Fellows, and contributes to a chosen leadership project. Fellows meet monthly within their cohort, gather across cohorts throughout the year, and collaborate regularly with CITE staff. Terms may be renewed or concluded by mutual agreement.
Apply to Become a Fellow
Who Should Apply
The Fellows Program is open to full-time MSU faculty of any rank or track who are committed to teaching improvement and eager to lead alongside their colleagues. Applicants select a cohort, submit a short statement of interest and a project proposal, and provide their department head's acknowledgment of the two-year commitment. No prior fellowship experience is required. Curiosity, teaching credibility, and a willingness to build are what matter most. Applications are reviewed by current Fellows and CITE staff.
2027-2028 Application Information Coming Soon
Contact Information
You can reach out to fellows@cite.msstate.edu with questions about the program.