Melissa Schoenlein was awarded a 2023-2024 UW-Madison Capstone Teaching Award for her course Psychology of Information Visualization (Spring 2023)! This award recognizes dissertators at the end of their graduate program with an outstanding teaching record over the course of their UW–Madison tenure.
Melissa’s students especially appreciated how she facilitated discussion in an open, inclusive class environment. One student wrote, “Melissa’s passion for the material was salient. Yet, even when it was clear that she could go on about a topic for hours, she stepped back and let us drive the conversation with her guidance.” Another student commented, “Melissa did a great job of creating a space where people wanted to share their thoughts and opinions. There were rarely pauses because everyone actively wanted to share commentary.” Congratulations Melissa!