About CTL
SDSU Center for Teaching and Learning
CTL builds community and supports faculty in growing their teaching effectiveness through evidence-based best practices, prepares graduate students to lead classrooms at SDSU and beyond, leads collaborative campus responses to emergent critical issues impacting teaching at SDSU, and elevates the visibility and priority of the instructional mission of the university to benefit all students.
Co-Director, SDSU Center for Teaching & Learning
D.J. Hopkins (MFA, PhD) is a professor here at SDSU whose research interests include Shakespeare in Performance (especially contemporary adaptations in the theatre and on film) and the relationship between performance and the production of (urban) space. He has served as the Director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film, among the leadership roles he has held on-campus and for professional organizations. As Co-Director of the CTL, Hopkins has been one of the leading voices on campus in the response to the impact of generative AI on Higher Ed. He is the founding co-chair of SDSU’s AI in the Classroom Faculty Learning Community, and he developed numerous resources to support faculty as they adapt to the era of genAI. For three years, Hopkins has served as the host of CTL’s podcast, Faculty Futures Lab.
Co-Director, SDSU Center for Teaching & Learning
Allison Vaughn (Ph.D.) is a Professor in the Department of Psychology where her research examines social relationships, stigma, and health. She values student development in undergraduate and graduate education in the classroom and the lab. She has led GI-2025 Equity Priority 5 efforts on campus - aimed at decreasing DFW rates and equity gaps in critical first-year courses - implementing light-touch interventions. She currently helps graduate students in their teaching development with the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching program. She is also working with faculty to Foster Young Men of Color Success and Wellbeing in instructional spaces.