Teaching Fellows
Faculty & Staff
Cheryl Horton, Director
(919) 843-3612
chorton@unc.edu
Clinical Associate Professor Cheryl T. Horton teaches science education methods courses to pre-service elementary and middle school teachers. Her diverse teaching background includes public school science experience on the elementary, middle and high school levels and at the university level as Middle Grades Program Coordinator for North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.
Horton has been involved in several major organizations including the National Association of Research for Science Teachers, North Carolina Science Teachers Association, Association for Science Teacher Education and State Science Fair where she currently serves as judging coordinator. She has presented at various state and national science education conferences and reviewed grant proposals for the National Science Foundation.
Janice Gattis, Program Manager
Janice Gattis has been with the School of Education for 11 years and has held three positions: Elementary Education Program Assistant, Placement and Licensure Assistant and currently the Program Manager for Carolina Teaching Fellows. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology and Interpersonal Communication from Guilford College in 2004.
Cary Gillenwater
Cary Gillenwater is a doctoral student in the School of Education. His current interests lie in the intersection of literacy and the media culture in which adolescents are immersed in beyond the classroom setting. Cary taught middle school Language Arts for five years in North Carolina, and prior to teaching worked in Hollywood, CA in the film and television industry. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of North Carolina.
Jamie Lathan
Jamie Lathan is a doctoral student in the Education program in Curriculum, Culture, and Change at the School of Education. His current interests include technology in education, educational leadership, and social studies education. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and his Master of Teaching degree in Secondary Social Studies from the University of Virginia. Jamie has taught a variety of social studies/humanities classes for the last nine years at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, NC. He teaches EDUC 521 to senior fellows preparing to teach in high schools.
Yanjun Liu
Yanjun Liu is a doctoral student in the Education program in Culture, Curriculum and Change at the School of Education. Her current interests include mathematics education, teacher education, and multicultural education. In 2002, Yanjun received her bachelor’s degree in journalism in China. In 2004, she graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a master’s degree in secondary mathematics education. Yanjun taught mathematics for 3 years in Louisiana and Alabama, including 11th grade, 12th grade, and 8th grade. She currently teaches EDUC 601 to junior fellows.
Amy Senta
Amy Senta is a graduate student in the Education program in Culture, Curriculum and Change at the School of Education. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Education from Dartmouth College in 2002 and her K-6 teaching certification from North Carolina Central University. She taught for 6 years in North Carolina for Durham Public Schools, including Kindergarten, 1st grade, 4th grade, and 3rd grade. She currently teaches EDUC 221 and 222 to sophomore fellows.