Congratulations to new WIHEA Fellows 2023

We are delighted to announce that three members of the Department of Economics have been successful in becoming Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) Fellows 2023.

WIHEA is the UK’s first institutional academy of educators for staff and students engaged in the advancement of learning and teaching excellence and has become the collective institutional voice on learning and teaching and the academic student experience.

The WIHEA Fellowship 2023 has been awarded to Dr Atisha Ghosh (Assistant Professor), Dr Isleide Zissimos (Senior Teaching Fellow) and Dr Juliana Cunha Carneiro Pinto (Teaching Fellow). They join a community of 85 Fellows from across the University and 3 WIHEA Fellows from the Department of Economics: Professor Caroline Elliott, Dr Lory Barile and Dr Emil Kostadinov.

The WIHEA Fellows commit to the role and making an institutional contribution to learning and teaching at Warwick for 3 years.

Find out more about each new WIHEA Fellows and what they said about this new opportunity:

Dr Isleide Zissimos

“With a background in Economics, my expertise lies at the intersection of teaching and learning across disciplines, as well as in the administration of joint programmes.  I also have a keen interest in researching the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on student learning and performance.

As a WIHEA fellow I am interested in actively contributing to projects centred around interdisciplinarity and to explore opportunities to evaluate AI-based tools that can enhance student inclusivity and foster widening participation.”

Dr Isleide Zissimos is a Senior Teaching Fellow and Director of UG Studies (Joint Degrees), member of the Political Economy Research Group within the Department of Economics. View her staff profile.

Dr Atisha Ghosh

“As the Academic Careers Coordinator for the Department of Economics, I am interested in linking and embedding employability skills in the structure of modules. I have experience in organising groupwork assessments as well as conducting research in understanding the efficacies and uptake of groupwork among students and lecturers.

As a fellow, I would like to actively continue my work on skills development. I am also keen to participate in projects related to designing and assessing groupwork, co-creation and pedagogic research.”

Dr Atisha Ghosh is Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) and Academic Careers Coordinator in the Department of Economics. View her staff profile.

Dr Juliana Cunha Carneiro Pinto

“I am a Teaching Fellow in Economics. Prior to joining Warwick, I taught at the LSE and the University of Birmingham. Pastoral care is especially close to my heart as the new Advisor for Students with Disabilities at the Department of Economics, and I am looking forward to working on developing enhanced support and guidance to students with disabilities.

I also hope that I will be able to contribute to the discussions on how to enhance teaching and learning outcomes for students and staff, particularly for the disabled and from widening participation background.”

Dr Juliana Cunha Carneiro Pinto is Teaching Fellow and Advisor for Students with Disabilities in the Department of Economics at Warwick. View her staff profile.