PhysTEC

Physics Teacher Mentors

Each student in our Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program is assigned a high school physics teacher as a mentor.  Our teachers have diverse experiences and are each excellent practitioners.  They provide feedback to UTAs on classroom performance, and advice on teaching and teaching careers.  

Current and former teacher mentors:

Jim Overhiser

Cortland High School
Email: jlo34@cornell.edu

Marty Alderman

Fayetteville-Manlius High School (retired)
Email:mda35@cornell.edu

Deborah Lynn

Ithaca High School
Email: dlynn@icsd.k12.ny.us

Eric Sharpsteen

Onondaga High School
Email: eric.sharpsteen@gmail.com

Erin McCamish

Lansing High School
Email: erin.mccamish@lcsd.k12.ny.us

Peter Klimas

Owego Free Academy
Email: KlimasP@oacsd.org

Mike Mangini

Dryden High School
Email: mmangin1@dryden.k12.ny.us