Cecelia Alfonso-Stokes
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Teaching & Pedagogy

Courses taught across literary studies, cultural studies, writing, film, and humanities at UW-Madison and UNC Charlotte.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

English 144

The Art of African Feminist Writing

Guest Lecturer · November 2025 · Dr. Ainehi Edoro-Glines

Guest lecture on formalism and composition for a large lecture course.

English 144

African Feminisms

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · Dr. Ainehi Edoro-Glines

Three sections of a large lecture literature course. Also served as Lead TA/TA Liaison, managing day-to-day course administration.

English 242

18th Century to the Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · Dr. Mario Ortíz-Robles

Three sections of a large lecture literature course for English majors.

English 176

Topics in Literature and Film: Visual Storytelling

Non-Section Teaching Assistant · Summer–Fall 2025 · Dr. Amanda Shubert

Asynchronous instructional support for an online literature and film course. Alfonso-Stokes also designed and developed this new non-section TA position in compliance with college requirements to expand course enrollment by 2,000+ students.

CHICLA 102

Introduction to Comparative U.S. and American Indian Studies

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Spring 2024 · Dr. Theresa Delgadillo

Four sections of a large lecture course in the Department of Chican@ and Latin@ Studies. Prepared and taught lessons; held office hours; full responsibility for student grades; assisted in developing rubrics.

English 144

African Feminisms

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Fall 2022–Fall 2023 · Dr. Ainehi Edoro-Glines

Three sections of a large lecture literature course.

English 178

Social Media Writing

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Fall 2022–Spring 2023 · Dr. Ainehi Edoro-Glines

Three sections. Also served as Assistant Course Developer (Summer 2023): revised course content, created assignments, developed the TA handbook with week-by-week lessons and grading protocols.

English 153

Planetary Humanities

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Fall 2022–Spring 2023 · Dr. Frédéric Neyrat

Three sections of a large lecture literature course addressing global and ecological perspectives in the humanities.


University of North Carolina at Charlotte

English

Approaches to Literature

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Fall 2020–Spring 2021 · Dr. Matthew Rowney

Two sections of a course for English majors. Graded essays; held office hours; facilitated discussion groups.

STS

Science, Technology, and Culture

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Fall 2020–Spring 2021 · Dr. Alan Rauch

One section of a large-format general education course. Graded assignments; held office hours; served in a lecturing capacity.


Instructional Leadership & Administration

Fall 2025–Spring 2026

Lead TA / TA Liaison

Department of English, UW-Madison

Course coordinator for large lecture courses. Supervised TAs, managed attendance and accommodations, corresponded with students. Also served as TA liaison for English/Theater 120: Introduction to Theater Studies, overseeing course infrastructure (TopHat, Canvas, RegisterBlast) and data input from exams.

Fall 2024–Spring 2026

Assistant Director of Literature TA Training

Department of English, UW-Madison — alongside Dr. David Zimmerman

Co-designed and structured the Literature TA training program: a two-day orientation and nine-week seminar for incoming teaching assistants. Created assignments and lessons; advised new TAs; led discussion; developed professional training presentations.

Spring 2025

Non-Section TA Position Creator

Department of English, UW-Madison

Developed a new non-section Literature TA position in compliance with college requirements to expand courses by 2,000+ students. Oversaw a workload project collecting data from new non-section TAs on hours and labor distribution; worked with department staff and faculty to design and troubleshoot the position.

Fall 2023–Spring 2025

English Course Coordinator

Department of English, UW-Madison

Coordinated large lecture courses; managed TAs, attendance records, external guest lecturer invitations, and student correspondence.

Teaching Areas
  • Latinx / Chicanx Literature
  • African Feminist Writing
  • 18th Century to Present
  • Planetary Humanities
  • Literature and Film
  • Social Media Writing
  • American Literature
  • Science, Technology & Culture
Languages
  • English (Native or Bilingual)
  • Spanish (Full Professional)
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Cecelia Alfonso-Stokes

PhD Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison — Department of English

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