Profile

Sara Petchey

PhD, Educational Developer & Researcher, Course Instructor

Bio

Sara’s first career was as a middle and secondary school math and science teacher for 14 years. Upon moving to the University of Zurich, she was asked to share her pedagogical training and experience with instructors in her Faculty of Science. Since 2011, she has developed and evaluated pedagogy courses and tools for university instructors, earning her doctorate and establishing the university’s first faculty-specific teaching hub in the Faculty of Science. Sara is now a post-doctoral researcher focused on the pedagogical development of teaching-focused academics and the variables that influence instructors’ uptake of evidence-based teaching practices.