8 Teaching Assistants
All of this year’s stellar group of teaching assistants have been in your shoes - they’ve taken the course in the past, and they enjoyed it enough to come back for more. They are volunteering their precious time and energy to help make the course happen, and we couldn’t be more delighted to welcome you to the course. All office hours and all teaching assistant work will be done remotely.
There is a lot to learn in this class. Don’t suffer in silence - talk to us!
8.1 TA office hours
TA office hours are held via Zoom. The weekly schedule will appears on our Contact Us page as well as our Course Calendar.
Our Shared Google Drive (431 Fall 2026 Dr Love and Students) will provide Zoom links for all TA office hours in a document called 431 TA office hours schedule and Zoom links. No appointment is necessary. Please just drop in.
- Professor Love also holds “drop-in hours” for 10 minutes before and after each class on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
8.2 Getting To Know The TAs
The Fall 2026 Teaching Assistants for 431 include:
| TA Name | For more, visit | Current Roles and CWRU Experiences |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Masotya | Section 8.2.1 | PhD candidate, Clinical Translational Science |
| Kathryn Menta | Section 8.2.2 | PhD Candidate, Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
| Mahsa Sheikh | Section 8.2.3 | PhD candidate, Clinical Translational Science |
8.2.1 Marie Masotya
Marie Masotya, MPH, is a PhD candidate in the Clinical Translational Science program. She is Senior Research Coordinator at University Hospitals (UH) Rainbow Center for Child Health and Policy where she manages research, quality and community-based projects. She is involved in several multi-sectoral community partnerships focused on child health and health equity. These include Better Health Partnership, Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, and a school-based asthma intervention for elementary school children in Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Marie served as a TA for 431/432 in the past two years and looks forward to assisting again this year. Her best advice: start early and don’t hesitate to ask for help. When not doing research, you will find her enjoying live theater, music, and adventures with her spouse and 3 children.
8.2.2 Kathryn Menta
Kathryn Menta is a PhD candidate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics within the Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences. She worked as a crime scene investigator and forensic DNA technician for about seven years before returning to school to complete a new BS in mathematics and statistics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She then completed both a Master’s in mathematics and a Master’s in statistics at the same institution before coming to CWRU to start her PhD. Her current research is in dynamic treatment regimens focusing on clinical decision making for multiple sclerosis drug treatments. Outside of school, Kathryn enjoys spending time with her husband and two cats, crafting, and binge watching numerous true crime shows and podcasts.
8.2.3 Mahsa Sheikh
Seyyedeh Mahsa Sheikholeslamian, DDS, MSc, is a PhD student in Clinical Translational Science at the Department of Quantitative and Population Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. She has worked with the Evidence Foundation on methodology research, contributing to projects involving critical appraisal, data extraction, interpretation of complex results, and preparing guidelines and evidence summaries for decision-making. Before joining the CTS program, she earned her DDS from Guilan University of Medical Sciences and a master’s degree in Restorative Dentistry from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. She also has nearly a decade of experience teaching as an assistant professor in dental schools. This semester, she looks forward to supporting students in PQHS/CRSP/MPHP 431 as a teaching assistant. Outside of academics, she enjoys cooking Persian food, visiting museums, and spending time with her daughter and spouse.