Dorothe Bach joined the Teaching Resouce Center staff in December 2001. Born and raised in Germany, she received a M.A. in German Literature and Physical Education from the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg. She spent a year as DAAD Fellow at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem prior to coming to the University of Virginia where she earned a Ph.D. in German Literature. Her research and teaching interests include autobiographical and polemical writings, German Jewish literature and culture, and most recently children's and young adult literature. Research interests linked to her work at the Teaching Resource Center include diverse faculty retention programs, and interdisciplinary and intercultural learning.

As a Faculty Consultant at the TRC, Dorothe coordinates the Excellence in Diversity Fellowship Program and the Seven Society Fellowship for Superb Teaching. Other responsibilities include presenting and organizing workshops, consulting individually with faculty and TAs about their teaching, and a variety of other tasks designed to enhance the University's teaching mission.