2026-27 Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum

Faculty

Institute faculty are leading experts in AI, pedagogy, curricular redesign, higher education, and organizational change. They provide targeted consultation, high-quality instruction, and mentorship throughout the institute.

  • C. Edward Watson

    C. Edward Watson

    Vice President for Digital Innovation, AAC&U; Director of Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum
  • Bryan Alexander

    Bryan Alexander

    Senior Scholar, Learning Design, and Technology program; Georgetown University
  • Bryan Anders

    Brent A. Anders

    Lecturer and Researcher, American University of Armenia
  • José Antonio Bowen

    José Antonio Bowen

    Senior Scholar, AAC&U

  • Antonio Byrd

    Associate Professor of English, University of Missouri-Kansas City

  • Karen Cangialosi

    Director of Open Education and Open Science, RIOS Institute

  • Gary Carini

    Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence & Institutional Research, Baylor University
  • Thomas Cavanagh

    Thomas Cavanagh

    Vice Provost for Digital Learning, University of Central Florida
  • Dave Cormier

    Dave Cormier

    Director (interim), Development and Delivery, Thompson Rivers University

  • Rick Dakan

    AI Coordinator, Ringling College of Art & Design
  • Tazin Daniels

    Tazin Daniels

    Associate Director at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan

  • Amy C Davis

    Vice President of Human Resources/ CHRO and Professor, LeMoyne-Owen College

  • Reed Dickson

    Director, Faculty & Academic Leader Support, Pima Community College
  • Dorsey Elson

    Laura Dorsey-Elson

    Director of the Center for Innovative Instruction & Scholarship, Morgan State University
  • Laura Dumin

    Laura Dumin

    Professor in English and Technical Writing, University of Central Oklahoma

  • Lance Eaton

    Senior Associate Director of AI in Teaching and Learning, Northeastern University

  • Julaine M. Fowlin

    Assistant Professor and Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL), Medical University of South Carolina
  • Myk Garn

    Myk Garn

    Academic Innovator and Strategist

  • Nick Gaspar

    Director of Online and Digital Education, University of Michigan-Flint
  • Jason Gulya

    Jason Gulya

    Professor of English, Berkeley College

  • Chris Hakala

    Director of the Center for Excellence Training; Professor of the Psychology Department; Springfield College

  • Enoch Hale

    Director, Center for Teaching & Learning & Director, Academic Technology, California Polytechnic Humboldt
  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Senior Vice President, Higher Education & Program, GSV Summit

  • Charles B. Hodges

    Professor of Instructional Technology, College of Education at Georgia Southern University
  • Kyle Jensen

    Kyle Jensen

    Assistant Dean of AI & Emerging Digital Technologies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
  • Sarah Johnson

    Sarah Z. Johnson

    Academic Integrity Officer, Chair of First Year Composition, and Writing Center Director, Madison College
  • Rohan Jowallah

    Rohan Jowallah

    Educator, Researcher, Curriculum Developer, and Instructional Designer; University of Central Florida

  • Michelle Kassorla

    Associate Professor of English Georgia State University; Perimeter College

  • Mozhdeh Khodarahmi

    Associate Library Director, Macalester College

  • Tim Laquintano

    Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Programs; Associate Professor of English & Director of College Writing Program, Lafeyette College
  • Jeanne Law

    Jeanne Beatrix Law

    Professor of English, Kennesaw State University
  • Leo Lo

    Leo Lo

    Dean of the Libraries/Advisor to the provost for AI Literacy, University of Virginia

  • Marit MacArthur

    Continuing Lecturer, The Writing Center and University Writing Program, University of California Davis

  • Adam Maksl

    Professor of Journalism & New Media and Co-Chair of the Department of Communication at Indiana University Indianapolis
  • Tawnya Means

    Tawnya Means

    Founder & Principal, Inspire Higher Ed

  • Jonathan McMichael

    AI Learning Solutions Specialist, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
  • Heather Miceli

    Heather Miceli

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Bethany Miller

    Bethany Miller

    Associate Provost & Chief Data Officer, Macalester College

  • Charlena Miller

    Assistant Professor of Business, Doane University

  • Shawn Miller

    Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Strategy, Rice University

  • Will Miller

    Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Institutional Performance, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Megan L. "Meg" Mittelstadt

    Assistant Vice President for Learning Initiatives, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Affiliate Faculty Member of the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia
  • Rob Nelson

    Rob Nelson

    Writer and teacher, University of Pennsylvania

  • Gloria Niles

    Director of Online Learning, University of Hawai'i
  • Lisa Petrides

    Lisa Petrides

    CEO and Founder, Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME)

  • Susan Purrington

    Harold F. Wiley Generative AI Teaching and Learning Fellow, Connecticut College
  • Sherry Rankins-Robertson

    Sherry Rankins-Robertson

    Chair and Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, University of Central Florida

  • Susan Ray

    Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College

  • Melinda Rhodes-DiSalvo

    Executive Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Ohio University

  • Camilla Roberts

    Director of the Honor and Integrity System, Kansas State University
  • Peter Shea

    Peter Shea

    Assistant Dean for AI Integration, Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts

  • Clay Shirky

    Vice Provost for AI and Technology in Education, New York University
  • Michelle Singh

    Michelle Singh

    Vice President of Strategic Educational Alliances, University of North Texas
  • Vincent Spezzo

    Vincent Spezzo

    Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning Online, Center for Teaching and Learning, Georgia Tech
  • Sharon Stoerger

    Sharon Stoerger

    Assistant Dean for Programs and Assessment, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University

  • David Swisher

    Director of Online Services, Kingswood University

  • Roger Taylor

    Assessment and Educational Researcher, AI Integrated Concepts
  • JT Torres

    JT Torres

    Director of the Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning, Washington & Lee University

  • Jennifer Unitis

    Director of Academic Technology & Support Services, Wake Technical Community College
  • Annette Vee

    Annette Vee

    Associate Professor of English, Facilitator for AI across the Disciplines, University of Pittsburgh
  • Marc Watkins

    Marc Watkins

    Assistant Director of Academic Innovation, Lecturer of Writing and Rhetoric, University of Mississippi

  • Krista Wojdak

    Professor of Instructional Design and Technology, Appalachian State University

  • Kevin Yee

    Special Assistant to the Provost for Artificial Intelligence & Director, Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, University of Central Florida
  • Jessica Young

    Jessica Young

    Jessica Young Learning and Innovation Strategist, MATA, LLC

  • Michael Zwick

    Senior Vice President for Research, Rutgers University