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

Bryan Alexander
Senior Scholar, Learning Design, and Technology program; Georgetown University
Brent A. Anders
Lecturer and Researcher, American University of Armenia
José Antonio Bowen
Senior Scholar, AAC&U
Antonio Byrd
Associate Professor of English, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Gary Carini
Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence & Institutional Research, Baylor University
Thomas Cavanagh
Vice Provost for Digital Learning, University of Central Florida
Rick Dakan
AI Coordinator, Ringling College of Art & Design
Amy C Davis
CHRO, Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources & Professor, University of Arkansas Little Rock
Reed Dickson
Director, Faculty & Academic Leader Support, Pima Community College
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
Public Commissioner, Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)
Nick Gaspar
Director of Online and Digital Education, University of Michigan-Flint
Jason Gulya
Professor of English, Berkeley College
Chris Hakala
Executive Director of the Center for Excellence Training; Professor of the Psychology Department; Springfield College
David Harris
Senior Vice President, Higher Education & Program, GSV Summit
Kyle Jensen
Assistant Dean of AI & Emerging Digital Technologies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
Sarah Z. Johnson
Academic Integrity Officer, Chair of First Year Composition, and Writing Center Director, Madison CollegeCaleb J. Keith
Assistant Vice President for Digital Initiatives
Mozhdeh Khodarahmi
Associate Library Director, Macalester College
Jeanne Beatrix Law
Professor of English, Kennesaw State University
Adam Maksl
Professor of Journalism & New Media and Chair of the Department of Communication at Indiana University Indianapolis
Jonathan McMichael
AI Learning Solutions Specialist, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
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
Carter Moulton
Faculty Developer, Trefny Innovative Instruction Center at Colorado School of Mines
Gloria Niles
Chief Academic Technology Innovation Officer, University of Hawai'i System
Territa Upchurch-Poole
Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Lakso Center for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Juniata College
Susan Purrington
Harold F. Wiley Generative AI Teaching and Learning Fellow, Connecticut College
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
Assistant Dean for AI Integration, Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts
Michelle Singh
Vice President of Strategic Educational Alliances, University of North Texas
Vincent Spezzo
Associate Director of AI, Online, and Emerging Digital Pedagogies, Center for Teaching and Learning, Georgia Tech
Sharon Stoerger
Assistant Dean for Programs and Assessment, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University
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
Associate Professor of English, Facilitator for AI across the Disciplines, University of Pittsburgh
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
Michael Zwick
Senior Vice President for Research, Rutgers University