Mary Laughlin
Dr. Mary Laughlin is an Assistant Professor of the Practice at Fairfield University. As part of her role in the Core Writing Program, she serves as a WAC/WID Fellow and has helped to design numerous professional development initiatives supporting pedagogical response to generative AI writing tools. Her professional interests include first-year writing pedagogy, writing across the curriculum, and student source usage practices.

 

Christine Rodriguez
Dr. Christine R. Rodriguez is Managing Director of the Center for Academic Excellence and Professor of the Practice of Biology at Fairfield University. She leads institutional and national faculty development initiatives focused on evidence-informed teaching, educational innovation, and intentional approaches to artificial intelligence in higher education. She founded and facilitated a year-long, discipline-specific AI Conversations Faculty Community of Practice at Fairfield and leads the national SCIENCE Collaborative AI Working Group, fostering cross-institutional collaboration and thoughtful exploration of AI in teaching and learning. 

 

Jay Rozgonyi
Jay Rozgonyi is an instructor of film history in the Film/Television/Media Arts program at Fairfield University, as well as a Director of the school's Center for Academic Excellence. He has recently completed a 10-year appointment as the Vice Provost for teaching and learning at Fairfield, and has been a frequent presenter at regional and national workshops and conferences over the past 20 years, Jay was named one of 2015’s Top 30 Technologists, Transformers, & Trailblazers by the Center for Digital Education; was a finalist for Constellation Research's 2018 SuperNova Award in the category of Future of Work and the Employee Experience; and recently served a three-year term as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for NERCOMP. He is also the author of numerous books on the history of film and radio. 

 

Kelsey Sheaffer
Kelsey Sheaffer is the Critical Artificial Intelligence Librarian at Dartmouth Libraries. In this position, she leads AI initiatives for the Libraries, teaching critical AI literacy across campus and developing library AI tools. Prior to this position, Kelsey was the Creative Technologies Librarian and Director of the Adobe Studio and Makerspace at Clemson University Libraries, and the Education Manager at ITHAKA, the non-profit that includes JSTOR. Kelsey is also an artist, working across technology and craft.