Todd D. Zakrajsek

Todd D. Zakrajsek, PhD, recently retired from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he worked for 18 years with faculty to improve teaching, learning, and student success. A former tenured professor of psychology, he has led faculty development initiatives at three universities. Todd has consulted with organizations including the American Council on Education, Microsoft, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has directed the Lilly Conferences on Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning for over 20 years and serves as editor of The Scholarly Teacher. He has authored or co-authored 10 books, including The Science of Learning Meets AI (2026), and regularly presents on evidence-based teaching and how AI is reshaping learning. Todd has given workshops and keynote addresses in all 50 U.S. states, 12 countries and 4 continents.