2024 AI Institute – Speakers

Dr. Jennifer Troyer

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Dr. Jennifer Troyer is the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.  Dr. Troyer is also Professor of Economics in the Belk College of Business. Since joining the University over 20 years ago, Dr. Troyer has served as Dean of the Belk College, Chair of the Department of Economics, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, the Interim Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, and Interim Dean of the Belk College of Business. As a Professor, she has taught numerous courses in health economics and econometrics, and she has conducted policy-relevant research on the quality of U.S. nursing homes, the cost-effectiveness of medical interventions, and strategic behavior in the pharmaceutical industry.  Her research has earned several awards and been funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Keynote

Reed Dickson

Director, Online Faculty Experience & Innovation
Pima Community College

Reed Dickson is an educator, writer, designer, and speaker focused on the future of teaching, learning, EdTech, and AI. He is currently the Director of Online Faculty Experience & Innovation at Pima Community College. Previously, Reed directed a K-12 teacher education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. When not teaching or designing faculty development experiences, Reed advises EdTech startups, colleges, and K-12 school districts. Connect with Reed at reeddickson.com or through most social media platforms at ReedDicksonUX.

Alex Litovchenko

Center for Academic Excellence Tutor, Psychological Science, CHESS

Alex Litovchenko is a psychology and cognitive science undergraduate and a tutor at Charlotte’s Center for Academic Excellence. Alex’s research interests are in how humans perceive and navigate complex environments. He works in the Cognition Interaction Lab (spatial navigation), Neuro-Cognitive Interaction Lab (thought-to-image translation), Learning, Decision Making, & Cognitive Science Lab (prediction of risk-taking behavior using virtual reality), and Cognitive Control & EEG Lab (neural correlates of virtual reality).

Dr. Mike Carlin

Vice Chancellor for OneIT & Chief Information Officer

Dr. Mike Carlin joined UNC Charlotte as Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2013, leading a remarkable team of people tasked with operating and enhancing the University’s IT environment. He is responsible for IT strategic planning as well as operations, budgeting, policy development, and overall vision. He has worked in the higher education IT community for over 25 years with a wide range of professional interests, including cloud computing, federated identity management, and policy development.