Lauren Barbeau is passionate about enhancing the value for and quality of teaching in higher education. Her co-authored book, Critical Teaching Behaviors, provides a foundational understanding of evidence-based teaching practices that enables faculty, institutions, and higher ed as a whole to engage in productive conversations related to what it means to be a good teacher. Through her consulting work, she helps institutions develop contextually relevant definitions of teaching excellence, establish peer observation programs that support faculty growth, and redesign student feedback instruments to collect meaningful feedback on teaching that aligns with institutional priorities.
Lauren earned her Ph.D. in English from Washington University in St. Louis and began her career in educational development in 2013, serving in educational development roles at Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia. She currently assists faculty in finding the right technological tools to meet their pedagogical needs as the Assistant Director of Learning and Technology Initiatives in the Center for Teaching and Learning at Georgia Tech.
