Todd D. Zakrajsek, PhD, is an associate professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), USA and Director of five annual Lilly Teaching Conferences. Todd was a tenured associate professor of psychology and established or led faculty development efforts at three universities before joining the UNC School of Medicine. Todd provides resources for faculty topics related to teaching and learning, leadership, and research and has served on many educationally related boards, including The Journal of Excellence in College Teaching, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, College Teaching, and Education in the Health Professions.

Todd has consulted with organisations such as The American Council on Education (ACE), Lenovo Computer, Microsoft, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has delivered keynote addresses and campus workshops at over 300 conferences and university campuses. Todd’s recently authored and co-authored books include:

• Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors, 5th Edition (2023).
• The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain, 3rd Edition (2022).
• Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments (2021).
• Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success, 2nd Edition (2021).
• Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness (2017).