Laura Carruth

Laura Carruth is the associate vice provost for Transformative Teaching & Learning and executive director of the Center for Teaching & Learning.  She spent 21 years as a faculty member in the Neuroscience Institute and Department of Biology at Georgia State University, where she conducted neuroendocrinology research. While at GSU, she also served as the director of their Center for Teaching and Learning for nine years. She is interested in Universal Design for Learning and helping faculty adopt inclusive teaching practices that support all learners, reduce student stress, and increase cognitive bandwidth. Additional interests include learning analytics, AI and education, and all areas of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.  

Email

lcarruth7@gatech.edu

Phone

404-894-2340

Office

Clough 457

Teaching Interests

Pedagogy and Course Design 

Neuroscience of Learning and Cognitive Neuroscience 

Research Interests

Trauma Informed Pedagogy 

Neuroscience of Learning 

Effective Teaching Practices 

Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles 

Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder 

M.S. University of Colorado, Boulder 

B.S. University of Colorado, Boulder 

Recent Publications

Pedagogy 

Lorio, A., Greenberg D., Oshima, T.C., Gore, J., Carruth, L.L. (2022) Does notetaking method matter in physical therapy school? Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 36(1), 2022; 51-56. DOI: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000215. 

Spinks, M., Metzler, M., Kluge, S., Langdon, J., Gurvitch, R., Smitherman, M., Esmat, T., Bhattacharya, S., Carruth, L., Crowther, K., Denton, R.,  Edwards, O.V., Shrikhande, M., & Strong-Green, A (2021) “This wasn’t pedagogy, this was panicogogy: Perspectives of the challenges faced by students and instructors during the transition to remote learning due to COVID-19. College Teaching DOI: 10.1080/87567555.2021.2018395. 

Metzler, M., Esmat, T., Langdon, J., Edwards, O., Carruth, L., Crowther, K., Shrikhande, M., Bhattacharya, S., Strong-Green, A., Gurvitch, R., Kluge, S., Smitherman, M., & Spinks, M. (2021) The Impact of Transitioning to Emergency Remote Instruction on Perceptions of Preparation, Institutional Support and Teaching Effectiveness.  College Teaching. 70(3): 368-779. DOI: 10.1080/87567555.2021.1954870. 

Science 

Duque, F.G. & L.L. Carruth (2022) Vocal communication in hummingbirds. Brain Behav. Evol. 97(3-4): 241-252. doi.org/10.1159/000522148 

Bentz, A.B., Niederhuth, C.E., Carruth, L.L.& Navara, K.J. (2021) Prenatal testosterone exposure triggers long-term behavioral changes: unraveling the neurogenomic mechanisms. BMC Genomics. 22:158. DOI.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07466-9.