This Public Health Conversation Starter features Dr. Helen Crompton in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Crompton shares information on the current landscape of artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT. She also shares thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that AI presents in the context of higher education and public health.

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Speakers

Helen Crompton

Executive Director, Research Institute for Digital Innovation in Learning, ODUGlobal; Professor of Instructional Technology, Old Dominion University (ODU)

Helen Crompton

Executive Director, Research Institute for Digital Innovation in Learning, ODUGlobal; Professor of Instructional Technology, Old Dominion University (ODU)

Dr. Helen Crompton is the Executive Director of the Research Institute for Digital Innovation in Learning at ODUGlobal and a Professor of Instructional Technology, at Old Dominion University (ODU). She is the Director of the Virtual Reality Lab at ODU. She draws from over 25 years in education and a Ph.D. in educational technology and mathematics education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Crompton is on Stanford’s list of the top 2% of scientists in the world, and she has received numerous awards in the USA and her home country England for her work in technology integration, including the SCHEV award for the Outstanding Professor of Virginia. She is a consultant for various governments and bilateral and multilateral organizations, such as the United Nations and the World Bank on educational technology topics. She also consults for organizations, such as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Dr. Crompton has published over 150 articles on technology integration including authoring publications for the United Nations, the World Bank, and ISTE.
Dr. Crompton’s CV and further information can be found here http://ww2.odu.edu/~crompton/