Catheryn Reardon

Catheryn Reardon is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology and AI Strategist for the Psychology Digital Immersion Programs in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at ASU. She has dedicated her career to enhancing empathy in the online classroom, understanding its critical role in student engagement and persistence. Her research was published in the book, Instructor Social Presence: An Essential Tool for Online Student Engagement and Persistence in Higher Education. She was a contributor in the book Managing Online Learning: The Life Cycle of Successful Programs where she wrote the chapter titled “Engineers Welcome: Designing and Teaching STEM Online.” Her research portfolio also includes conference presentations focusing on humanizing online instruction, instructor social presence, and integrating generative AI in teaching.

As a former high school English teacher, she enjoys teaching writing-intensive courses, which brings a unique perspective to her instructional approach in the behavioral sciences. As an early adopter of digital learning methodologies, she has designed and developed numerous online courses that use emerging technologies to improve educational outcomes. She is particularly interested in how generative AI can personalize learning to make education more inclusive and effective. She also explores the power of science fiction as a creative and pedagogical tool, using it to help students critically examine the societal and psychological dimensions of artificial intelligence and the evolving relationship between humans and technology.