Trey Conatser, PhD
Assistant Provost for Teaching & Learning | Director
Dr. Trey Conatser serves and represents UK’s educational mission within and beyond the University, and he directs CELT operations in pursuit of innovative, effective, and engaging teaching and learning. As assistant provost of teaching and learning, he leads a range of initiatives addressing critical issues in higher education including artificial intelligence, transdisciplinary learning, durable skills, scholarship of teaching and learning, accessibility, student success, and the value of a college degree. He has overseen a significant growth of CELT's reach and impact over the last several years.
Recent publications can be found or are forthcoming in Teaching AI: Syllabi, Pedagogy, and Best Practices in Higher Education (EdTech Books), the Handbook of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence (Bloomsbury), Smart Programming for Teaching and Learning Centers (Routledge), Motivation and Achievement during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Emerald Publishing), the Palgrave Handbook of Digital and Public Humanities (Palgrave), and College Teaching. Trey frequently gives workshops, presentations/talks, and keynotes on various issues in teaching and learning, educational development, and the future of higher education across a range of events and organizations. He also regularly contributes to local, national, and international media coverage.
Trey teaches as an affiliate in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, the Lewis Honors College, and the Graduate Certificate for College Teaching and Learning. He has also taught courses on literature, creative writing, and college writing. He was a 2025-2026 Gaines Center for the Humanities Teaching Faculty.
Trey holds a PhD in English from The Ohio State University with a specialization in rhetoric and writing, digital humanities, and teaching and learning. He also completed substantial graduate work in British literary history, poetry, and creative writing. At Ohio State he began working in educational development as part of the storied Digital Media and Composition (DMAC) Institute.
- PhD English, The Ohio State University
- CELTic since 2016