Instructional Innovation
Team Members

Lead Organizer
Chris Shaltry, Ph.D.
Education, Technology, and Innovation Specialist
College of Human Medicine/College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chris has spent almost 20 years in K-12 and higher education settings designing curriculum, teaching courses in face-to-face, online and hybrid settings, and consulting on educational technology integration.  He holds an M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, both from MSU.  His interests include issues related to opportunity and access in education, technology integration which produces measurable gains in learning, and technology use in teacher education programs.

Andy Greger, MA
Educational Technology Manager, Nursing
Interim Director of Support Services, Nursing

MA, Michigan State University - Educational Technology
BA, Michigan State University - Telecommunications, Information Studies and Media
Interest Areas: Educational Technology, Learning Theory, Infrastructure, Simulation, Leadership

Qiyang "Minnie" Lin

MSU EPET Graduate Student

MA, Teachers College, Columbia University

BS, University of California, San Diego

Interests: Cognitive flexibility, self-regulated learning, individual difference, multimedia learning, and VR teaching/learning

Rabindra "Robby" Ratan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, AT&T Scholar, Media and Information

Rabindra (Robby) Ratan (CV) is an Associate Professor and AT&T Scholar at Michigan State University’s Department of Media and Information as well as Director of the Social and Psychological Approaches to Research on Technology-Interaction Effects (SPARTIE) Lab. He is also an affiliated faculty member of the MSU Department of Psychology, the MSU College of Education’s program in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, and the MSU Center for Gender in a Global Context. Ratan received his Ph.D. from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, his M.A. in Communication from Stanford University, and his B.A. in Science, Technology and Society, also from Stanford University. 

Keeler Steele
Instructional Equipment & Supplies Tech, Physiology 

John Zubek, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Physiology

DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, 2008.
MS, Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2000.
BS, Education/Exercise Science and Pre-Physical Therapy, University of Dayton, OH, 1996.

Interests: Providing basic science education with enrichment opportunities for students entering the health professions including Physical and Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Medical, Pharmacy, and Nursing.