Laura Dorsey-Elson
Director of the Center for Innovative Instruction & Scholarship
Morgan State University (MD)

Laura Dorsey-Elson is the director of the Center for Innovative Instruction & Scholarship at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. She leads in the university’s commitment to faculty development in high-impact instructional practices and teaching and learning excellence. Dorsey-Elson has over 25 years of professional experience as a faculty member and administrator in higher education. She has a Ph.D. in organizational communication, a master’s in intercultural communication, and a certification in higher education teaching. In addition to her work in the academy, Dorsey-Elson has extensive experience with faculty development and has delivered professional workshops around the globe in the areas of high-impact teaching practices, leadership development, conflict management, strategic organizational communication, change management, training and development, group dynamics and behavior, and interpersonal interactions—all from a human communications perspective.