Amy Bradshaw

Amy C. Bradshaw is professor and coordinator of the learning experience design and technology M.S. and Ph.D. programs, and chair of the educational psychology department. She completed her Ph.D. at Arizona State University in an interdisciplinary instructional technology focused program, blending educational media and computers and educational psychology, within a curriculum and instruction division. Prior to joining OU in 1998, she worked as an instructional design consultant for a major national bank, and as a graphics artist and instructional designer at a technology based educational research center.

Dr. Bradshaw has served as editor of the Journal of Visual Literacy, guest editor for TechTrends 47(6) and 62(4) (special issues), and guest section editor for two issues of the ETR&D International Review. She has served as president of the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA), president of the International Division (ID) of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT), ID co-planner for AECT 2005, conference chair and planner for IVLA 2006, and conference coplanner for “AECT 100” in 2023. She regularly serves on peer-reviewed journals and editorial boards, and reviews for conferences and peer-reviewed publications. She has served on the executive committee of the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies (parent organization for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity) since 2006, and in several roles in the OU Faculty Senate Executive Committee, including Faculty Senate Chair in 2020-21.

Dr. Bradshaw has received many awards for scholarship and service, as well as the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education Teaching and Advising Award in 2012 and the Jeanine Rainbolt College of Education Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring in 2024.