A variety of bios, in different lengths — pick whichever fits. My recommendation: the 150-word version, or the funny one. You can also download my CV or find photos for publicity materials at the links below.
~50 words (boring version)
Punya Mishra (punyamishra.com) is a Professor at the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University, AI Innovation Fellow at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education. He is internationally recognized for his work in educational technology, creativity and aesthetics in learning, and the application of design to educational innovation.
~50 words (slightly more interesting)
Punya Mishra juggles being a learning engineer, professor, researcher, author, artist, and designer at the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University. He is interested in life, the universe, and everything; and loves shoehorning Douglas Adams’ book titles into his bio statement. You can find him at punyamishra.com.
~100 words (hits the high points)
Punya Mishra (punyamishra.com) is a Professor at the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education, and AI Innovation Fellow at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute. He recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship to conduct research in India. Internationally recognized for his work in educational technology, creativity, and the application of design to educational innovation, he is a TED-Ed educator and AERA Fellow. Ranked in the top 2% of scientists worldwide and #44 (top 5 in psychology) among scholars with the biggest influence on practice and policy, he is a podcaster, award-winning instructor, engaging public speaker, and accomplished visual artist.
~150 words (maybe the right size)
Punya Mishra (punyamishra.com) is a Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University, AI Innovation Fellow at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education. He recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship to conduct research in India. A TED-Ed educator and AERA Fellow, he is internationally recognized for his work in educational technology, creativity, and design-based educational innovation. He has received over $11 million in grants, published over 200 articles, and edited 5 books. With over 82,000 citations of his work, he ranks in the top 2% of scientists worldwide (#91 in social science), and is ranked #44 (top 5 in psychology) amongst scholars influencing educational practice and policy. He previously served as Director of Innovative Learning Futures and Associate Dean of Scholarship & Innovation at ASU, and directed the award-winning MA in Educational Technology program at Michigan State University. He is an award-winning instructor, engaging public speaker, podcaster, and accomplished visual artist.
~200 words (slightly more than you may need)
Punya Mishra (punyamishra.com) is a Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University, AI Innovation Fellow at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education. He also holds an affiliate appointment in ASU’s Design School and recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship to conduct research in India. He is internationally recognized for his work in educational technology; the role of creativity and aesthetics in learning; and the application of design to educational innovation. He has received over $11 million in grants; published over 200 articles and edited 5 books. A recipient of AECT’s David H. Jonassen Excellence in Research Award, with over 82,000 citations of his research, he is ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide (#91 in social science) and #44 (top 5 in psychology) amongst scholars with the biggest influence on educational practice and policy. An AERA Fellow and TED-Ed educator, he co-hosts the award-winning Silver Lining for Learning and AIR|GPT. He previously served as Director of Innovative Learning Futures and Associate Dean of Scholarship & Innovation at ASU. He is an award-winning instructor, having taught courses at all levels in educational technology, educational psychology, design, and creativity. He is also an engaging public speaker and an accomplished visual artist.
Funny bio: 242 words (Written by Bing Chat, lightly edited)
Originally drafted by Bing Chat and lightly edited by Claude; updated June 2026.
Hello, I’m Punya Mishra, and my business card has commitment issues. On any given day I’m a professor, a Brookings senior fellow, a researcher, an author, an artist, or a designer—sometimes several before lunch. I work at the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University, where my job description is “yes” and my deliverables are “forthcoming.” I think about education, technology, creativity, and designerly ways of being—which is to say, I have opinions about everything and I’m overeager to share them.
You may know me as a co-creator of the TPACK framework, a fancy way of saying that teachers should know what they’re doing when they use technology in their teaching. I’ve spent years on humanistic pedagogy, aesthetics, and creativity, and I just landed a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship to think important thoughts in India. Mostly: better chai. I have received some awards and recognitions for my research and teaching, but they are mostly based on hype and luck.
I’m a TED-Ed educator, co-host of the Silver Lining for Learning and AIR|GPT podcasts, and a keynote speaker who has never met a metaphor he didn’t overextend. I blog, make art, and write the occasional poem. It’s all at punyamishra.com, though I’d keep your expectations modest.
~500 words (maybe more than you need)
Punya Mishra (punyamishra.com) is a Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University, AI Innovation Fellow at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education. He also holds an affiliate appointment in ASU’s Design School. He recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship to conduct research in India, serves on ASU’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, and leads the AI and Technology working group of AACTE’s EdPrepLab (from June 2026). He has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering; two master’s degrees, in Visual Communication and Mass Communications; and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.
He is internationally recognized for his work in educational technology; the role of creativity and aesthetics in learning; and the application of design-based approaches to educational innovation. He has received over $11 million in grants; published over 200 articles and edited 5 books. He co-developed the TPACK framework, described as “the most significant advancement in the area of technology integration in the past 25 years.” A recipient of AECT’s David H. Jonassen Excellence in Research Award and with over 82,000 citations of his research, he is ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide (#91 in social science) and #44 (top 5 in psychology) amongst scholars with the biggest influence on educational practice and policy. An AERA Fellow and TED-Ed educator, he co-hosts the award-winning Silver Lining for Learning and AIR|GPT podcasts.
Punya has extensive leadership experience in higher education. He previously served as Director of Innovative Learning Futures at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute and, before that, as Associate Dean of Scholarship & Innovation at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, leading multiple initiatives focused on a future-forward, equity-driven, collaborative approach to educational research. He led a team of educational designers who worked with schools to bring collaborative, design-based approaches to educational innovation, which led to the design of an innovative school model.
Prior to ASU, Dr. Mishra was at Michigan State University where he directed the award-winning Master of Arts in Educational Technology program. He received the 2016 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award for his “comprehensive and sustained record of scholarly excellence in research and creative activities, instruction and outreach.” He served twice on the Innovation & Technology Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), including a term as its chair, and chaired the Creativity SIG for the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education. He spent three years on ASU’s Leadership Academy steering committee and, as editor-in-residence for the Journal of Teacher Education, led a special issue on AI and educator preparation. He was also a member of the School Board for the Okemos Public School District.
Dr. Mishra has taught courses at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels in educational technology, educational psychology, design, and creativity. He has also taught courses on creativity, innovation and design for MBA programs at the Indian School of Business and the Broad School of Business. Among the accolades he has received for his teaching are a Lilly Fellowship, the MSU Teacher Scholar Award, the College of Education’s Teaching Excellence Award, and the AT&T-MSU award for Instructional Technology.
Dr. Mishra is an in-demand, engaging public speaker, with over 50 keynotes and invited presentations. He is also an accomplished visual artist whose creative work has been featured in design and puzzle magazines as well as a solo exhibition at the MSU Museum.
955 words (definitely more than anybody needs)
Punya Mishra is a Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation at Arizona State University, AI Innovation Fellow at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education. He also holds an affiliate appointment in ASU’s Design School. He recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship to conduct research in India.
Dr. Mishra is internationally recognized for his work in technology integration in teaching; the role of creativity and aesthetics in learning; and the application of collaborative, design-based approaches to educational innovation. He (with Dr. M. J. Koehler) developed the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, which has been described as “the most significant advancement in the area of technology integration in the past 25 years.” He has received over $11 million in grants; published over 200 articles and edited 5 books. An AERA Fellow and TED-Ed educator, a recipient of AECT’s David H. Jonassen Excellence in Research Award, he is ranked #44 among the top 200 university-based scholars (top 5 in psychology) who had the biggest influence on educational practice and policy (2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings). He is also among the top 2% of most widely cited scientists worldwide (ranked #91 in social science) (Stanford/Elsevier, 2024). In 2011 he was named as one of the ten most influential people in educational technology by the readers and editors of Technology and Learning journal. As per Google Scholar, Dr. Mishra has over 82,000 citations of his research, with an h-index of 72 and an i-10 index of 214, overall. A recognized public intellectual, with multiple keynote presentations to his name, he also co-hosts the award-winning Silver Lining for Learning and AIR|GPT podcasts.
Dr. Mishra has extensive leadership experience in higher education. He currently heads the AI in Education, Learning Futures Collaborative, serves on ASU’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, and leads the AI and Technology working group of AACTE’s EdPrepLab (from June 2026). He previously served as Director of Innovative Learning Futures at ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute, where he provided strategic vision around research, program development, and public engagement. He spent three years on ASU’s Leadership Academy steering committee and, as editor-in-residence for the Journal of Teacher Education, led a special issue on AI and educator preparation. He has also served on the Executive Council of the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE); co-chaired the SITE2011 conference; founded its Creativity & Design Special Interest Group; and served twice on the Innovation & Technology Committee of the AACTE, including a term as its chair. He has also served as a member of the School Board for the Okemos Public School District as well as a faculty mentor to undergraduate student organizations including the Unified Society of South Asians, and Asha for Education. At ASU he led an intra-university team of leaders (Team Leadership Academy) to re-imagine educational innovation to address issues related to access and scale and was selected to be part of the Advanced Leadership Initiative for future leaders.
He has also served as the Associate Dean of Scholarship and Innovation, and Director of Doctoral Programs at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College where he led a range of initiatives that provided a future-forward, equity-driven approach to educational research and scholarship. These include supporting faculty and doctoral students in interdisciplinary research; expanding external grant activity; creating partnerships with units across and outside the university; developing strategies for public scholarship and more. He also led a team of design strategists working with school districts and other educational organizations to bring an intentional, contextually grounded, collaborative, design-based approach to educational innovation, which led to a new school model, The SPARK school, in a local school district. His office also supported a wide variety of efforts to expand the scholarly impact of faculty work, including but not limited to developing a new humanistic vision for technology in learning; designing new lab-spaces for exploration and discovery-based learning (the IgnitED labs); supporting scholarly journals published at the college; developing alternative ways of promoting scholarly work—such as the Learning Futures podcast and the Learning Futures Science Fiction series (in collaboration with Slate Magazine).
Prior to coming to ASU, Dr. Mishra was at Michigan State University where he directed the award-winning Master of Arts in Educational Technology program. In 2016 he received the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award for his comprehensive and sustained record of scholarly excellence in research and creative activities, instruction and outreach. He co-led (with Dr. Gunnings-Moton and Dr. Wolf) the MSU-UrbanSTEM project, working with STEM educators in Chicago Public Schools over 4 years. He was part of the team that designed the hybrid-doctoral program in Educational Psychology & Educational Technology.
Dr. Mishra is an award-winning instructor who has taught courses at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels in the areas of educational technology, educational psychology, inclusive design, and creativity. He has also taught courses and conducted workshops on creativity, innovation and design for the MBA program at the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad) as well as the Executive MBA program at the Broad School of Business. Dr. Mishra has received many accolades for his teaching, including a Lilly Faculty Fellowship (2001), the MSU Teacher Scholar Award (2004), the College of Education’s Teaching Excellence Award (2006), and the AT&T-MSU award for Instructional Technology twice (2008 & 2014).
Dr. Mishra has an undergraduate degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Birla Institute of Technology & Science, India), two master’s degrees, in Visual Communication (Industrial Design Center, IIT Mumbai) and Mass Communications (Miami University, Oxford, OH), and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Dr. Mishra is a gifted, creative and engaging public speaker, having made multiple keynotes and invited presentations for associations and conferences nationally and internationally. He is also an accomplished visual artist and poet. His creative work has been featured in international design and puzzle magazines and websites, including an exhibition on mathematics and visual wordplay at the MSU Museum (2015). You can find out more about him by going to punyamishra.com.
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