Punya Mishra

Dr. Punya Mishra is Director of Innovative Learning Futures at the Learning Engineering Institute (LEI) and Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (MLFTC) at Arizona State University (ASU) with an affiliate appointment in ASU’s Design School. He is internationally recognized for his work in educational technology; the role of creativity and aesthetics in learning; and the application of collaborative, design-based approaches 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 67,000 citations of his research, he is ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide (#91 in social science) and ranked #62 (#11 in psychology) among educational scholars with the biggest influence on educational practice and policy.

Dr. Mishra has extensive leadership experience in higher education, having previously served as Associate Dean of Scholarship & Innovation at MLFTC, where he led a range of initiatives that provided a future-forward, equity driven, approach to inter/trans-disciplinary educational research. He has also served as director of doctoral programs at MLFTC and the award-winning Master of Arts in Educational Technology program at Michigan State University. He currently is a member of the steering committee of ASU’s Leadership Academy, AACTE’s Technology and Innovation Committee, and editor-in-residence for the Journal of Teacher Education.

An AERA Fellow (2024) and TED-Ed educator (2023), he co-hosts the award-winning Silver Lining for Learning webinar as well as the Learning Futures podcast. Dr. Mishra is an award-winning instructor, an engaging public speaker, and an accomplished visual artist and poet.