Russell T. Osguthorpe, a professor of instructional psychology and technology, currently serves as director of the Center for Teaching & Learning at Brigham Young University. He has also served as chair of his department and associate dean of the David O. McKay School of Education. In 1998, he was awarded the Martha Jane Knowlton Corey University Professorship. Prior to joining Brigham Young University, he served on the faculty of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, New York.

He speaks several languages, has collaborated on educational projects in China, Europe, and Polynesia, and has been a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto and the University of Paris. He has authored five books and more than 50 journal articles on instructional design, teacher education, and special education. He currently serves as the Sunday School General President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Research Interests

• Teaching and learning improvement
• Instructional design
• Organizational improvement

Education

• BS Psychology, Brigham Young University
• MS School Psychology, Brigham Young University
• PhD Instructional Psychology, Brigham Young University