Dr. Susan Asbury, an assistant professor of history at Middle Georgia State University, has been selected as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the May symposium program, which will focus on “Artificial Intelligence in the Holistic Classroom.”

Asbury is one of 16 faculty members from institutions across Georgia chosen for the highly competitive program.

Established in 1995 by then-Gov. Zell Miller, the Governor's Teaching Fellows program provides faculty at Georgia’s higher education institutions with opportunities to develop teaching skills. The program aims to help educators integrate emerging technologies and instructional tools into their teaching. More than 600 faculty members from over 70 public and private institutions statewide have participated in the program, representing more than 80 disciplines.

Asbury holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Penn State Harrisburg, an M.A. in Public History from the University of South Carolina, and a B.A. in History from Berry College. She spent nearly a decade working in museums as a curator, educator, and administrator.

Her research interests include material culture, public history, consumerism, and the intersections of popular culture and folklore studies. She has published articles, book chapters, blogs, and encyclopedia entries on these topics. Asbury developed a passion for the material culture of play while serving as associate curator at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. She is currently working on a book, Family Game Night: Board Games, Play, Memory, and Culture in Victorian America, which explores the early decades of the American board game industry.