Kaitlin Lucas

Kaitlin Lucas is the Academic Technologist at Central European University (CEU), where she supports faculty and doctoral students with the integration of digital technologies into teaching and learning activities. She completed her Master of Science in Education: Information Technology and Instructional Design certificate at Western Oregon University in 2019. At the CEU’s Yehuda Elkana Center, her projects include co-designing online and blended courses with faculty and students, supporting virtual exchanges and game-based learning projects, and raising awareness for digital accessibility. She also teaches courses for doctoral students and early career professionals related to online course design, inclusive teaching, and dialogue in education.

Prior to joining CEU in 2021, she supported faculty in the U.S. university and community college system as an instructional designer. Additionally, she has managed educational programs and taught in the U.S.A., France, Poland, and China. From 2017-2022, she worked with Paper Airplanes, a nonprofit organization that matches conflict-affected individuals with personal tutors via video conferencing platforms.

Currently, she is active with the Universal Design for Learning Higher Education Network and European University Association, and participates in multiple international working groups including the CIVICA Pedagogical Innovation Workgroup and AMICAL AI Campus-Level Initiative. From 2024-2025, she is leading the AI Aware Universities Project at CEU which aims to develop policy recommendations for ethical uses of AI in academia through participatory democratic methods.