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Dr. J. Camille Dempsey

Keynote Title: The Cave, the Cloud, and the Code: Leading with AI and Emerging Technologies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Camille Dempsey is the Director of the PennWest Center for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies and an Associate Professor of Education and the Program Coordinator for the M.Ed. Specialty Program in Educational Technology and Online Teaching at PennWest University. Her academic background includes a doctorate in instructional technology from Duquesne University, a master's degree from Columbia University Teachers College, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. As a cultural theorist and the founder of the Theory of Virtuality Culture, she has investigated intersections between technology, generative AI, and contemporary culture and is recognized internationally for her work in educational technology in education. Her research focuses on the ways society is connecting, exploring, and communicating through contemporary technologies, as well as how they restructure human consciousness and mediate presence and connection. Dr. Dempsey has also presented widely at local, regional, state, national, and international conferences. 

Honors include being selected as a Faculty Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence through the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and an EDSAFE AI Alliance Catalyst Fellow. Camille also serves as a Google Women Ambassador, a Google AI Mastermind for Women, a Google Educator Group Leader, an International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Community Leader, and a Pennsylvania Keystone Technology Integrator. She was awarded a “20 to Watch” award in educational technology from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the state “Educational Technology Impact Award,” for her article, The spirit of the times: Virtuality culture and technology-mediated human presence from the Technology Education Research Journal through the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology Association (PAECT). Camille has also received the Ero W. Davidson State Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Technology & Communications from the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology (PAECT).

Dr. Dempsey has also served as faculty in the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) K-12 Artificial Explorations program, helping over 100 educators to integrate AI into their programs and schools. She has served as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Educational Technology, as a grant panel facilitator and reviewer, with the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a higher education program reviewer, and provided professional development in educational technology and other areas to organizations in the region and around the world. Most recently, she also worked with Moroccan professors in a professional development series, helping them integrate AI into their teaching and learning practices, and exploring ethical AI and policy issues.