
Laura Pipe (she, her, hers) directs the Teaching Innovations Office at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In her role, Laura implements pan-university faculty development initiatives and serves as a liaison for teaching and learning to campus. Throughout her career, Laura has developed a strong background in inclusive teaching and integrated learning that blends disciplinary practice with teaching and learning scholarship. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal for Learning Communities Research and Practice and is a Consulting Editor for the journal College Teaching. Laura completed her B.S. in Journalism (Texas Christian University), her M.S. in Higher Postsecondary Education (Syracuse University), and her Ph.D. in Kinesiology (UNCG). Her scholarly and teaching interests focus on the construction and regulation of public and private space through examining action sports (bicycle motocross, skateboarding, stock car racing) and on Indigenous/Native physical activity and health in the United States and Canada. She is a certified Gallup Strengths Coach and a member of the POD Core.