Michael Barbour is a third year doctoral student in the Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia. Michael has been active in a number of national organizations - as an executive member, conference planner, and conference volunteer.

At UGA, Michael has been active in the Graduate Student Association, Instructional Technology Student Association, and the Graduate Researchers in Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology. As a relatively new member of AECT, Michael is interested in exploring ways to maintain graduate student membership after convocation