Dr. Andy Van Schaack is a professor at Vanderbilt University with appointments in the Peabody College of Education and the School of Engineering. He teaches courses in social science research methods, applied cognitive psychology, and technology forecasting. He is an expert in the practice of predicting and planning for the future using systematic, evidence-based approaches. His current focus is on the use of artificial intelligence as an instructional aid to promote the types of information processing in students that enhance the acquisition, retention, and transfer of knowledge and skills. Dr. Van Schaack, was the founder and Chief Scientist of several Silicon Valley-based companies where he earned a dozen patents for educational technologies.

In 2017, he received the Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Vanderbilt University's teacher of the year award. In the spring of 2022, he served as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Austria.