Jacqueline Melvold

Jacqueline Melvold is a Visiting Associate Professor of Practice and the Compton Chair of Creative Intelligence and Innovation at the University of Arizona's W.A. Franke Honors College. She leads the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII), a transdisciplinary program designed to equip students with skills in creativity, futures thinking, and real-world problem-solving.

Her research and teaching focus on transforming education to empower young people in addressing complex societal challenges. She fosters collaborative, experiential learning environments that integrate knowledge across disciplines, enabling students to apply, evaluate, and connect ideas in meaningful ways. Her work promotes mutual learning among educators, industry, community, government, and students to build sustainable and just futures.

Her innovative approaches to education have been recognized through multiple awards, underscoring her impact in educational practice and design. She champions transdisciplinary professional practice and aims to reimagine education systems that prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

Jacqueline advises and leads initiatives focused on educational transformation and student empowerment. She leads the BCII program and collaborates with diverse stakeholders to create learning ecosystems that bridge academia and real-world impact.

She is actively involved in developing and leading the transdisciplinary educational framework of the BCII program, which functions as an innovative academic lab focused on creative intelligence and future-ready learning.