Sean Lancaster is an Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Grand Valley State University. His portfolio of responsibilities includes accreditation (e.g., GVSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission), assessment, and strategic planning. He earned his Ph.D. in special education from the University of Kansas where he also earned his previous degrees.

Dr. Lancaster has been at GVSU since 2000, earning promotion to associate professor in 2005, tenure in 2006, and then promotion to full professor in 2012. He is a former recipient of the Pew Teaching with Technology Award, but also the Graduate Outstanding Teaching Award, and the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. Prior to his AVP role, he was a department chair for six years over two different departments in the former College of Education: Special Education, Foundations, and Technology, and over the Literacy and Technology department.

Dr. Lancaster is a Research Fellow with the International Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute. He has rich history of scholarly publications and presentations, and a key focus of his service over the past decade has been dedicated towards disrupting patterns of inequity that exist in schools and classrooms.