Lauran Kerr-Heraly, Ph.D. is a Professor of History and Innovation Fellow at Houston Community College. She is the founder and CEO of Altering Course, LLC, an executive function coaching and educational consulting firm.

With over twenty years of experience in education, she has worked with students of all abilities and backgrounds in order to hone in on executive function skills. She has taught at the high school level in both the U.S. and England and at American colleges and universities. Her work as an Innovation Fellow centers around finding new approaches to problem-solving and creative ways to motivate and empower youth and adults. 

Lauran earned her B.A. in Social Sciences with a minor in Secondary Education and M.A. in History at Sam Houston State University. She completed her Ph.D. in History and Women’s Studies at the University of Houston. Her historical research focuses on Black women medical doctors. She is the winner of the Texas State Historical Association’s Randolph B. “Mike” Campbell Award, Houston Community College’s Teaching Excellence Award, and the NISOD Teaching Excellence Award.

Based in Houston, Texas, she shares a nerdy and adventurous life full of books, board games, and travels with her spouse and daughter.