Garvey leads the CTL in fueling the enrollment growth at the university through online course development, creating high-impact student success programs using personalized and adaptive learning, promoting faculty success and scholarly teaching through innovative faculty development programs, and overseeing the provision and support of enterprise academic technologies, with a focus on high-quality instruction in all teaching modes and models. The success of the CTL has made him a sought-after contributor to professional organizations and a consultant for other institutions. Garvey enjoys collaborating with faculty members and staff to design and develop programs that impact faculty satisfaction and lead to student success. His work involves the practical application of research methods and instructional systems design methods to various instructional projects at UNC Charlotte. He holds a doctorate from Indiana University's School of Education in Instructional Systems Technology and has taught at the university and K12 levels. He is also a graduate of the OLC Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning as well as the EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute. He holds a master's degree in Educational Leadership from Pepperdine University and a bachelor's degree in English from Tulane University.

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