The Office of the Provost has announced the 2024 awardees of WSU Program Assessment Grants, which promote the use of program-level assessment to enhance student learning outcomes and student success. This year, five projects were selected for one-time funding.
“The selected projects reflect Wayne State University's dedication to student success,” said Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Laurie Lauzon Clabo, Ph.D. “We’re delighted to support this important work, which will benefit current and future students, as well as our distinguished faculty and staff for years to come.”
The grant program, established in 2018, encourages members of Wayne State's campus community to engage in an effective, sustainable process of continuous program improvement. The selected projects also represent the positive, innovative trajectory of assessment efforts and will improve program assessment by:
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Seeking student, faculty and alumni perspectives to enhance curricula
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Piloting the use of artificial intelligence to provide more timely feedback to students and reduce faculty workload
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Integrating career skills into the curriculum
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Collaboratively developing new assessment tools to be shared across concentrations within a single program
“This year’s projects bring broader campus priorities such as artificial intelligence, College to Career, and inclusive excellence into program assessments in exciting and innovative ways. They are inspirational models for other programs looking to enhance their practices,” said Senior Director of Assessment Cathy Barrette, Ph.D.
2024 WSU Program Assessment Grant Recipients
College of Education
B.S. in sport management and M.A. in sports administration
Project title: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry: Aligning Sport Management Education with NACE Career Readiness Competencies
Awardees:
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Laurel Whalen, Ph.D., associate professor (teaching)
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Tiffany Edgar, Ph.D, assistant professor (teaching)
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Tami Augustine, Ph.D., director of academic accreditation and assessment
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Medicine and School of Social Work
Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Medicine, Master of Occupational Therapy, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Bachelor of Social Work
Project title: Faculty Intelligence Meets Artificial Intelligence - AI-Driven Excellence (AIDE) in Programmatic Assessment for Interprofessional Education across Health Professions
Awardees:
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Aline Saad, Pharm.D., associate professor (clinical) of pharmacy practice and director of faculty development
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Diane Levine, M.D., professor (clinician-educator) of general medicine and vice chair for medical education, medical fellow/resident/student instruction
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Christine Kivlen, Ph.D., assistant professor (clinical) of occupational therapy
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Martha Schiller, DPT, assistant professor (clinical) of physical therapy and director of clinical education
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Brittany Stewart, Pharm.D., assistant professor (clinical) of Pharmacy Practice
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Kristi Price, LMSW, clinical IPE program manager and part-time faculty, School of Social Work
Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute and School of Social Work
Dual title in Infant Mental Health
Project title: Infant Mental Health: Community-Engaged Assessment of the Infant Mental Health Dual-Title Degree Clinical Training
Awardees:
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Ann Stacks, Ph.D., director of the Infant Mental Health Program
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Carolyn Dayton, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Social Work, and associate director of the Infant Mental Health Program
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Carla Barron, Ph.D., assistant professor (research), the Infant Mental Health Program
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
B.A. in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Project title: Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Aligning Assignments with Learning Outcomes for the BA in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Awardees:
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Silvia Giorgini, professor of teaching and director of Italian language courses
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Chrstine Knapp, Ph.D., associate professor of teaching and director of basic French language in the Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures department
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Cori Peet, assistant professor of teaching in German and director of basic German language
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
B.A. in Political Science, Bachelor of Public Affairs
Project title: Rebuilding Political Science Assessment through Systematic Inclusion of Student and Alumni Voices
Awardees:
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Kevin Deegan-Krause, Ph.D., professor of political science
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Sharon Lean, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of political science
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Emily Reetz, academic advisor for the Department of Political Science
