Christina M. Cestone, MA, PhD
Titles
Associate Professor, Health Professions Education (HPE)
Assistant Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
Co-Director, Educator Academy, LEAPS
School Affiliation
School of Graduate Studies
Specialties
Instructional methods
Assessment
Program Evaluation
About
Phone: 410-706-2638
Email: ccestone@umaryland.edu
For more than 20 years, Christina Cestone, PhD, MA, has focused on workplace, graduate, and professional education, collaborating with subject matter experts to advance their educational knowledge and practice and evaluating programs and curricula. Dr. Cestone received her PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, where she conducted research on faculty learning communities, instructional methods, motivation, and interprofessional education. As an associate dean of assessment and evaluation for a medical school, Dr. Cestone conducted and presented numerous program evaluation reports on curriculum effectiveness, pipeline program outcomes, admissions data, and other academic performance indicators. Prior to transitioning from industry to academia in 2006, she earned a master’s degree in Human and Organizational Learning from The George Washington University. She used evaluation models and techniques to demonstrate return on investment of instructional training efforts in industry. Currently, Dr. Cestone serves a strategic role as Assistant Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs and Development at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). As Executive Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, she launched an educational center for faculty development, serving several graduate and professional schools. There, she serves as a mentor, advisor, and collaborator to faculty on educational scholarship, grants, and instructional design and assessment needs. As an Associate Professor and Program Director for the Health Professions Education (HPE) PhD at UMB, Dr. Cestone developed the curriculum and taught courses in educational program evaluation, learning theory, and research methods.
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