- Director of the Center for Educational Technologies, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
- Instructional Associate Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Steering Committee Member & Officer, Women Faculty Network
Dr. Nicola Ritter received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University in 2014. Dr. Ritter joined the Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Department at Texas A&M University as an Instructional Assistant Professor in 2016. Dr. Ritter's research focuses on developing and evaluating veterinary medical educational resources. She is the lead investigator for and director of her research lab, the Center for Educational Technologies (CET). She has received over $4.9 million in research funding, with the majority of funds from the United States Department of Agriculture. Dr. Ritter secures funding to develop instructional materials with subject matter experts for the Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine's professional program. She has numerous original articles and copyrighted works. Dr. Ritter's curriculum programs are used in 90 countries with over 4,000 students and 1,000 teachers reached. In addition to her research, Dr. Ritter oversees the CET's service center consisting of 2 faculty and 8 technical staff. Dr. Ritter received the TAMU GoWeb award for Transformational Education in 2018.
- Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2014
- M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2009
- B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2005
Academic Articles12
- Cheney, D. M., Voges, A. K., Ritter, N., Scallan, E., & Chaney, K. (2023). Modified B-QUIET scoring of kidney images acquired by veterinary students in live canines with versus without sequential practice on ultrasound phantoms.. 64(3), 511-520.
- Means, K., Voges, A., & Ritter, N. L. (2023). Students with access to 3D study materials are better able to translate spatial relationships between abdominal organs and correctly interpret abnormal radiographic images.. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound. 64(3), 521-529.
- Weng, W., Ritter, N. L., Cornell, K., & Gonzales, M. (2021). Adopting Learning Analytics in a First-Year Veterinarian Professional Program: What We Could Know in Advance about Student Learning Progress.. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION. e20200045-e20200045.
- Ritter, N. L. (2017). Technology Acceptance Model of Online Learning Management Systems in Higher Education: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Mode. International Journal of Learning Management Systems. 5(1), 1-15.
- Ritter, N. L. (2016). Standards Based Design: Teaching K-12 Educators to Build Quality Online Courses..
Chapters1
- Rezaei, D. F., & Ritter, N. L. (2018). Social Media in Education. Social Media in Education. 12-33. IGI Global.
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