Regina E. Ciphrah, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

As the Principal Consultant, I lead the company's technical assistance activities in the areas of fostering online learning communities, enacting synchronous & asynchronous curriculum, maximizing outcomes-based assessment strategies, facilitating professional learning & coaching, and enhancing STEM education capacity through a culturally sustaining framework.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

•Instruct EDSE 553 Teaching Middle and High School Science (Educator Initial Licensure Program) and EDCS 729 Organization Change in Education (Curriculum Studies EdD program).•Co-develop program outcomes, course sequence, key assessments, and recruitment strategy for new STEM Concentration of Education Doctorate degree program.•Contribute to the scholarly activity of the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

•Facilitate regular, ongoing professional learning and shared scholarly activity at the school•Support the school in achieving the goal of facilitating STEM experiences for all learners•Assist with the data-driven evaluation of STEM magnet program, school-wide professional learning communities, and the PDS Partnership

Columbia, South Carolina Area

•Facilitate the data-driven continuous improvement assessment process by providing technical assistance to faculty, program coordinators, and department chairs in the development and evaluation of program assessment plans in compliance with Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), Specialized Professional Association (SPA), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and/or South Carolina State Department of Education (SCDE) standards and guidelines as well as university and college-level mission, vision, and policies. •Maximize the quality assurance system of the unit through managing valid and reliable data collection, benchmarking, analysis, reporting, and use in addition to facilitating involvement of multiple stakeholders in these processes.•Contribute to the advancement of educator preparation provider community through producing reports, presentations, and consulting services that informs the work of colleagues and stakeholder groups as well as highlights the growth and activity of UofSC College of Education continuous improvement process. •Manage Office of Assessment and Accreditation productivity by coordinating and supporting the project plans for staff to include the Assessment Coordinator, Data Coordinator, graduate assistant, and other contributors as needed.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Advise Dean and Professional Education Unit (PEU) personnel of deadlines, policies, and procedures for assessment and accreditation; Provide support services, training, technical assistance, and consultative services to groups or individuals throughout the PEU for continuous improvementOversee implementation of Chalk and Wire assessment system – design rubrics in conjunction with program coordinators, evaluate rubrics for validity and reliability, collect data for reporting, coordinate technical training in conjunction with faculty trainerProvide consultative assistance to the Assistant Dean, program coordinators, and department chairs in preparation for Quality Assurance Committee (QCom) reviews; Oversee quality of QCom meetings to ensure appropriate rigor of program review and validity and reliability of data presentedPrepare, interpret, and analyze data for the annual Academic Productivity Report, College Blueprint, and Strategic Plan (e.g. program accreditation status, enrollment data, graduation data, faculty demographic data, assessment system information, and amendments to unit-wide administration and procedures)Oversee College-wide course evaluation process through Class Climate software & present course evaluation data reports to the Provost and COE Dean – serve as liaison to institutional evaluation coordinators, analyze trends in the data; propose additional reporting strategies to target problem areasServe as Title II officer, liaison with State Department and US Department of Education, validator of ETS Praxis score reconciliation report of candidates and annual unit reportAggregate required data, fact check, and validate multiple SACS, US News, CAEP EPP annual, PEDS, and NCTQ reports

Organize and Evaluate internal collaboration to design professional development grounded in college and career ready contexts across multiple content areas and focused on improving the capacity of teachers and school districts in raising student achievement and The Profile of the SC Graduate. Coordinate the development of science academic standards and assist in the development and delivery of activities required for the statewide implementation of K12 science education programs and teacher resources in support of the science academic standards. Evaluate and make recommendations for science education program design, improvement, and implementation in support of new or existing policies or legislation, including the development of program guidelines, regulations, policy, and activities as they relate to science education. Develop, implement and evaluate professional development activities to improve the capacity of teachers and districts in raising student achievement. Serve as liaison and agency representative with other offices, agencies, community organizations, colleges and universities and at the national level in the area of science education.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Research project investigated the association between genetic polymorphisms and risk for characteristics of poor disease prognosis among the Black and White breast cancer patient populations. Responsible for recruitment of patients to the Repository, sample collection and storage, and project database management and analysis including the training of patient recruiters and lab technicians. Collaborated on professional publications and conference presentations as a primary or co-author. Required analysis proficiency included PCR-RFLP, Sanger Sequencing, Allele Discrimination RT-PCR, and logistic regression analysis in SPSS and STATA.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Research project explored how teachers’ beliefs about themselves and their students influence the fidelity of implementation of their enactment of a technology-rich curriculum, and how professional development support during the enactment leads to changes in teacher beliefs. Responsible for development of the curriculum unit and professional development program, recruitment of teachers, enactment of the professional development program including in-service teacher classroom support, creation of unit’s student and teacher assessments, collection and analysis of data. Collaborated on professional publications and conference presentations as a primary or co-author. Required analysis proficiency included development and amendment of classroom observation protocols including the RTOP; development of surveys, and semi-structured interviews and focus groups formats; and data extraction, coding and analysis from qualitative sources including enactment videos, journal writings, interviews, and student work samples.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Develop and implement innovative physics and chemistry curriculum that would challengenontraditional high school students; support and evaluate the Language Arts, Mathematics and SocialStudies instructors; develop reports for the school's Director; meet with school's partners in thecommunity to advocate for the needs of students and faculty.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Planned and implemented lessons that address state and district standards of science content;Assessed students' work and progress through curriculum objectives; Courses Taught – Chemistry ICollege Preparatory, Chemistry II College Preparatory, Chemistry II Honors, Chemistry for theTechnologies and Physical Science; Grades 9-12; Supervised and developed enrichment programs forMyrdis Walker Scholars; Organizer and facilitator of the Annual Mole Day Science Celebration; Director of the Annual Black History Month Karamu Celebration

Ph.D., Biology/Biological Sciences, General

M.T., Secondary Science

B.S., Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Phi Betta Kappa, Golden Key National Honor Society, SC Honors College, Sexual Health Awareness and Rape.