Sheena Ghanbari Serslev

Sheena Ghanbari Serslev

Sheena Ghanbari Serslev

Instructor

Creativity and learning, program assessment, curriculum design, scholarship of teaching and learning

Dr. Sheena G. Serslev is the Director of Institutional Assessment in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning at George Mason University. She leads  program review and assessment processes for academic programs with an educational development approach that prioritizes faculty engagement and student learning. 

Prior to joining George Mason University, she was the Associate Director of Engaged Teaching at the UC San Diego Teaching + Learning Commons where she co-lead an integrated faculty development center. She has also worked as an educator, researcher, and arts administrator.

Selected Publications

Durham, E. G. Serslev, G. S. DeSantis, M. (2024) Building a Comprehensive Assessment Framework. Assessment Update: Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education. Volume 36 Issue 1. January-February 2024

Minnes, M., Serslev, S. G., & Padilla, O. (2021). What do cs students value in industry internships?. ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 21(1), 1-15.

Binkin, N., Serslev, S. G., & Hadjipieris, P. (2020). Building a public health practicum: reflections on course design. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 13(3).                                                               

Kang, D Goico, S. Serslev, S. G. Bennallack, K. Pontes, D. O’Brien, D. and Hargis, J. (2019). Providing an Oral Examination as an Authentic Assessment in a Large Section, Undergraduate Diversity Class. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, May 2019

Ghanbari, S. Seethaler, S. Hadjipieris, P. Heinrichsen, E. and Hargis, J. (2018). Tools for Teaching and Research Communication: Hosting a Nonconference to Foster Collaboration. EducauseReview, July 2018

Ghanbari, S. Learning across disciplines: A collective case study of two university programs that integrate the arts with STEM. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 16(7). Available at: http://www.ijea.org/v16n7/ , June 2015                                                                                                   

Expanded Publication List

Durham, G. E. Serslev, S. G. DeSantis, M. (2024) Building a Comprehensive Assessment Framework. Assessment Update: Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education. Volume 36 Issue 1. January-February 2024

Minnes, M., Serslev, S. G., & Padilla, O. (2021). What do cs students value in industry internships? ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 21(1), 1-15.

Minnes, M., Serslev, S. G., & Edwards, M. (2020). Attitude shifts and transformation during computer science and engineering student internships. In 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access.

Binkin, N., Serslev, S. G., & Hadjipieris, P. (2020). Building a public health practicum: reflections on course design. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 13(3). 

Washington, T. Bardolph, M. Hadjipieris, P. Serslev, S. G, Hargis, J. (2019) Today’s Discussion Boards: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The Online Journal of New Horizons in Education, July 2019                                                                

Bahdadchi, S. Nemerever, Z. Serslev, G. S. Hadjiperis, P., Sandoval, C. L. (2019) Creating Environments for Critical Thinking in Electrical and Computer Engineering Education., American Society for Engineering Education, May 2019 

Kang, D Goico, S. Serslev, G. S. Bennallack, K. Pontes, D. O’Brien, D. and Hargis, J. (2019). Providing an Oral Examination as an Authentic Assessment in a Large Section, Undergraduate Diversity Class. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, May 2019

Ghanbari, S. Seethaler, S. Hadjipieris, P. Heinrichsen, E. and Hargis, J. (2018). Tools for Teaching and Research Communication: Hosting a Nonconference to Foster Collaboration. EducauseReview, July 2018

Abukar, S. Ghanbari, S. Nariman, N, Jenkins-Martin, T, Thompson, P. Viaud, K. (2018) Weekend Warriors Unite: Six Women’s Personal and Professional Growth in Social Justice Leadership, NASPA Journal about Women in Higher Education, May 2018                                                                                                                         

Ghanbari, S. Nariman, N. Viaud, K. An Account of Online Learning Experiences with First-Year Doctoral Students, AERA Division J Blog.  April 2016                                    

Ghanbari, S. Learning across disciplines: A collective case study of two university programs that integrate the arts with STEM. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 16(7). Available at: http://www.ijea.org/v16n7/ , June 2015

Ghanbari, S. Taylor, M. Knight, A. M. Smith. Creative Conversations 2014 White Paper, Rising Arts Leaders, San Diego Chapter, April 2015             

Ghanbari, S. STEAM: The wave of the future embedded in ideals of the past, The STEAM Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 2, Article 27. DOI: 10.5642/steam.20140102.27 
Available at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol1/iss2/27, January 2014

Education

Ed.D., Doctorate in Educational Leadership, University of California San Diego 

MAM, Masters of Arts Management, Carnegie Mellon University

BA, Bachelors of Arts, Visual Arts and Communication Double Major, University of California San Diego