Institute Faculty

Karen Singer-Freeman

Director of Research at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Wake Forest University

Karen Singer-Freeman is the Director of Research at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Wake Forest University. Previously, Dr. Singer-Freeman served as Director of Academic Planning and Assessment at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and as Chair of the Psychology Department at Purchase College, State University of New York. Her research examines educational interventions that support the academic success of underserved students and the use of culturally relevant forms of assessments. She has also investigated the use of ePortfolios in classes and summer research programs to document learning, support equity and support identify development.


Areas of Expertise

  • assessment of learning
  • culturally relevant assessment
  • curriculum development
  • educational research
  • program review
  • strategic planning