# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# positions[].label
Director of the Center for Educational Technologies

# positions[].organizations[].label
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# overview
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.

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Evaluation research (Social action programs)

# hrJobTitle
Director of the Center for Educational Technologies/ Instructional Associate Professor

# keywords[]
5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
GoWeb Award for Transformational Education

# publications[].label
Education necessity for veterinary-producer relationship creation and sustainability: a mixed method study.

# publications[].label
Students with access to 3D study materials are better able to translate spatial relationships between abdominal organs and correctly interpret abnormal radiographic images.

# publications[].label
Adopting Learning Analytics in a First-Year Veterinarian Professional Program: What We Could Know in Advance about Student Learning Progress.

# publications[].label
Adopting Learning Analytics in a First-Year Veterinarian Professional Program: What We Could Know in Advance about Student Learning Progress.

# publications[].label
The Need for Meta-Analytic Thinking in Educational Technology Research

# publications[].label
Understanding Parents Perceptions of Communication Technology Use

# publications[].publisher
International Online Journal of Educational Sciences

# publications[].label
Modified B-QUIET scoring of kidney images acquired by veterinary students in live canines with versus without sequential practice on ultrasound phantoms.

# publications[].label
Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client-patient relationships.

# publications[].label
Statistical Methods Used in Gifted Education Journals, 2006-2010

# publications[].label
Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, 2nd edition (CTONI-2)

# publications[].label
Standards Based Design: Teaching K-12 Educators to Build Quality Online Courses.

# publications[].label
Technology Acceptance Model of Online Learning Management Systems in Higher Education: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Mode

# publications[].label
Undergraduates' Facebook use: evidence-based practice to implement social media in education

# publications[].label
Test of Nonverbal Intelligence-4 (TONI-4)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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VMBS Professional Programs Office - High Impact DVM Student Learning Opportunities Grant

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Impact of Student Demographic Background on Rubric Assessment Reliability and Consistency

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International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA) - (Bismarck, North Dakota, United States)

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Application of Augmented Reality Models in Veterinary Practice of Investigating Foreign Animal Diseases

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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On-Demand Training for Foreign Animal Disease Diagnosticians for Animal Disease Response

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-MIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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Sanitary, Phytosanitary, and Food Safety Enhancements (SAFE-TRADE), Benin

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Veterinarian Training Program

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Tarrant County - (Fort Worth, Texas, United States)

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USDA Shipping Course Hosting Agreement Contract

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Multidisciplinary, problem-based lessons on antimicrobial resistance for seamless integration into veterinary curricula

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Cornell University/ USDA- National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Improvement and Maintenance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Distance Learning and Knowledge Management Platforms

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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United States Department of Justice - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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FY2024 Faculty Exchange Program Southeast Asia Veterinary Sciences

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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A Computer-based, Student-Centered Middle-School Approach to One Health Learning/ K-12 Educational Resources on Vaccine Biology and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Hesitancy

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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DHHS - NIH-National Institute of General Medical Science

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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The Effectiveness of Scenario-based Micro-learning Interactive Videos

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Justice - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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DOJ - National Institute of Corrections (NIC)

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An Interactive Online Training Program for Foreign Animal Disease Diagnosticians to Respond to Foreign Animal Diseases and Emerging Disease Incidents

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA- APHIS- Plant Protection and Quarantine

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Aquatic Health Training Program for Aquatic Producers

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-MIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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Hosting License Agreement for USDA FADD-CE Course

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Hosting License Agreement for Shipping Course

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# researcherOn[].label
Creating Partnerships Between Veterinarians And Small And Medium-Sized Farmers To Enhance Economic Efficiency And Sustainability

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA- National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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Carcass Management Resources and Tools to Ensure Stakeholder Acceptance and Maximize Cost Effectiveness

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA - MIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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USDA Foreign Animal Disease Continuing Education

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - (Riverdale Park, Maryland, United States)

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USDA-MIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Building Capacity for Aquaculture Food Security for the United States

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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Antibiotic Use, Resistance, and Stewardship in Veterinary Practice for Domain 8

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - (Atlanta, Georgia, United States)

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DHHS-Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - (Riverdale Park, Maryland, United States)

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USDA-MIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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A Computer-based, Student-Centered Middle-School Approach to One Health Learning

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.preferredLabel
DHHS-NIH-National Institute of General Medical Science

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; TAMU MS 4458; 4458 TAMU

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College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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"College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences"@en-US

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College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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"College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences"@en-US