Institutional Effectiveness Certificate
Dr. Elise Demeter
Dr. Elise Demeter is the Senior Assessment Research Analyst in the Office of Assessment and Accreditation and an associate member of the Graduate Faculty at UNC Charlotte. She provides leadership in quantitative and qualitative research studies related to student learning, engagement, and success in higher education, as well as expertise in program evaluation. She is also responsible for disseminating data through multiple mediums to increase access to and use of it. In addition, Dr. Demeter collaborates with faculty and staff across the institution to develop student learning outcomes and to design meaningful and sustainable course- and program-level assessment practices, with a particular emphasis on using data to improve student learning.
Prior to joining UNC Charlotte in 2016, Dr. Demeter served as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University, where she designed and conducted human-subjects research on cognition and motivation using neuroimaging and behavioral methods. She has extensive experience mentoring undergraduates in research and enjoys teaching psychology and neuroscience courses. She holds a B.S. in biology (Duke) and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Demeter is currently teaching the following courses as part of the Institutional Effectiveness Certificate: