Cathy Box

Dr. Cathy Box serves as Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CTLS) at Lubbock Christian University, concurrently directing the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Since joining LCU in 2008, she previously founded and coordinated the Curriculum and Instruction Master’s Program in the Graduate School of Education.

Her academic preparation includes:

• Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from Texas Tech University (2008)
• M.S. in Multi Disciplinary Science from Texas Tech University (2003)
• B.S. in Education (Field-Composite Science) from Texas Tech University (1991)

Box’s research centers on formative assessment’s transformative potential in educational settings, examining how assessment practices reshape teaching methodologies and learning outcomes. Her work investigates teacher implementation challenges, student motivation impacts, and science education applications, emphasizing practical classroom translation of theoretical frameworks. This focus extends to enhancing instructional design through evidence-based assessment strategies.

Her publication timeline (2007-2018) reveals evolving expertise from active-learning biology instruction to comprehensive formative assessment systems. Key themes include teacher epistemology in assessment, contextual implementation barriers, and learning-centered pedagogical shifts, spanning science education, teacher development, and educational policy domains.

As CTLS Director, Box leads faculty development initiatives and the EquipLCU Learning Scholars program, providing institutional support for instructional innovation. She teaches graduate courses on assessment and instruction while consulting nationally for schools and educators, though specific grants or named advisees aren’t documented in the source material.