Dr. Evelyn (Lynnan) Mocek Assistant Professor Assistant Dean of Assessment and Curriculum Dean's Staff lynnan.mocek [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Lynnan has had a varied career prior to joining USMA. She was an Occupational and Certified Hand Therapist for 20+ years and also taught Occupational Therapy at the college level for over 10 years. Lynnan also has worked within higher education administration focusing on curriculum, assessment and student academic issues for over 20 years. Lynnan’s professional interests include assessment at all levels within higher education, andragogy, multimodal communication, and micro-communities. She is a mother of two girls and the grandmother (or YaYa) to two boys and two girls. Joining USMA is the jewel in her ongoing professional journey. Ph.D. in Communications Media and Instructional Technology - Indiana University of PennsylvaniaM.A. in Adult and Community Education - Indiana University of PennsylvaniaB.S. in Occupational Therapy – Utica College of Syracuse University Research Interests Assessment, Andragogy, Multimodal Communication, Micro-communities Current Research Assessment and syllabus design focused on student learning outcomes Selected Publications Mocek, L., Kimball, RA., & Jones-Kellogg, R. (2021). Teaching and Learning in a COVID-19 World. In M. G. Ender, R. A. Kimball, R. M. Sondheimer, & J. C. Bruhl (Eds), Teaching and Learning the West Point Way (317-319). Routledge.,Gessler, E. C., & Mocek, E. (2019). Application of the Organizational Change Model for curricular process revision and institutional practice. Organization Development Journal, 37(4), 69-79.Gessler, E. C., & Mocek, E. (2018). Disrupting poor curricular processes: A three-prong model approach with reflections and suggestions for institutional change. Planning for Higher Education, 46(4), 10-17.Mocek, E.A. (2017). The effects of syllabus design on information retention by at-risk first semester students. Syllabus, 6(2), 1-17, online.Mocek, E. (2012). Visual literacy and higher education’s syllabus. In P. Resta (Ed.). Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (pp. 2977-2982).