Cheree Y. Wiltsher

Cheree Y. Wiltsher has extensive experience, training, and leadership in promoting student success with research interests in minority and first-generation student persistence, and health disparities relative to under-served populations. As founding Director of the Division of Health Science, Dr. Wiltsher designed and implemented a new degree curriculum which included the development of fifteen additional courses. The new Division has sustained a steady increase in both student enrollment and a two-year graduation rate increase of eighty-nine percent. Dr. Wiltsher serves as FAMU campus lead for the Association of College and University Educator's (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices Faculty Fellows initiative. Her research publications and presentations have been in line with her interests in the scholarship of teaching, and effective online learning design; employing digital tools toward optimizing student engagement, and modeling collaborative approaches towards improving faculty research and publication output. She also serves as an On-Site Accreditation Reviewer for the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy.

Publications

Experiences and Research on Enhanced Professional Development Through Faculty Learning Communities
Experiences and Research on Enhanced Professional Development Through Faculty Learning Communities
Rebecca J. Blankenship, Cheree Y. Wiltsher, Brandon A. Moton. © 2022. 292 pages.
Faculty learning communities are a fairly new ideology that is gaining traction among educators and institutions. These communities have numerous benefits on professional...
Expendability and Efficacy: The Slow Rise to the Rose-Colored Glass Ceiling – Institutional Support for Black Women Leaders
Expendability and Efficacy: The Slow Rise to the Rose-Colored Glass Ceiling – Institutional Support for Black Women Leaders
Genyne Henry Boston, Cheree Y. Wiltsher. © 2022. 24 pages.
This chapter explores ways in which the cultures of today's higher education institutions affirm or deter the ascent of Black women to senior administrative positions. Black...
Rising to the Top One Rung at a Time
Rising to the Top One Rung at a Time
Sundra D. Kincey, Danette G. Saylor, Allyson L. Watson, Cheree Y. Wiltsher. © 2022. 19 pages.
Black women in academia have excelled to great heights and have paved the path for many others to become successful leaders. They provide examples of leading with excellence...
Exploring Application of the Training of Trainers (ToT) Model on Faculty Professional Development and Teaching Practices in a Summer Learning Community
Exploring Application of the Training of Trainers (ToT) Model on Faculty Professional Development and Teaching Practices in a Summer Learning Community
Brandon A. Moton, Cheree Y. Wiltsher. © 2022. 35 pages.
The training of trainers (ToT) model is an evidence-informed approach that significantly improves professional development opportunities for faculty. Despite ToT's multiple...
Where Do We Go From Here?: Exploring Retention and Engagement at HBCUs
Where Do We Go From Here?: Exploring Retention and Engagement at HBCUs
Errick Farmer, Kelsey Kunkle, Sundra D. Kincey, Cheree Y. Wiltsher, Adriel A. Hilton. © 2019. 32 pages.
For over 150 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a significant role in providing a quality education to millions of families. The nation's...