Trail Build, LLC, assists academic institutions, professional societies, and national organization in the development, implementation, evaluation, and assessment of initiatives and programs that promote evidence-based learning strategies, education reform, and institutional change in STEM and professional healthcare education.
Services
Program Management and Improvement
- Direct and manage national-level initiatives
- Institutional change initiative development and implementation
- Strategic planning and leadership
- External grant evaluation
- Institutional and program curricular evaluation
- Quantitative and qualitative assessment
Evidence-based Learning
- Program review of learning outcomes and curricular structure
- Evidence-based active learning mentoring and workshops
- External teaching evaluation and feedback
- Individual coaching
Katie was phenomenal to work with in developing our NSF proposal. In the early stages of development, she listened to our ideas, reviewed our skeleton outline, and provided a unique and experienced perspective that complimented our core team. Throughout the next months, Katie would regularly check in and flexibly worked with us to round out the proposal. In the final stages, she provided detailed feedback that helped us more clearly communicate our ideas. I am excited to hear back on our proposal. Regardless of the outcome, I will be reaching out to work Katie on future projects.
Heather Bergan-Roller, PhD, Northern Illinois University
Dr. Johnson used excellent examples and allowed us to have an open discussion regarding ideal changes to implement.
Chaya Gopalan, PhD, SIU-Edwardsville, School of Nursing
About
Katie Johnson, Ph.D., is known for her interactive teaching style and pragmatic leadership. She is an experienced practitioner and evaluator of evidence-based teaching practices and institutional change. Dr. Johnson has experience assisting institutions and organizations develop innovative solutions to curricular, assessment, financial, and work environment challenges. She has led multiple national initiatives to catalyze institutional change and education reform.
Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Dr. Johnson was Chair and Associate Professor of Biology at Beloit College. She earned her Ph.D. in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University. She majored in chemistry and minored in European Studies while earning her B.S. from Beloit College.