Rebecca Kammer

Dr. Kammer has been a faculty member of optometry colleges for 14 years. She recently completed a doctorate in higher education. Her research focuses on student engagement and active learning aimed at critical thinking development in doctoral health professions education. She has re-designed her own teaching with significant learning experiences that have led to deep learning, retention of concepts and knowledge, and improved problem-solving skills in optometry students. Dr. Kammer consults for colleges on curriculum design using Active learning toward development of students’ critical thinking and reasoning skills. Dr. Kammer earned her doctor of optometry degree from Ketchum University and her PhD from Azusa Pacific University. In a humanitarian role, she serves as the Director of Vision Services at Under The Same Sun, an organization aimed at ending discrimination of persons with albinism in Tanzania, Africa.