Biography

Angela Gomez is Senior Coordinator of Special Programs for the McGovern Center and serves as Co-director and Assessment Director for UTHealth Houston’s Quality Enhancement Plan. She is actively engaged in educational research, assessment, and evaluation; and coordinates special events and lectures.

She manages the Center’s blue book and fourth-year electives, Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration, and Campus-Wide Humanities and Ethics Program. Gomez contributes to communications for Arts and Resilience and the Clinical Humanities Certificate Program, serves as copy-editor for Human Ties Digest, and is the Center’s web manager.

Dr. Gomez previously analyzed and managed assessment data for the university’s first Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), “Beyond Silos,” which she sustains via The Brewsters, an online educational activity. She is the co-director and assessment director for UTHealth Houston’s current QEP, “Healthcare Policy for Health Professionals (HP2),” leading efforts in assessing student learning and overseeing the progress of the plan actions.

Prior to joining the McGovern Center, Dr. Gomez worked in project management and data analysis and processing for quantitative and qualitative social science research for nearly 10 years. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration and a doctorate in educational leadership from Sam Houston State University as well as a Master’s of Science in Educational Research from Georgia State University.

Dr. Gomez’s expertise and interests include: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods educational research; univariate and multivariate statistics; survey instrument development and research; assessment of student learning; program evaluation; measurement; research methodology; action research; educational, instructional, and learning technology; and educational theory and practice for adult learners.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration
Sam Houston State University
Master of Business Administration
Sam Houston State University
Master of Science
Georgia State University
Doctor of Education
Sam Houston State University

Areas of Interest

Research Interests

Higher education
Education research
Assessment of student learning
Program evaluation
Measurement theory
Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies
Survey research
Statistics
Adult learning theory and practice
Program development
Educational and instructional technology
Action research
Quality improvement and management

Publications

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Dissertation & Master’s Project

  • Polczynski, A. M. (2021). Exploring the relationship between technology use and student performance in developmental mathematics (28801913) [Doctoral dissertation]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
  • Gomez, A. P. (2022). The impacts of a medical humanities concentration on program graduates [Master’s project]. Georgia State University.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Polczynski, A. M., Rozmus, C., & Carlin, N. (2019). Beyond silos: An interprofessional, campus-wide ethics education program. Nursing Ethics, 26(7-8), 2314-2324.
  • Rozmus, C., Carlin, N., Polczynski, A., Spike, J., & Buday, R. (2015). The Brewsters: A new resource for interprofessional education. Nursing Ethics, 22(7), 815-826.
  • Carlin, N., Flaitz, C., & Polczynski, A. (2013). Interprofessional ethics: An innovative active-learning experience for health professional students. Journal of Dental Education, 77(2), 224.

Conference Posters and Presentations

  • Jantea, R., Lunstroth, R., Champagne-Langabeer, T., Gomez, A., et al. (2023, March 4). Virtual interprofessional health policy simulation (VIPS): An innovative approach to health policy training for the next generation of health professionals. Paper presented at the 2023 Innovations in Health Science Education Annual Conference, UT System/Virtual.
  • Wise, J. N., Gomez, A. P., Linder, S. H. (2023, March 3). A campus-wide “Civics 101” learning model for diverse disciplines in the health sciences. Poster presented at the 2023 Innovations in Health Science Education Annual Conference, UT System/Virtual.
  • Wise, J. N., Gomez, A. P., Cunha, S. (2022, November 2-3). A virtual interprofessional policy simulation (VIPS). Poster presented at the 2022 International Conference on the Future of Health Professions Education, Coral Gables, FL.
  • Snow, F. K., & Gomez, A. P. (2022, October 28). Positioning nursing’s future impact on health policy. Poster presented at the 2022 health Policy Conference of the American Academy of Nursing, Washington, DC.
  • Rozmus, C. L., Carlin, N., Polczynski, A., & Frazier, L. (2017, July). Beyond silos: An interprofessional, campus-wide ethics education program. Paper presented at the 2017 International Nursing Research Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Polczynski, A. (2017, March). A road map for applying culturally responsive teaching in the health humanities. Poster presented at the 2017 International Health Humanities Consortium, Houston, TX.
  • Polczynski, A. (2016, February). Exploring the relationship between developmental program characteristics and student performance in community colleges in Texas. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Carlin, N., Flaitz, C., & Polczynski, A. (2013, March). Interprofessional ethics: An innovative active-learning experience for health professional students. Paper and poster presented at the annual meeting and exhibition of the American Dental Education Association, Seattle, WA.
  • Carlin, N., Seifert, W., Polczynski, A., Spike, J., & Cole, T. (2012, June). The Brewsters: A new resource for interprofessional ethics education for health professional schools.. Paper presented at the 16th annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators, Portland, OR.