NATALIE BOLTON is an associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). She earned her Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Louisville. She also has an M.A. in secondary education with emphasis in social studies education, and a B.A. in secondary education, social sciences.
Her prior work experiences include middle school teacher, middle school assistant principal, Kentucky Department of Education Social Studies Consultant, Director of the Office of Civic Education and Engagement, University of Louisville, and assistant professor.
Dr Bolton conducts research in the areas of assessment, program evaluation, and social studies/civic education. At UMSL, she teaches graduate level courses related to education research, quantitative statistics, and program evaluation and serves as a research methodologist on doctoral dissertation committees.
Additionally, she works as an assessment and program evaluation consultant independently and with the Assessment Training Institute/Pearson. She works with schools and education organizations in the U.S. and internationally on designing assessments, program evaluations, and assessment literacy practices.
Dr Bolton demonstrates an unwavering commitment to students becoming successful learners by embedding formative assessment into her teaching practices. She was recognized in 2012 for UMSL’s most prestigious teaching award, The Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award.
