Kolomitro | Biomedical and Molecular Sciences | School of Medicine

Klodiana Kolomitro PhD

Position(s)

Special Advisor, Vice-Principal Research Portfolio

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Contact Info

Dr. Klodiana Kolomitro has been at Queen's University for over a decade and has held various leadership roles both in the Faculty of Health Sciences and in central services. She is currently a Special Advisor in the Vice-Principal Research portfolio and cross-appointed to the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences. She has maintained an active teaching and research program, and has had the privilege to teach and learn from diverse students in class sizes of seven to 754. Dr. Kolomitro is the recipient of the 2019 Educational Developer Leadership Award from the Educational Developers Caucus in Canada, one of the recipients of the 2021 Principal's Educational Technology Team Award, and the recipient of the 2023 Indigenous Education Team Award.

Selected Publications:

Abebe, S., Nuri, R., Montagnese, J., Lysaght, R., Krupa, T., Mieras, C., Yehuala, Y., Ghahari, S., Kessler, D., Kolomitro, K., Batorowicz, B., Mzinganjira, A., Demissie, S., Mesfin, N., & Aldersey, H. (2024). Lessons learned from an occupational therapy programme needs assessment. African Evaluation Journal, 12(1), 10 pages. doi: https://doi.org/10.4102/aej.v12i1.699

Kolomitro, K. & Schultz, K. (March, 2024). How faculty development can be supported in the age of AI. University Affairs. https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-faculty-development-can-be-supported-in-the-age-of-ai/

Kolomitro, K. & Pierce, J. (August, 2023). Leadership and the search for convergence. University Affairs. https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/leadership-and-the-search-for-convergence/

Hopkins-Rosseel, D., Yardley, D., Turnnidge, J., Dalgarno, N., Kolomitro, K. (2023). Developing a National Consensus of the Physiotherapy Entry-Level Business and Practice Management Core Curriculum Competencies: A Delphi Study. Physiotherapy Canada. DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0054

Schultz, K., Kolomitro, K., Koppula, S, Bethune, C. (2023). Competency-based faculty development: Thinking about lessons learned from competency-based medical education to transform faculty development: CBME informing CBFD. Canadian Medical Education Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.75768

Groen, J., Hoessler, C., Ives, C., Bamber, V., Laverty, C. & Kolomitro, K. (2023). Evidencing the value of educational development: Charting a course on the waves and winds of change. To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development 42(2): 3. doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/tia.1715

Graves L, Dalgarno N, Van Hoorn R, Hastings-Truelove A, Mulder J, Kolomitro K, Kirby F, van Wylick R. (2023). Creating change: Kotter’s Change Management Model in action. Can. Med. Ed. J, 14(3):136-9.

Kolomitro, K., Soleas, E., Steinert, Y. (2023). Developing Faculty Developers: An Underexplored Realm in Professional Development. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. DOI: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000516

Kolomitro, K., Inglese, J., Stockley, D., Scott, J. and Wright, M. (2023). Institutional change through departmental quality assurance self-studies. Quality Assurance in Education, 31(3), 386-401 https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-02-2022-0030

Pelland, L., Kolomitro, K., Hopkins-Rosseel, D., Durando, P. (2022). The Scientific Rigor of the Objective Structured Examination for Competency Assessment in Health Sciences Education: A Systematic Review. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 36(4), 322-333

Raffoul, J., Loy, K. Hoessler, C., Kolomitro, K., Ives, C., & Groen, J. (2022). Use of narratives to communicate value in educational development. Journal on Centers for Teaching and Learning, 14, 90-105

Krupa, T., Lysagh, R., Yehuala, Y., Aldersey, H., Adugna, M., Kessler, D., Batorowicz, B., Montagnese, J., & Kolomitro, K. (2022). Activity and participation experiences of people with disabilities in Ethiopia. African Journal of Disability, 11, 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.1002

Kolomitro, K., Graves, L., Kirby, F., Turnnidge, J., Hastings Truelove, A., Dalgarno, N., van Wylick, R., Stockley, D., Mulder, J. (2022). Developing a curriculum for addressing the opioid crisis: A national collaborative process. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 9, 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205221082913

Hastings-Truelove, A., Ghahari, S., Coderre-Ball, A., Kessler, D., Turnnidge, J., Lester, B., Auais, M., Dalgarno, N., DePaul, V., Donnelly, C., Finlayson, M., Hopkins-Rosseel, D., Kolomitro, K., Norman, K., Lawson, T. L., Stockley, D., Van Wylick, R., & Woo, K. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to older adults’ engagement in healthy aging initiatives. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-n407

Auais, M., Cameron, J., Turnnidge, J., Dalgarno, N., Kolomitro, K., & Pelland, L. (2022). GeroCast: Using podcasting to deliver living cases in gerontology education. Health Education Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969221145351

Kolomitro, K., Hamilton, J., Leslie, K., Hazelton, L., Veerapen, K., Kelly-Turner, K., Keegan, D. (2021). Viewing faculty development through an organizational lens: Sharing lessons learned, Medical Teacher, doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2021.193107

Gyawali, B., Jalink, M., Effing S.M.A, Dalgarno, N., Kolomitro, K., Thapa, N., Sharma, P.B., Berry, S. (2021). Oncology training programmes for general practitioners: a scoping review. ecancer, 15, 1241 https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2021.1241

Kolomitro, K., Kenny, N., & Sheffield, S.L. (2021). Taking an integrated approach to fostering workplace wellbeing in academia. Chapter in Wellbeing in Higher Education, SEDA Special 45

Kolomitro, K., Kenny, N., & Sheffield, S.L. (2020). A call to action: Exploring and responding to educational developers' workplace burnout and well-being in higher education. International Journal for Academic Development 25(1), 5-18

Kolomitro, K., Mackenzie, L.W, Lockridge, M., Clohosey, D. (2020). Problem-solving strategies used in anatomical multiple-choice questions. Health Science Reports, 3(4), e209

Kolomitro, K., Laverty, C., & Lee, E. (2020). Making learning visible: Research methods to uncover learning process. Chapter in Critical Reflections on Research in Teaching and Learning, Brill Publishers, Netherlands

Normandeau, M., Kolomitro, K., & Maher, P. T. (2020). Joining a Scholarly Conversation: Publishing Your SoTL Work. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(2), Article 2

Bens, S., Kolomitro, K., & Han, A. (2020). Curriculum Development: Enabling and Limiting Factors. International Journal for Academic Development.

Kolomitro, K., Laverty, C., & Stockley, D. (2018). Sparking SoTL: Triggers and stories from one institution. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9 (1), Article 10

Kolomitro, K., MacKenzie, L., & Wiercigroch, D., & Godden, L. (2018). The design and evaluation of a Master of Science Program in Anatomical Sciences at Queen’s University. Journal of Anatomical Sciences Education, 11(6):613-622 doi: 10.1002/ase.1797

Kolomitro, K. & Anstey, L. (2017). A survey on evaluation practices in teaching and learning centres. International Journal of Academic Development, 22(3), p. 286-198

Openo, J., Laverty, C., Kolomitro, K., Borin, P., Goff, L., Stranach, M., & Gomaa, N. (2017). Bridging the divide: Leveraging the scholarship of teaching and learning quality enhancement. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8(2), Article 6

Kolomitro, K. (2016). Educational developers' use of learning theories: conceptions and practices. The Journal of Faculty Development, 30(3), 15-20

Kolomitro, K., Stockley, D., Egan, R., & MacDonald, L. M. (2015). Crossing boundaries: The design of an interdisciplinary training program to improve care for the frail elderly. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 36(3), 302-17

Martin, B., Kolomitro, K., & Lam, T. C.M. (2013). Training methods: A review and analysis. Human Resource Development Review, 13(1), 11-35

Hamilton, T.K., Hu, N., Kolomitro, K., Bell, E.N., Maurice, D.H., Graham, C.H., & Siemens, D. R. (2012). Potential therapeutic applications of phosphodiesterase inhibition in prostate cancer. World Journal of Urology 31(2), 325-30

Lam, T.C.M., Kolomitro, K., & Alamparambil, F. (2011). Empathy Training: Methods, Evaluation Practices, and Validity. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 7(16), 162-200