Dr. Celeste Calkins
Assistant Professor
Technology
Office
NSB Nelson Smith Building 3
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- About
- Education
- Research
Current Courses
TEC 353.001 Color Management
TEC 358.001 E-Publishing Management
TEC 356.001 Graphic Communication Business Practices
TEC 400.006 Independent Study
TEC 250.001 Graphic Media Composition
TEC 253.001 Image Capture And Editing
TEC 354.001 Print Production Planning and Profitability
PhD Higher Education
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
MA Adult and Community Education
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
MA Career and Technical Education
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
BS Graphic Communications Management
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Other Marketing and Graphic Communications
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Grants & Contracts
PGSF Faculty Equipment Grant. Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation. Private. (2025)
PGSF Student Travel Grant. Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation. Private. (2025)
PGSF Faculty Financial Grant Program. Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation. Private. (2023)
Pipelines into Graphic Communications: A Search for Answers. College of Applied Science and Technology. Illinois State University. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Calkins , C., & Jacob, C. Improving Cost Estimating Opportunities Within Cutting Table Technology. Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (2025)
Calkins , C., & Xu, R. Comparison of InLine Color Management Between Two Digital Presses. Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (2024)
Calkins , C., & Walker, E. Expanding Color Understanding in the Graphic Communications Classroom through Color Model Comparisons.. Filippo Cherubini and Andrea Siniscalco (EDs). Gruppo Del Colore Associazione Italiana Colore XIX A (2024): 137-145.
Journal Article
Geisinger, L., Calkins , C., & Wilson, D. Academic Graphic Communications: Revising the Taxonomy. Xiaoying Rong (EDs). Visual Communication Journal (2023)
Perera, H., Calkins , C., & Part, R. Teacher self-efficacy profiles: Determinants, outcomes, and generalizability across teaching level. Contemporary Educational Psychology 58 (2019): 186-203.
Aldeman, M.R., Calkins, C.M., Branoff, T.J. (2025). The Impact of Instructional Modality on Student Course Evaluations: A Comparative Analysis. Educational Research and Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2024.2434594
Presentations
Advancing Cutting Table Estimation with the Help of AI. TAGA NextGen. Technical Association of the Graphic Arts. (2026)
Assessing Direct-to-Film Color Accuracy in Textiles. TAGA NextGen. Technical Association of the Graphic Arts. (2026)
Leniency and Reliability - Faculty Grading Behaviors in the Pandemic Era. Association for Institutional Research. AIR. (2026)
Improving Cost Estimating Opportunities Within Cutting Table Technology. TAGA NextGen. Technical Association of the Graphic Arts. (2025)
Building Collaborations. Graphic Communications Education Association. (2024)
Empty Pipelines into Graphic Communications: A Search for Answers. Graphic Communications Education Association. (2024)
Expanding Color Understanding in the Graphic Communications Classroom.. XIX Color Conference. Gruppo Del Colore. (2024)