Dr. Celeste Calkins
Assistant Professor

Office
NSB Nelson Smith Building 3
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Selected 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
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 and Contracts
PGSF Faculty Equipment Grant
Celeste M Calkins.
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation. July 2025 - September 2025
PGSF Student Travel Grant
Celeste M Calkins.
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation. 2025 - May 2025
PGSF Faculty Financial Grant Program
Celeste M Calkins.
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation. 2023 - 2023
Pipelines into Graphic Communications: A Search for Answers
Celeste M Calkins.
College of Applied Science and Technology. July 2023 - June 2024
Journal Article
Examining the Relationship Between Grading Leniency and Reliability During the COVID Shock
Celeste M Calkins, John R Crooker, Qingmin Shi.
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 25 (6), 33-53, (2025), https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v25i6
The impact of instructional modality on student course evaluations: a comparative analysis
Matt Ryan Aldeman, Celeste Calkins, Ted Branoff.
Educational Research and Evaluation, (2025)
Academic Graphic Communications: Revising the Taxonomy
Lee Geisinger, Celeste M Calkins, Daniel Wilson.
Visual Communication Journal, (2023)
Teacher self-efficacy profiles: Determinants, outcomes, and generalizability across teaching level
Harsha N. Perera, Celeste M Calkins, Rachel Part.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, 58, 186-203, (2019), 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.02.006
Presentations
Leniency and Reliability - Faculty Grading Behaviors in the Pandemic Era
Celeste M Calkins, Skip Crooker, Qingmin Shi.
Association for Institutional Research, Washington, DC, June, 2026
Advancing Cutting Table Estimation with the Help of AI
Celeste Calkins, Calista J Smith.
TAGA NextGen, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March, 2026
Assessing Direct-to-Film Color Accuracy in Textiles
Amanda Bridges, Celeste Calkins, Erica Walker.
TAGA NextGen, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March, 2026
Improving Cost Estimating Opportunities Within Cutting Table Technology
Celeste Calkins.
TAGA NextGen, Boulder, Colorado, March, 2025
Expanding Color Understanding in the Graphic Communications Classroom.
Celeste Calkins, Erica Walker.
XIX Color Conference, Online, November, 2024
Building Collaborations
Celeste Calkins.
Graphic Communications Education Association, Alton, Illinois, July, 2024
Empty Pipelines into Graphic Communications: A Search for Answers
Celeste Calkins.
Graphic Communications Education Association, Alton, Illinois, July, 2024