As the Associate Director of Assessment Operations in the Center for Assessment and Research Studies, Dr. Pastor oversees the planning, coordination, and implementation of large-scale data collection efforts designed to assess student learning and development across the university. In this role, she facilitates the collection of assessment data from students at three key points in their academic journey: when they enter as first-year students, during their mid-career, and as graduating seniors. These efforts provide valuable insights into students’ growth over time and inform university-wide initiatives aimed at enhancing teaching, learning, and the overall student experience.

• Pastor, D. A., Patterson, C. R., & Finney, S. J. (2023). Development and internal validity of the Student Opinion Scale: A measure of test-taking motivation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 41(2), 209-255.https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829221140957
• Pastor, D. A., Ong, T. Q., & Strickman, S. N. (2019). Patterns of solution behavior across items in low-stakes assessments. Educational Assessment, 24(3), 189-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/10627197.2019.1615373
• Pastor, D. A., & Goldberg, A. (2024). Assessing a campus-wide civic engagement initiative. In L. C. Bell, A. Rank, & C. O. Whaley (Eds.), Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics (pp. 359 - 372). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55155-0_20
• Pastor, D. A., Patterson, C. R., & Goldberg, A. (2024). Political participation profiles in a college student population. Research and Practice in Assessment, 18(2), 6-19. https://www.rpajournal.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Political-Participation-Profiles-in-a-College-RPA.pdf
• Pastor, D. A., & Lazowski, R. A. (2017). On the multilevel nature of meta-analysis: A tutorial, comparison of software programs, and discussion of analytic choices. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 52(6), 789-804. https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2017.1365684