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Assistant Director of Assessment and Evaluation, Student Life
University at Buffalo
Areas of Interest:
• Using data to capture the student experience
• Research and experimental design in Student Affairs
• Predictive modeling and data visualization
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Boston College
Areas of Interest:
• Collaboration across departments/divisions
• Focus groups
• Building a culture of assessment within a given team/unit (i.e., getting buy-in, generating enthusiasm)
Director of Assessment and Evaluation, Student Life
University at Buffalo
Areas of Interest:
• Skill development
• Technology
• Storytelling
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning
Penn State
Areas of interest:
• Why we use the methods we use
• Designing excellent questions with really tricky answers
• Low key data infrastructure design without a computer science degree
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs, Planning & Assessment
University of Connecticut
Areas of Interest:
• Connecting assessment and strategic planning
• Connecting assessment with improvement
• Assessing programmatic impact and outcomes