Experience

Central Carolina Community College

• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Institutional Research Analyst

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Used Informer data warehouse to respond to simultaneous ad hoc data requests on topics ranging from admissions and enrollment to credentials awarded and special student types while also assisting on long-range projects such as SACSCOC accreditation, IPEDS reporting, and annual survey analysis. Created and presented a predictive analytics model that used high school enrollments from the college’s three service counties to predict future first-time student enrollment. Launched a monthly infographic series highlighting important but underutilized data at the college. Revamped the Institutional Research website, including creating new copy for the reinstituted Institutional Review Board and reorganizing all data dashboards to streamline viewing. Overhauled existing Title III Grant reporting data to add consistency to definitions, processes, and data syntax. Streamlined the annual report on program statistics by condensing it from seven pages per program to two pages without significant data loss. Instituted a new template using Microsoft Excel formulas for easy table and chart population and regeneration. Show less



Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Institutional Effectiveness Specialist

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2022

  Hired to a newly created position to assist the new medical school in establishing an administrative assessment program while also performing duties related to accreditation, mandatory external reporting, strategic planning, and academic evaluation. Created an Administrative Assessment Handbook to govern administrative assessment cycles, plans, reports, and processes at the medical school. Gathered, analyzed, and entered all data necessary to complete the U.S. News and World Report Medical School Statistical Survey. Successfully took over and launched a quarterly quality-improvement newsletter that highlighted important continuous improvement efforts around the institution. Prepared quantitative and qualitative data reports that included thematic analyses, word-cloud analyses, independent t-tests, descriptive statistics, and data visualization methods to present course evaluation data to faculty members. Appointed as IPEDS Keyholder for the medical school and successfully completed all mandatory training. Assumed reporting responsibilities and guided the medical school through two cycles of governmental reporting. Completed and submitted Middle States Annual Institutional Update, IPEDS reports, and NJIPEDS reports. Appointed as one of three Middle States Self-Study Stewards and helped to guide the medical school through their first Middle States Self-Study. Controlled the evidence inventory - finding, sharing, and cataloging all evidence used by the medical school during the process. Show less



Bergen Community College

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Analyst

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2019

  RESEARCH ANALYST (APRIL 2017 - SEPTEMBER 2019) Promoted to newly created Research Analyst position with a more extensive scope of work and more input into Institutional Research policy and office practices while also maintaining many former responsibilities. Assisted in the College's ongoing accreditation, assessment, and program review efforts. Worked with faculty, staff, and administrators to pull, clean, analyze, and report data that was meaningful to individual departments as well as to the College as a whole. Instituted a new data visualization subscription with Venngage and used infographics software to create visually appealing and marketable reports for internal and external consumption. Implemented a new surveying process for the Graduate Follow-Up Survey utilizing existing literature on surveying and polling to increase response rates. Performed mandatory reporting to state and federal agencies, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Graduation Rate Survey, the Institutional Characteristics Report, and the Vocational Education Data System (VEDS). RESEARCH ASSISTANT (JUNE 2013 - MARCH 2017) Gathered, cleaned, and reported data to voluntary associations, including the Voluntary Framework for Accountability (VFA) and the National Community College Benchmark Project (NCCBP). Produced annual data reports that included the Bergen-at-a-Glance Brochure and Fact Sheet, the Annual Institutional Profile, the Graduate Profile, the Fact Book, and the Program Dashboards. Developed, conducted, and distributed surveys on an annual and ad hoc basis, including the Graduate-Transfer Experience Survey, the Stop-Out Survey, and the Instructional Mode Survey. Maintained and updated the Center for Institutional Effectiveness and Institutional Research websites by uploading new reports and keeping verbiage current and relevant. Show less



ZenContent (acquired by IZEA)

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Mar 2016 - Jan 2017

  Content creation for various assigned projects such as articles, reviews and reports. Edited articles and reviews written by other freelance writers. Content creation for various assigned projects such as articles, reviews and reports. Edited articles and reviews written by other freelance writers.



vSplash

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Copywriter

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

  Wrote clear and persuasive copy for new websites’ Home, Contact Us, Product and About pages. Worked with account managers to determine client needs and developed websites to fit those needs. Checked website copy for spelling errors, grammar errors, broken hyperlinks and general ease of use. Wrote clear and persuasive copy for new websites’ Home, Contact Us, Product and About pages. Worked with account managers to determine client needs and developed websites to fit those needs. Checked website copy for spelling errors, grammar errors, broken hyperlinks and general ease of use.



The Municipal Land Use Center at The College of New Jersey

• Ewing, NJ

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2013

  Assisted in urban planning projects in Hammonton, Montclair, Mt. Holly, Dover and North Arlington, NJ. Conducted in-depth research on municipal codes to determine advances in graphic-based codes for New Jersey municipalities. Sorted and organized hundreds of email correspondences dating back to 2008 and created spreadsheets to chronicle the expanse of the grant project for the final reports due to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Handled one-time assignments such as creating a detailed events calendar and designing the new company website using WordPress. Show less



The College of New Jersey

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher's Assistant- Culture and Society Open Options Seminar

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2011

  Planned and taught lessons on time management and internet etiquette Maintained attendance and grading logs Corresponded with students Planned and taught lessons on time management and internet etiquette Maintained attendance and grading logs Corresponded with students