AIR recruits experienced IPEDS users to develop and deliver a curriculum that takes a broad view of IPEDS data to assure the quality of the submission of these data and improve the skills of those using these data. Educators learn from NCES staff about the latest changes to IPEDS and develop their skills with various IPEDS data tools.
The IPEDS Educator Cohort includes up to 30 trainers serving on two-year appointments.
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2024-25 IPEDS Educators
LaJanis Allen
Director of Compliance and Student Services
Douglas J Aveda Institute and School of Barbering
Eric Atchison
Vice President for Strategic Research
Arkansas State University System
Amy Ballagh
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Georgia Southern University
Eileen Brennan
Business Intelligence Systems Analyst
Henry Ford College
Jake Burns
Director of Policy & Research
Independent Colleges of Indiana
Mary Ann Coughlin
Emeritus Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Springfield College
Nancy Dugan
Assistant Director of Institutional Research
Eastern Iowa Community College District
Jennifer Dunseath
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research
Roger Williams University
Sarah Gallimore
Director, Planning and Decision Support
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Kurt Gunnell
Director of Institutional Research
Brigham Young University Pathway
John Ingram
Director of Institutional Research
La Roche University
Melanie Jenkins-Simpson
Assistant Provost, SACSCOC Liaison
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Sandra Kinney
Independent Higher Education Consultant
Max Kwenda
University Registrar and Director of Institutional Research
Gonzaga University
Deborah Lee
Senior Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Accreditation Liaison Officer
Concordia University Irvine
Jing Li
Institutional Research Manager
CUNY Graduate Center
Jay Lowrey
Institutional Research Analyst
Rhode Island School of Design
Rajiv Malhotra
EDR Analytics Manager
Huron Consulting Group
Carolyn Sloane Mata
Higher Education Consultant and Director of Research
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
Heather Mechler
Associate Vice Provost and Director of Institutional Research
Duke University
Christine Pacheco
Assistant Provost for Institutional Research
Southern Arkansas University
Jessica Shedd
Assistant Provost for Assessment & Institutional Research
Tulane University
Rob Springer
Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Elon University
Joe Stankovich
Director of Institutional Research
Skidmore College
Ramya Thiagarajan
Independent Higher Education Consultant
Peter Trumpower
Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment
Stark State College
Jason Wang
Senior Director, Institutional Research and Planning
Georgia Institute of Technology
Sharon Watts-Conville
Assistant Dean of Accreditation and Assessment
Kean University
Hui-Min Wen
Assistant Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness & Data Governance
New College of Florida
Brent Yoder
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
Friends University