The Best Practices in Assessment Group is a discussion group comprised of associate and assistant deans of academic and student affairs from each of the schools, school based program directors, and Accreditation and Assessment Unit members which regularly convenes to examine and share best practices in assessment.  The group met informally in 2016 and was formalized subsequent to the Middle States Site Team suggestion received in regards to Standard 7: Institutional Assessment.  The team suggested that UMB have the Associate Deans for Academic Affairs regularly address assessment during their monthly meetings or through the development of an assessment subcommittee to address and share assessment best practices and tools.

Patricia Alvarez, PhD

Chief Student Affairs Officer and Vice President

Office of the Provost

 

Christina Cestone, PhD

Executive Director, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning

Academic Affairs

Program Director and Associate Professor

Graduate School

 

Lynn Chen, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of Evaluation

School of Nursing

 

Shannan Dixon, MS CGC

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Director, Master's in Genetic Counseling Program

School of Medicine

 

Lorraine Doucette, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM

Assistant Professor and Director, MLS Program

Department of Medical and Research Technology

School of Medicine

 

Crystal Edwards, JD MA

Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs

Francis King Carey School of Law

 

Erin Golembewski, PhD

Senior Associate Dean

Graduate School

 

Kelby B. Kaplan, PT, DPT, EdD

Assistant Professor

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences

 

Constance N. Lacap, DO

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Assistant Dean for Assessment

School of Medicine

 

Lisa Lebovitz, JD

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs & Assessment

School of Pharmacy

 

Amanda Lehning, MSW PhD

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor

School of Social Work

 

Mark D. Macek, DDS DrPH

Professor, Dental Public Health

Assistant Dean for Curriculum Innovation and Scholarship

Director, Office of Instructional Evaluation

School of Dentistry

 

Joseph P. Martinez, MD

Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine

Associate Dean for Medical Education and Student Experience

School of Medicine

 

Karen D. Matthews, DM, MPA

Director, Strategic Planning and Assessment

Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Assessment

 

Tricia D. O'Neill, JD

Assistant Vice President for Special Projects

Office of the Provost

 

Jenny Owens, ScD, MS

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Graduate School

 

Courtney Resnick, EdD

Director, Academic Administration

Office of the Provost and the Graduate School

 

Diane Marie M. St. George, PhD

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health

Program Director, Master of Public Health Program

Vice Chair, EPH Academic Programs 

 

Gregory C. Spengler, MPA

Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President

Accreditation Liaison Officer

Middle States Commission on Higher Education