Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning, and Assessment

Best Practices in Assessment Group

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.

Group Members

Patty 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, MS, FICD
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

Jenny Owens, ScD, MS
Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
Executive Director, Graduate Research Innovation District
Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies

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

Archived Meeting Agendas and Documents

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October 17, 2017