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Employee Profile

Katie Busby

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Institutional Research, Effect/Planning
Director of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning, Accreditation Liaison, and Instructional Assistant Professor of Higher Education
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Falkner Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-5026
kbusby@olemiss.edu
Joined UM: August 8, 2016

Areas of Expertise

  • ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT
  • EDUCATION OUTCOMES
  • HIGHER EDUCATION - STUDENT SERVICES
  • HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY
  • INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
  • INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
  • STRATEGIC PLANNING

Brief Bio

Katie Busby is the Director of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Planning. Prior to joining Ole Miss, she was Assistant Provost for Assessment and Institutional Research at Tulane University. Dr. Busby also directed student affairs assessment activities at The University of Alabama and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). She spent five years as a member of the mathematics faculty at Baylor University and four years as a student affairs educator at James Madison University. Her research interests include measures of student development and leadership, instrument development, and validity issues. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in mathematics from The University of Mississippi and earned her Ph.D. in Assessment and Measurement at James Madison University. Dr. Busby is an active member of several professional associations, regularly presents at regional and national conferences, and serves as a member of program review and accreditation review teams. Dr. Busby is also Assistant Editor of Assessment Update and past editor of Research & Practice in Assessment.

Degrees

BS
Mathematics
The University of Mississippi (1991)
MS
Mathematics
The University of Mississippi (1993)
PhD
Assessment and Measurement
James Madison University (2005)

Committee Memberships

CETL - Keep Teaching and Learning
Ad Hoc Committee
CETL - QEP Advisory Board
Ad Hoc Committee
Completion and Student Success (CASS)
Other Kind of Committee
Council of Academic Administrators
University Standing Committee
General Education
University Standing Committee
Graduate Council
University Standing Committee
QEP Advisory Board
Other Kind of Committee
Retention Advisory Board
Other Kind of Committee
Strategic Planning Council
University Standing Committee
Undergraduate Council
University Standing Committee
University Assessment Committee-IR
Other Kind of Committee