Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation

Staff

OEIE has a professional staff with expertise in evaluation design, strategic planning, project development, quantitative and qualitative methods, data analysis, survey design, and reporting.

Our multidisciplinary team includes professionals from applied foreign language, biology, business administration, communication, counselor education and supervision, criminal justice, curriculum and instruction, developmental psychology, educational psychology, family studies and human services, industrial/organizational psychology, journalism, political science, public administration, public health, social work and sociology. OEIE staff includes research/evaluation associates, research/evaluation assistants, computer/system specialist, and development specialists, along with an accomplished internal business and support staff. All evaluators are members of the American Evaluation Association.

 

Evaluation Project Management

Cindi Dunn

Cindi Dunn, Ed.D.

Director
 ckdunn@ksu.edu
785-532-1651
  • Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction: Technology
  • M.S. Curriculum and Instruction: Educational Computing
  • B.S. Secondary Mathematics and Business Education
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LeAnn Brosius, M.A.

Assistant Director - Operations and Professional Growth
 lmb7559@ksu.edu
  • M.A. Communication Studies
  • B.S. Elementary Education, minor in Leadership Studies

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Dee Sanfilippo, M.P.A.

Assistant Director - Strategic Initiatives and Development
dsanfili@ksu.edu
  • M.P.A. Public Administration, City Management
  • B.S. Journalism
  • Certified Strategic Doing Workshop Leader

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Laura Wallace, M.B.A.

Staff Assistant
 lewallace@ksu.edu
  • M.B.A. Business Administration
  • B.A. Literature
  • B.A. History

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Karissa Bishop

Administrative Assistant
 kebishop@ksu.edu
  • Administrative Specialist for Wyoming State Legislature
  • Board of Nursing Administration

Evaluation Design and Methodology

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Adrienne McCarthy, M.S.

Research/Evaluation Associate
 mccarthya@ksu.edu
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology
  • M.S. Criminal Justice
  • B.A. Biochemistry
  • B.A. Sociology

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Besangie Sellars, Ph.D.

Research/Evaluation Associate
 besangie@ksu.edu
  • Ph.D. Developmental Psychology
  • M.A. Developmental Psychology
  • B.A. Psychology

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Ian Cummings, M.S.

Research/Evaluation Associate
 ian39@ksu.edu
  • M.S. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • B.S. Psychology, Criminal Justice
  • Green Belt in Lean/Six Sigma

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Kristin Wright, M.S.

Research/Evaluation Associate
 kls9393@ksu.edu
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Counselor Education and Supervision
  • M.S. K-12 School Counseling
  • B.S. 7-12 Mathematics Teaching

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Laurel Schmidt, M.P.H.

Research/Evaluation Associate
 lrlschmidt@ksu.edu
  • M.P.H. Epidemiology & Biostatistics
  • B.S. Social Work
  • B.S. Conservation Biology

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Michael Miller, Ph.D.

Research/Evaluation Associate
 mmille24@ksu.edu
  • Ph.D. Sociology
  • M.S. Sociology
  • B.S. Sociology

Data Collection, Coordination and Reporting

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Christopher Pinzone, Ph.D

Research/Evaluation Assistant
 cpinzone@ksu.edu
  • Ph.D School Psychology
  • M.A. School Psychology
  • B.A. English
  • B.A. Psychology

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Gloria Laugalis, M.A.

Research/Evaluation Assistant
 glaugalis@ksu.edu
  • M.A. Psychological Sciences
  • Graduate Certificate Data Analysis
  • B.A. Psychology

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Kelsy Rusk, B.M.

Research/Evaluation Assistant
 kerusk@ksu.edu
  • B.M. Music Education
  • M.M.E. Music Education
  • Ed.S. School Leadership

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Lindsay Mason, M.S.

Research/Evaluation Assistant
 lmmason13@ksu.edu
  • M.P.H. Infectious Disease and Zoonoses
  • B.S. Biology, minor in Agriculture

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Ming-Yi (Grace) Hsieh, Ph.D.

Research/Evaluation Assistant
 ghsieh@ksu.edu
  • Ph.D. Educational Psychology
  • M.S. Applied Foreign Languages (English/Linguistics)
  • B.S. Applied Foreign Languages (English/Linguistics)

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Mukesh Bhattarai, M.S.

Research/Evaluation Assistant
 mukeshb@ksu.edu
  • Ph.D. Environmental Resources & Policy Candidate
  • M.S. Public Policy
  • M.S. Environmental Science
  • B.S. Environmental Science

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Shelby Hunt, M.P.H.

Research/Evaluation Assistant
shelbylhunt@ksu.edu
  • M.P.H. Physical Activity
  • B.S. Athletic Training, minor in Kinesiology

Technical and Development Staff

Daniel Afzal

Daniel Afzal

Systems Analyst
 dafzal@ksu.edu
  • B.S. Biology; minors in Japanese and Asian Studies
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Taylor Doner, M.S.

Devolopment Specialist
tldoner@ksu.edu
  • M.P.A. Public Administration, emphasizing State and Local Government
  • B.S. Political Science, minors in Leadership Studies & Communication Studies

Research Support Staff

Graduate Student Assistants

785-532-5930

Abigaile Weiser

Abbie Kummer

Evan Eells

Teng Zhang

Undergraduate Student Assistants

785-532-5930

 Madisyn Pfizenmaier