University Assessment Committee (2025-2026)
The University Assessment Committee (UAC) is established by the Office of the Chief Academic Officer (OCAO) and the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (OPIE) to support assessment and evaluation processes toward continuous improvement at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). The UAC has the responsibility to guide, support and expand upon an evidence-based, decision-making campus culture at UDC. Achievement of this culture is possible through direct engagement with the university’s strategic plan, shared faculty and staff ownership of outcomes assessment, meaningful student input, use of assessment results in making institutional decisions (including decisions regarding resource allocation), and strong support from the administration. UAC members and affiliated units are listed below.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Rajeev Bansal | Director, Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning | Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness |
| Serena Butler-Johnson | Director, Counseling and Wellness Center | Division of Student Development and Success |
| Debra Cohen | Professor of Law | David A. Clarke School of Law |
| Fatma Elshobokshy | Director | Center for the Advancement of Learning |
| Taylor Furukawa | Program Evaluation and Assessment Specialist | College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences |
| Rebecca Graham | Director of Institutional Assessment and Outcomes | Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness |
| Torri Hayslett | Assessment Director | UDC Community College |
| Sandra Jowers-Barber | Director, Division of Humanities and Criminology | UDC Community College |
| Grace Kent | Instructional Designer and Outcomes Assessment Coordinator | Center for the Advancement of Learning |
| Helene Krauthamer | English BA Program and Foreign Languages Coordinator / Professor | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Scott Krawczyk | Senior Associate CAO for Academic Programs | Office of the Chief Academic Officer |
| Raysa Leer-Gray | Deputy Chief Operating Officer | Office of the Chief Operating Officer |
| Beverly Lucas | Director of Continuing and Professional Education | Continuing and Professional Education |
| Bridget (Hubbard) May | Director of Technology, Data and Innovation | Division of Student Development and Success |
| Catherine Meals | Reference and Assessment Librarian / Assistant Professor | Library |
| Gashaw Mekonnen | Senior Operations Research Analyst, IRAP | Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness |
| Carmen (Annie) Ramos-Pizarro | Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Malva Reid | Director of Graduate Education | Office of the Chief Academic Officer |
| Tyshawna Sales | Accreditation Coordinator, Social and Behavioral Sciences | College of Arts and Sciences |
| M. Aloysius Simpson | Director, Organizational Development and Learning | Human Resources |
| Briana Wellman | Associate Dean for Academics / Professor | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Olivia Zhang | Research Assessment Analyst, IRAP | Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness |