About Us | Academic Insight
Our Mission
The Office of Academic Insight facilitates continuous improvement through the collection, analysis, and reporting of institutional effectiveness data. We guide faculty in developing mature practices to measure and improve student learning. We promote data-informed decision making across all levels of the institution to provide actionable insights toward meaningful use of data. Finally, we strive to build national visibility around best practices in assessment, outcome-driven decision making, and improvement.
Former Academic Insight Team Members: Where are they now?
Jordan Cheak (Hardiman)
Office Manager at Harvest Networks
Atlanta, GA
Kate Gutteridge, MS (Upshaw)
Marketing Director with Marsh Hospitality Group
Auburn, AL
Marla Zappa, JD
Graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law May 2025
Practicing Civil Litigation, primarily specializing in Healthcare Defense
Chicago, IL
Sara Adamson
TD Bank in the SBA Department; Commerical Underwriter
Greenville, SC
Kristen Casey, MAcc
CPA for Deloitte, Audit Senior 2
New York City, NY
Philip Bethea, MAcc
PricewaterhouseCoopers; Senior Associate in Audit
Birmingham, AL
Annabel Antoniak, MAcc
Second Year Law Student at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law
Birmingham, AL
Julia Farris, MAcc
Working for Ernst & Young; Assurance Staff
Nashville, TN
Kendall McGoey, PhD
Working for Ochsner Health as a Senior Consultant in the talent and learning department
New Orleans, LA
Sean O'Connor, MS
Senior Associate Software Engineer, L3Harris Technologies
Ana Kriletic, PhD
Consultant, People & Organization at PwC Switzerland
Isabelle Couvillion, MS
Research Fellow, Army Research Institute
Soonyoung Kim, MS
Research Assistant, Individual Differences, Training, and Assessment Lab
Daphney Portis, MPA, VPP
Program Coordinator, Project Inprire, USA Health
Josh Acosta, PhD
Behavioral Scientist, People Analystics & Strategy at EY
Rebecca Jones, LPC, NCC
Owner and Clinical Director, Passionately Living
University Assessment Council
The University Assessment Council (UAC) is an advisory committee that regularly meets to discuss program assessment efforts at Auburn University. Current Council members are:
Melinda Camus
College of Veterinary Medicine
Alleah Crawford
College of Human Sciences
David Crowe
College of Education
Ben Farrow
College of Architecture, Design & Construction
Maggie Han
College of Science and Mathematics
Vanessa Harrison
Student Affairs
Dean Hendrix
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Caralise Hunt
School of Nursing
Charles Israel
College of Liberal Arts
Juliet Rumble
Libraries
Todd Steury
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Daniel Trujillo
Harrison School of Pharmacy
Brian Vansant
Raymond J. Harbert College of Business
Maria Witte
The Graduate School
Amy Wright
College of Agriculture