Office of Institutional Research

About Us

Mission


The mission of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) is to aggregate, analyze, and disseminate accurate and timely information in support of institutional planning, policy formulation, and decision-making for internal and external constituencies.

The OIR staff develop and support a wide variety of institutional data files, surveys, and reports. In addition, staff members provide consultation, recommendations, and service on institutional committees and work groups to support and advance the mission of the institution.


Contact Information

Location: 840 Neal St. Suite 112, Greensboro, NC 27403
Mailing Address: PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Telephone: 336.334.3736
Email: oir@uncg.edu

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Larry Mayes, PhD

Associate Vice Provost and Director
Email: ldmayes@uncg.edu
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Sarah Carrigan, PhD

Associate Director for Data Analytics and Visualization
Email: sdcarrig@uncg.edu
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Expertise in enrollment planning and projections, program review, academic assessment, retention, institutional effectiveness, and strategic planning.

Bill Zhang, PhD

Associate Director of Operations and External Reporting
Email: wbzhang@uncg.edu
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Expertise in strategic planning, enrollment projections, outcome assessment, predictive modeling, retention and graduation statistics, data warehousing, and reporting and analytics.

Karen Blackwell

Assistant Director
Email: karen_blackwell@uncg.edu
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Expertise in Cohort Studies, Surveys, Student Data Files, and Ad Hoc requests.

Jeffrey Collis

Data Manager
Email: jecollis@uncg.edu
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  • Predictive modeling and scoring: Likelihood to enroll, to retain, focusing areas for targeted intervention
  • Data and visual analytics:
    • Longitudinal comparisons of daily and census total enrollments, IPEDS reportable headcount and fundable courses hours
    • Comparative analyses cross referencing admissions, SOAR, financial aid, registration, payment status
    • Cohort registration and retention
  • Term-to-term enrollment
  • Automated reporting of withdrawal notifications for Enrollment Management and academic units

    • Samantha Bradley

    B & T Applications Analyst
    Email: srbradle@uncg.edu
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    Expertise in SAS programming, Student Data Files, and econometrics.

    Alice Herring

    B & T Applications Technician
    Email: alice.herring@uncg.edu
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    Expertise in Student Data Mart, National Institution Surveys, and Freshdesk Request System Administration.

    Mark Davenport, PhD

    Senior Research Associate
    Email: m_davenport@uncg.edu
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    Responsible for Personnel Data File reporting, expertise in data mining, statistical research, and visualization.

    Dana Zhang

    B & T Applications Analyst
    Email: ddzhang@uncg.edu
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    Expertise in Factbook, Student Data, Personnel Data report, and data visualization.

    Kathy Baker

    Research Associate
    Email: kjbaker3@uncg.edu
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    Responsible for internal/external surveys, Instructional Analysis Reports, Web Reports, and Budget/Personnel matters.

    Kelly Fei

    B & T Applications Analyst
    Email: k_fei@uncg.edu
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    Responsible for website implementation and university metrics development.