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Kristen McKinney
Pronouns: SHE/HER/HERS
Lecturer
Student Affairs Administration
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Kristen McKinney Pronouns: SHE/HER/HERS
Lecturer
Student Affairs Administration
Specialty area(s)
Student Affairs assessment, student development, student health and wellness, engaging students in assessment.
Brief biography
In addition to serving as a Lecturer for the SAA program at UW-LAX, Dr. Kristen McKinney is the Chief of Staff/CFO for UCLA's Division of Graduate Education. Prior to her current role, she served as the Director for UCLA’s Student Affairs Information and Research Office (SAIRO). In this capacity she oversaw the coordination of campus-wide student survey administration and analysis, as well as assessment support, capacity building, and coordination for Student Affairs. Prior to joining SAIRO in 2011, Kristen served UCLA in a variety of institutional research and assessment roles, including work in both academic and student affairs arenas. Kristen professional service includes a term as the Chair of ACPA’s Commission for Assessment and Evaluation, ACPA Assessment Institute (ACPAAI) Chair and multiple years as an ACPAAI faculty member, as well as serving as representative to ACPA’s Assessment Task Force.
Current courses at UWL
SAA 845 Quantitative Methods
SAA 835 Assessment and Program Evaluation
Education
B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. in Education (Higher Education and Organizational Change) from University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. in Education (Higher Education and Organizational Change) from University of California, Los Angeles
Career
Teaching history
University of California, Los Angeles,
CHS 99, Student Research Program
CHS 179, Life Skills for College Women and Men
CHS 195, Community Internship
CHS 197, Individual Studies
CHS 375, TA Practicum
CHS 596, Directed Individual Studies and Research courses.
EDUC 19 (topical seminars): Making the Most of College, Transfer Transitions, and Campus Climate
EDUC 181C, The System of American Higher Education
Professional history
University of California, Los Angeles:
Director, Student Affairs Information and Research Office
Associate Director, Student Development
Research, Evaluation and Grant Coordinator, Student Development Health Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, Office of Undergraduate Evaluation and Research
Research and publishing
Timm, D. M., Barham, J. D., McKinney, K. & Knerr, A. R. (Eds). (2013). Assessment in Practice: A Companion Guide to the ASK Standards. Washington, DC: ACPA.
Byrd, D. R. & McKinney. K. J. (2012). Individual, Interpersonal, and Institutional Level Factors Associated With the Mental Health of College Students, Journal of American College Health, 60 (3), 185-193.
Schuyler, G. & McKinney, K. J. (1999). At the crossroads of distance and continuing education in the community college. The Catalyst, 28 (1), 21-24.
McKinney, K. J. (1997). Sources and information about remedial/developmental education programs. In Ignash, J. M. (Ed.), Implementing effective policies for remedial and developmental education, New Directions for Community Colleges, No. 100, pp. 87-93.
Rifkin, T., & McKinney, K. J. (1996). The elusive search for funding: Financial aid in community colleges. Community College Review, 24 (3), 53-67.
The majority of the research and assessment work I engage in is written for institutional purposes, not publication, Examples of the work produced by SAIRO can be found on our website.