UCORE Subcommittee for Assessment

The UCORE Subcommittee for Assessment meets during the regular academic year to:

  • Serve as a working group for discrete assessment tasks (e.g., pilot measures, policies and practices, curriculum recommendations), before items go to the full UCORE Committee for consideration, adoption, and/or implementation
  • Advise the UCORE Director and Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness (ACE) (e.g., raise questions, give advice, notice gaps, inform concerns and decisions, and provide transparency)
  • Respond to and confirm recommendations and actions from the UCORE Director, from vantages as faculty and members of various departments, schools, colleges, with representative and unique perspectives, to ensure faculty and college leadership input on recommendations and actions

AY 2023-24 Members

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Lindsey BrownOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Theresa JordanDepartment of History
Sara MahuronOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology

Past Members

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Chad GotchDepartment of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
Debbie HandyDepartment of Human Development
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Theresa JordanDepartment of History
Ryan JosephDepartment of Chemistry
Clif Stratton
(Co-Chair)
UCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Co-Chair)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Lindsey BrownOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Paul BuckleyDepartment of Chemistry
Chad GotchDepartment of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
Debbie HandyDepartment of Human Development
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Theresa JordanDepartment of History
Clif Stratton
(Co-Chair)
UCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Co-Chair)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Scott BensonOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Lindsey BrownOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Eleanor DizonOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Paul BuckleyDepartment of Chemistry
Bill DavisCollege of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie HandyDepartment of Human Development
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Theresa JordanDepartment of History
Clif StrattonUCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Chair)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Scott BensonOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Lindsey BrownOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Eleanor DizonOffice of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Paul BuckleyDepartment of Chemistry
Bill DavisCollege of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie HandyDepartment of Human Development
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Theresa JordanDepartment of History
Kate McAteerAcademic Affairs, Tri-Cities; School of Biological Sciences
Melissa NicolasDepartment of English; Composition Program
Clif StrattonUCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott BensonOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey BrownOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Eleanor DizonOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Michael AllenDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
Paul BuckleyDepartment of Chemistry
Beth BuyserieDepartment of English; Composition Program
Bill DavisCollege of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie HandyDepartment of Human Development
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Theresa JordanDepartment of History
Xyan NeiderUniversity Writing Program
Clif StrattonUCORE Committee Chair, Department of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott BensonOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey BrownOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Eleanor DizonOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Michael AllenDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
Paul BuckleyDepartment of Chemistry
Beth BuyserieDepartment of English; Composition Program
Bill DavisCollege of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie HandyDepartment of Human Development
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Theresa JordanDepartment of History
Kate McAteerAcademic Affairs, Tri-Cities; School of Biological Sciences
Xyan NeiderUniversity Writing Program
Clif StrattonDepartment of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott BensonOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Nancy Quam-WickhamOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey BrownOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Beth BuyserieDepartment of English; Composition Program
Bill DavisCollege of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Kate McAteerAcademic Affairs, Tri-Cities; School of Biological Sciences
Xyan NeiderUniversity Writing Program
Clif StrattonDepartment of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott BensonOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Nancy Quam-WickhamOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey (Kimble) BrownOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning

Member NameWSU Organizational Unit(s)
Bill DavisCollege of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Lisa Guerrero UCORE Committee Chair, Department of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies
Corey JohnsonLibraries
Xyan NeiderUniversity Writing Program
Tahira ProbstDepartment of Psychology, Vancouver
Clif StrattonDepartment of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam SwindellCollege of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green
(Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Elizabeth CarneyOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Becky DuebenOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Briana MorrisonOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey KimbleOffice of Assessment of Teaching and Learning