The UCORE Subcommittee for Assessment meets during the regular academic year to:
Serve as a working group for discrete assessment tasks (e.g., reviewing results of UCORE assessment of student learning and suggesting uses of those results to inform or influence decisions intended to enhance undergraduate student learning), before items go to the main UCORE Committee for consideration, adoption, and/or implementation
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 2024-25 Members
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Chad Gotch
Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
Debbie Handy
Department of Human Development
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Ashley Boyd (Co-Chair)
UCORE Director; Department of English
Lindsey Brown (Co-Chair)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Heloise Abtahi (Admin Support)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Past Members
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Lindsey Brown
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Theresa Jordan
Department of History
Sara Mahuron
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Chad Gotch
Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
Debbie Handy
Department of Human Development
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Theresa Jordan
Department of History
Ryan Joseph
Department of Chemistry
Clif Stratton (Co-Chair)
UCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green (Co-Chair)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Lindsey Brown
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Paul Buckley
Department of Chemistry
Chad Gotch
Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
Debbie Handy
Department of Human Development
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Theresa Jordan
Department of History
Clif Stratton (Co-Chair)
UCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green (Co-Chair)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Scott Benson
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Lindsey Brown
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Eleanor Dizon
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Paul Buckley
Department of Chemistry
Bill Davis
College of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie Handy
Department of Human Development
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Theresa Jordan
Department of History
Clif Stratton
UCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green (Chair)
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Scott Benson
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Lindsey Brown
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Eleanor Dizon
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Paul Buckley
Department of Chemistry
Bill Davis
College of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie Handy
Department of Human Development
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Theresa Jordan
Department of History
Kate McAteer
Academic Affairs, Tri-Cities; School of Biological Sciences
Melissa Nicolas
Department of English; Composition Program
Clif Stratton
UCORE Director; Department of History; Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green (Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott Benson
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey Brown
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Eleanor Dizon
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Michael Allen
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Paul Buckley
Department of Chemistry
Beth Buyserie
Department of English; Composition Program
Bill Davis
College of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie Handy
Department of Human Development
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Theresa Jordan
Department of History
Xyan Neider
University Writing Program
Clif Stratton
UCORE Committee Chair, Department of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green (Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott Benson
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey Brown
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Eleanor Dizon
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Michael Allen
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Paul Buckley
Department of Chemistry
Beth Buyserie
Department of English; Composition Program
Bill Davis
College of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Debbie Handy
Department of Human Development
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Theresa Jordan
Department of History
Kate McAteer
Academic Affairs, Tri-Cities; School of Biological Sciences
Xyan Neider
University Writing Program
Clif Stratton
Department of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green (Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott Benson
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Nancy Quam-Wickham
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey Brown
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Beth Buyserie
Department of English; Composition Program
Bill Davis
College of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Kate McAteer
Academic Affairs, Tri-Cities; School of Biological Sciences
Xyan Neider
University Writing Program
Clif Stratton
Department of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology
Kimberly Green (Chair)
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Scott Benson
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Nancy Quam-Wickham
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Lindsey (Kimble) Brown
Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning
Member Name
WSU Organizational Unit(s)
Bill Davis
College of Veterinary Medicine; School of Molecular Biosciences
Lisa Guerrero
UCORE Committee Chair, Department of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies
Corey Johnson
Libraries
Xyan Neider
University Writing Program
Tahira Probst
Department of Psychology, Vancouver
Clif Stratton
Department of History, Roots of Contemporary Issues
Sam Swindell
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Psychology