Meet the Team

Scott leads the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in providing strategic coordination in data collection, analysis, institutional research and assessment in support of University planning and continuous improvement of educational programs. 
 
Scott has more than 20 years of experience in higher education settings. He was previously the Vice President for Institutional Strategy and Chief Information Officer at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Prior to that position, he held roles as Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & Strategic Planning and Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at EMU. His main areas of responsibility were strategic planning, assessment, institutional research, accreditation, analytics, and oversight of campus technology. Scott has also served as the Director of Assessment and Institutional Research and the Interim Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing at Goshen College. Scott gained early experience in Institutional Research (IR) serving in a variety of roles including Research Analyst over five years in the IR office at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his Ed.D. and Ed.M in Higher Education from Harvard University and B.A. from Goshen College.

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Marianne Bujacich joined the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in October 2022. As an institutional research analyst, she assists with institutional reporting and assessment projects related to student data.

Marianne graduated from The George Washington University with a BA in Psychology, a BS in Biological Anthropology, and an MA in Organizational Sciences.

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Sungjoo joined the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in June 2024 and has a background in survey research methodologies and statistical data analysis.

As a Survey Research Analyst, she works on designing, administering, analyzing, and reporting local and consortium surveys. As part of the survey coordinating group, her role also includes assisting with consultations to university stakeholders involved in survey research.

Sungjoo holds her M.S. in Survey and Data Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Trade and Survey Research from Dongguk University, Seoul.

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Lu Hao joined the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in 2014. As the Assistant Director/Senior Analyst, she leads the institutional research team and oversees institutional reporting to government agencies and higher-education associations. Lu also directs a variety of projects involving statistical analytics, survey research and data management to support strategic planning and decision making.  

Lu graduated from Georgetown University with an M.S. in Mathematics & Statistics and an M.A. in Communication, Culture & Technology. Her prior work focused on standard setting in globalized value chains.

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Trent Kennedy joined the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in February 2022 as a Senior Institutional Research Analyst. In that role, he serves as the primary analyst for the Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown University – Qatar, providing support for survey research projects, external reporting, and select internal data needs. In addition to those responsibilities, he is committed to helping Georgetown stakeholders grow their capacity for data-driven projects and data-informed insights.

Trent earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota, his M.A. in Student Personnel Services from Northwestern State University, and his B.A. in Higher Education Administration from Hampshire College. He currently serves on the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Advisory Group on Data Collection and has previously chaired the Association of American Law Schools sections on Student Services and Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession. His research areas include statistical disclosure limitation strategies and the use of professional standards among law student affairs professionals. Outside of work, Trent is an avid reader and a happy (if not always graceful) hiker.

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Dr. Ming Li joined OADS in 2015. In her current role as the Lead Statistical Analyst, Ming oversees projects involving the use of research methodologies and statistical techniques to inform the University’s data-driven decision-making and strategic planning. Notably, Ming has been taking a leadership role in survey research and predictive analytics for student enrollment.

Prior to OADS, Ming taught in higher education and engaged in research with a focus on methodological issues in statistical analysis and applied research within K-12 educational assessments. She brings a substantial depth of expertise in educational assessment and program evaluation to her roles.

Ming earned her Doctoral Degree in Measurement and Statistics from the University of Maryland.

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Christian joined the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in September 2022. As Evaluation and Research Coordinator, he coordinates and manages end-of-course evaluations for the Main Campus and is the primary University contact for the Blue course evaluation system. In this role he also provides project management and administrative support for related projects, including for the University’s Survey Coordinating Group.

Christian received an MPA from Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Villanova University’s School of Business, where he received a research fellowship. He has worked in the nonprofit and private sectors, focusing on elder rights advocacy, museum programming, and market research for global brands in the tech and healthcare industries. Prior to joining Georgetown, Christian’s roles were centered on impact evaluation, social enterprises, and the creative communication of quantitative information, while his research publications include articles on marketing ethics, customer service, and sustainable packaging for consumer goods.

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Thanh Tran joined Georgetown in 2019 and is a Senior Institutional Research Analyst for OADS. He is an expert of Quickbase, the Georgetown Main Campus’ budgeting and financial planning system, and has been maintaining the data integrity, as well as assisting users with functionalities. As part of the OADS team, Thanh supports the institutional planning and reporting for the University, particularly on faculty and staff data, while also performing analyses and delivering insights (e.g., on Budget and Actuals, Admissions, Enrollment/Tuition Management, Union negotiations, etc.) using a variety of analytic tools, especially R (tidyverse). He enjoys efficiency and always looks to automate and enhance processes in order to improve the workflow of the University.

Thanh graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in Mathematics and Psychology, along with a minor in Japanese. At Bowdoin, he worked at the Office of Institutional Research, Analytics & Consulting for three years, gaining invaluable insights into the world of institutional research. He consistently strives to build on the mathematical foundation and to advocate for data analytics in higher education.

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Yifei Yin joined the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in February 2024. As Institutional Research Analyst, Yifei is responsible for institutional reporting and responding to data requests related to student data. Prior to her current role, Yifei was a data analyst intern in the Business Design and Optimization Group, where she worked with internal stakeholders, including the OADS, on data analysis, visualization, and modeling projects. 

Yifei graduated from University of California, Berkeley with B.A. in Data Science and Economics. She is currently working towards her M.S. in Data Science and Analytics from Georgetown University.

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