Bradley Thiessen (statistician)
Bradley Theissen | |
|---|---|
| President of the New College of Florida | |
Interim | |
| In office January 31, 2023 – March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Okker |
| Succeeded by | Richard Corcoran (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bradley Adam Thiessen |
| Alma mater | St. Ambrose University University of Iowa |
| Website | bradthiessen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | St. Ambrose University University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo |
| Thesis | Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations (2008) |
| Doctoral advisor | Timothy Neri Ansley |
Bradley Adam Thiessen is an American statistician and academic administrator. He served as the interim president of the New College of Florida from January 2023 to March 2023.
Life
[edit]Theissen earned a bachelor's degree in secondary mathematics education at the St. Ambrose University.[1] He earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in educational measurement and statistics from the University of Iowa.[1] His 2008 dissertation was titled, Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations.[2] Timothy Neri Ansley was his doctoral advisor.[2]
Thiessen worked at the St. Ambrose University for 12 years as the university assessment coordinator and a faculty member in the department of mathematics and statistics.[3] He joined the New College of Florida in July 2016 as the president's chief of staff and a professor of statistics.[1][4] In August 2016, he became its first director of institutional performance assessment.[1] On January 2, 2020, he became the director of institutional research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.[4] On January 31 2023, Thiessen was appointed as the interim president of the New College of Florida by the board of trustees, succeeding Patricia Okker.[5] He served until March 2023 when he was replaced by Richard Corcoran.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Delaney, Meghin (August 1, 2016). "New College names new director of institutional performance assessment". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b Thiessen, Bradley Adam (2008). Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations (Ph.D. thesis). University of Iowa. OCLC 317117606.
- ^ "New College Hires Director for Brand-New Position". Sarasota Magazine. August 1, 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b Irwin, Bonnie D. (December 16, 2019). "Announcement: Bradley Thiessen named as Director of Institutional Research". UH Hilo Chancellor's Blog. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b Atterbury, Andrew (January 31, 2023). "Conservative trustees oust president at Florida's New College amid leadership overhaul". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-02-15.