Publications and Presentations - Office of Institutional Research

This page contains a selection of the publications and presentations given by members of the OIR team. Please contact us if you have questions about any of the documents. Written permission from our office is required for their use outside of the Tufts University Office of Institutional Research.

2024

51st Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Newport, RI:

Insights for Excellence: Unlocking the Full Potential of IR (Butler [Tufts]; Akhtar [Bowie State University]; Nadasen [Nadasen Consulting])

64th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Denver, CO

Using Survey Response Rate Analysis to Inform Survey Best Practices (Jung, Livingstone & Mullen)
Documentation: Crafting a Value-Add Individualized Documentation Strategy [Invited Panel] (Hatch [Tufts]; Morn [University of Washington]; Shepherd [Emory]; Akhtar [Bowie State]; Stout [moderator; University of Pittsburgh] )

2023

50th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Baltimore, MD:

Leading Change: From System & Unit Perspectives (Butler & Wu)
Trends in Public-Facing Diversity Dashboards: Content, Design, and Definitions (Look & McGreal [Tufts], Bergom [Harvard])
Digging Deeper: Executive Coaching & IR Advancement (Butler [Tufts]; Appel [University of Maryland]; Ebersole [College of Southern Maryland)

63rd Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Cleveland, OH

The Pandemic’s Impact on Student Survey Instruments and Results (Hatch, Terkla & McGreal)

2021

61st Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Virtual

DEI Dashboards and Institutional Research: Examples, Lessons Learned, and Questions Remaining (Bergom [Tufts]; Akers [Pennsylvania State]; Egypt [Anne Arundel Community College]; Xiong [Wellesley College]; Miller [Miami University])

2020

47th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Virtual:

A Data Dashboard to Support Rankings Reporting (Bergom)

2019

46th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Newport, RI:

Meeting Demand Through Process Improvement (Butler)
The Basics of Regular Expressions in Tableau (Bergom & Butler)
The Changing Nature of Institutional Research: What skills do I look for when I hire someone in my office? [Invited Panel] (Sharkness [Tufts]; Allen [University of Maine]; Taylor [Wellesley College]; Brodigan [facilitator; Colby College] )

59th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Denver, CO

What We Did on Our Summer Vacation: Qualitative Analysis Process Improvement (Hatch & Freeman)
Almost Too Easy: A New Way to Wrangle IPEDS Data (Morgan & Aloisio [Smith College])
Considering Quality, Quantity, and Value: Strategies for Survey Projects [Discussion group] (Babbin)
Enhancing Survey Data Insights with Longitudinal and Cohort Analysis [Discussion group] (Conoscenti & Morgan)
Strategic Planning for Institutional Research Offices [Discussion group] (Conoscenti & Sharkness)

2018

45th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Pittsburgh, PA:

Rethinking data requests via on-demand tools (Butler)
The Balancing Act: Ethics and Relationships [Discussion group] (Smith)

58th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Orlando, FL

Institutional Researchers Unplugged: Our Role in Strategic Planning (Terkla, Sharkness & Morgan [Tufts]; Coughlin, Laguilles & Ferry [Springfield College])
Transformative Experiences: More Than Meets the Eye! (Conoscenti & Morgan)

2017

44th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Jersey City, NJ:

R You Ready for This? An IR Journey to Automated Survey Reports (Morgan & Hatch)
IR Perspectives on the Strategic Planning Process (Terkla, Sharkness & Morgan [Tufts]; Coughlin, Laguilles & Ferry [Springfield College])

57th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Washington, DC

Timing Is Everything—but How Should We Calculate It? [Discussion group on graduate time to degree calculations] (Morgan & Sharkness)

2016

43rd Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Baltimore, MD:

Approaches for Tracking Graduate Student Career Paths (Hatch)

56th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), New Orleans, LA

Instant Comparison: IPEDS survey files working for you (Morgan)
Is Bigger Better? Text box size in online surveys (May & Conoscenti)
Educating and Training Stakeholders Toward a “Self-Serve” Data Model [Discussion group] (Weigel & Conoscenti)

2015

42nd Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Philadelphia, PA:

Does size matter?: Text box size in online surveys (May & Conoscenti)

55th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Denver, CO

We’re number 80?! Placing rankings in context for leadership (Sharkness & Terkla)
Getting a High-Stakes Alumni Survey Off the Ground [Discussion group] (Miller & Sharkness)

2014

Assessing Civic Engagement: New Directions for Institutional Research, Volume 162

Special Issue: Assessing Civic Engagement. (Terkla & O’Leary, eds., ISBN: 978-1-119-06505-0). Access full text via Wiley.
- The Impact of the Campus Culture on Students’ Civic Activities, Values, and Beliefs (Billings & Terkla, pages 43-53, DOI: 10.1002/ir.20076)
- Civic Engagement in College Students: Connections Between Involvement and Attitudes (O’Leary, pages 55-65, DOI: 10.1002/ir.20077)

Using Data to Improve Higher Education (Volume 29 in the series Global Perspectives on Higher Education)

Using data to inform institutional decision-making at Tufts University. (Terkla, Sharkness, Conoscenti, & Butler). In M. E. Menon, D. G. Terkla & Gibbs, P. (Eds.), Using data to improve higher education (pp. 39-63, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6209-794-0_4). Access full text via Springer.

41st Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Philadelphia, PA:

We’re number 80?! Placing rankings in context for leadership (Sharkness & Terkla)
The Good Old Days?: Comparing Satisfaction at Graduation and Beyond (May)

54th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Orlando, FL:

We’re Listening: Improving Survey Processes Based on Student Feedback (Conoscenti & Butler; Updated version of 2013 NEAIR presentation)
Challenges of collecting post-graduation first destination data [Discussion group] (Conoscenti & Sharkness)

54th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Orlando, FL and 40th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Newport, RI:

Which students respond to the surveys you send them? Using online panels to track survey response over an academic year (Sharkness & Miller)

2013

40th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Newport, RI:

We’re Listening: Improving Survey Processes Based on Student Feedback (Conoscenti & Butler)
Creating a Project Management Tool for Institutional Research (Butler)

40th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Newport, RI and 53rd Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Long Beach, CA:

Timing is Everything: What we can learn from “survey procrastinators” (Conoscenti)

53rd Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Long Beach, CA:

Into the Void: What happens to our reports? (Butler & Sharkness; Updated version of 2012 NEAIR presentation.)

2012

39th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Bethesda, MD:

Putting Data First: Expanding IR data accessibility with online tools (Butler)
Into the Void: What happens to our reports? (Butler & Sharkness)

34th Annual Forum of the European Association of Institutional Research (EAIR), Stavanger, Norway:

Young Researchers and the Practice of Institutional Research (Terkla, Hoekstra, Sweetman & Schneijderberg)

Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Professional File:

Institutional Dashboards: Navigational Tool for Colleges and Universities (Terkla, Sharkness, Cohen, Roscoe & Wiseman; Professional File #123, Winter 2012)

2011

The Journal of General Education (Penn State University Press):

Using a structural equation model to describe the infusion of civic engagement in the campus culture (Billings & Terkla; Vol. 60, No. 2, pp 84-100). Access full text via JSTOR or Project MUSE.

51st Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Toronto, Ontario:

Cultivating Active Citizens: An Evaluation of the Citizenship and Public Scholars Program (Billings & Terkla)

Earlier

2010: 37th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Saratoga Springs, MD:

The Development of Social Activism During College (Billings)

2010: 37th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Saratoga Springs, MD and 50th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Chicago, IL:

Using SEM to Describe the Infusion of Civic Engagement into the Campus Culture (Billings & Terkla)

2010: 50th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Chicago, IL:

A Summer Project – The Development of a Disclosure and Reporting Information Page (Jenkins & Terkla)

2010: Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana:

Civic Engagement Trend in Undergraduates: The Role of the Institution (Billings & Terkla)

2009: 36th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Saratoga Springs, MD

Every Dollar Matters: Examining Young Alumni Giving Behavior (Billings)

2009: 49th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Atlanta, GA:

A Comprehensive Study of Civic Engagement: Freshmen and Beyond (Terkla & Schreiner)

2009: Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana:

A Comprehensive Approach To Measure Civic Engagement At A National Research University (Billings, Terkla & Reid)

2007: 47th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Kansas City, Missouri:

Students and Sensitive Issues: Disclosing Sexual Orientation and Transgenderism (Roscoe & Terkla)

2005: New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) 120th Annual Meeting and Conference:

Learning about Experiences and Outcomes Through Alumni Surveys (Terkla)

2005: 32nd Annual Conference of the Northeastern Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Saratoga Springs, NY:

Dashboards 101: Examples and Advice for Developing an Institutional Dashboard (Terkla, Sharkness & Roscoe)

2005: Irish Universities Quality Board (IUQB) Institutional Research Project Presentation:

IR is More Than Just Data! (Terkla)

2005: 27th Annual Forum of the European Association of Institutional Research (EAIR), Riga, Latvia:

Institutional Dashboards: Navigational Tools for Colleges and Universities (Terkla, Wiseman & Cohen)

2005: Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation (JIHEE) International Seminar for University Evaluation, Tokyo, Japan

Effective Administrative Involvement: The role of institutional research, the university liaison officer and administrative staff (Terkla)

2005: 45th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), San Diego, CA:

How to Win Friends and Influence People: Perspectives, lessons & suggestions from IR Newcomers (O’Leary & Sharkness)

2004: 26th Annual Forum of the European Association of Institutional Research (EAIR), Barcelona, Spain:

International Undergraduate Student Experiences: A Global Perspective (Terkla, Roscoe, Cohen, Wiseman, de Jong & Calderon)