We are pleased to announced that Chris Dobbs is the new Director of Learning and Academic Success Initiatives. In this role, he will develop and manage academic support programs housed in Academic Success and Advising. Chris joins us from the University of Missouri, where he served as Director of the Learning Center and, prior to that, managed the institution’s early alert program. 

His educational background is a blend of qualitative and quantitative fields, as he began his education in classical studies (BA, Miami University; MA, Columbia University; PhD, University of Missouri) and later developed a passion for data analytics (Certificate, Cornell University; MBA and Graduate Certificate, University of Missouri). In his teaching, he enjoys helping students consider familiar concepts in new ways, such as his University of Missouri course “Roman Love Poetry and Modern Pop Music.” 

Chris wishes he could share what he does in his free time, but with two daughters under the age of three, free time mostly stays in the rear-view mirror—and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Please join us in welcoming Chris to ASA and OUESS!