Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Assessment at Notre Dame of Maryland University
About
Dr. Suzan Harkness is the associate vice president for academic affairs and assessment at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, Maryland. She has also held roles as Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) at Stephens College, special assistant to the president, founding director of the Center for Academic Technology and assistant dean, associate professor of political science, and program coordinator at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.. She earned her PhD in political science from the University of Hawaii (Manoa), certificates in leadership and intercultural curriculum development from the East-West Center, higher education management from the Peabody School, Vanderbilt University, a certificate in data analytics from Cornell University, and a certificate in Leadership of the Faculty from Harvard University School of Education. In 2012-2013, Dr. Harkness was an ACE Fellow.
Dr. Harkness' experiences and responsibilities include providing academic oversight and vision, strategic planning, senior staff collaboration and support, budget management, institutional compliance, accreditation, and educational innovation. Dr. Harkness' skills include higher education teaching, research and management, e-learning, experiential education, faculty professional development, and data analytics. Her research is in the scholarship of teaching and learning, instructional technology, institutional compliance, freedom of speech, and political behavior.
Current Work:
Includes the examination of artificial intelligence, artificial virtual interviews (AVI) and potential bias.
Research Area Keyword(s):
SOTL - Scholarship of teaching and learning, instructional technology, institutional compliance, freedom of speech, political behavior
