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Lydia Snover Director of Institutional Research Lydia received a Bachelor's degree in philosophy and an MBA from Boston University. She established the Institutional Research group at MIT in 1986; previous to that she was an administrative officer in the Department of Psychology and Applied Biological Sciences. Lydia has presented at many conferences during her 25 years in Institutional Research and has served as Chair of the Association of American Universities Data Exchange. 617.253.5838 - lsnover@mit.edu |
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Jon Daries Research Analyst Jon received a Bachelor's degree in Plan II Honors from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master's in higher education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Prior to working in the Institutional Research group, he worked in law school career planning, in the accounting office of a university IT department, and as an English teacher in Japanese elementary and middle schools. 617.324.4810 - daries@mit.edu |
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Gregory Harris Senior Project Manager Greg joined the Institutional Research group in 2002 as a graduate student intern and became staff the following year. In 2010 he earned his doctorate in higher education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from New College of Florida. Greg works on a variety of analytical projects, many involving survey data. 617.253.0038 - harrisgr@mit.edu |
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Gingle Lee Research Analyst Gingle received a Bachelor's degree in English literature and creative writing from Agnes Scott College and a Master's in higher education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Before joining the Institutional Research group, she worked in student support services and as an editor for medical and scientific publications. Gingle's work includes a campus research outcomes project and accreditation. 617.253.5809 - gclee@mit.edu |
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Sonia Liou Senior Research Analyst Sonia earned a Bachelor's degree in computer information science at Ohio State University. She has worked as a research analyst in the School of Graduate and Continuing Education at Bridgewater State University and for the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University (Ohio). Sonia's work in the Institutional Research group focuses on faculty and graduate admissions data. 617.258.5877 - sliou@mit.edu |
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Jagruti "Jag" Patel Associate Director of Institutional Research Jag received her S.B. in management from MIT, and has been part of Institutional Research since 2007, after holding a number of roles in MIT's IT department. Jag manages the administration of web surveys for MIT and a number of peer schools with whom MIT collaborates. Jag has a special interest in student life as an alumna; she served as a dormitory housemaster for a year and assists with the MIT Housing Lotteries. 617.253.8167 - jag@mit.edu |
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Shirley Wong, BS Special Project Administrator Shirley began her MIT career in 1997 in the Institutional Research group's first home, the Planning Office. Her chief duties there were to keep the office running with coffee and ice cream from Toscanini's. She continues to be part of the Institutional Research group today, only now her responsibilities include requests for the Federal government and college guidebooks such as U.S. News & World Report and College Board. 617.258.5876 - shirleywong@mit.edu |