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Peter A. Usinger,
Director of Institutional
Research
Peter
is an expert in statistical analysis, with an academic
background in social psychology, computer science, and
communication engineering. He came to the United States from the
Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education in
Berlin to join the Motivational Research Group at the University
of Rochester in 1989. Then, he put his expertise in social psychology
and data analysis to work as a founding member of the Institute
for Research & Reform in Education, as MIS Director at P/PV in
Philadelphia – a leading social policy think-tank – and as
research consultant for various Fortune 500 companies.
Peter
became PCC's Director of Institutional Research in December 2002
to help forming a new IR team and to
serve his
passion for improving education and
promoting social capital at the source. Since spring 2006
he is Director of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and
Planning; chair of PCC's IE committee; co-chair of the College
Planning Council; and chair elect of the FACC's Institutional
Effectiveness Commission. He is also very
engaged in the community where he serves as a
member of the Polk Vision Steering
Committee and as co-chair of the Polk Vision Benchmark
Committee. Peter is a also member of the Association for
Institutional Research and the Southern Association for
Community College Research.
Mary Beth Freeman, Research
& Reports Coordinator
Mary Beth started in March 2003 as
PCC's Coordinator of Research and Reports. In that position she
is responsible for coordination of data input from various
departments for the submission of the required state databases.
She also handles various ad hoc data requests from within the
college.
Mary Beth is a native of Winter
Haven. She graduated with Honors from the University of Florida
with a Bachelors degree in Physical Education and then attended
graduate school at the University of Houston studying Exercise
Science. She received her Masters of Science in Public Health
from the University of South Florida majoring in Epidemiology
and Biostatistics. Her thesis concerned the reliability and
validity of children’s self-reported physical activity and
associated non-response bias.
Since finishing her graduate degree
she has worked as Coordinator of Statistical Research at the
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the
University of South Florida; as Coordinator of Statistical
Research at the Citrus Research & Education Center in Lake
Alfred, an extension of the University of Florida IFAS; and in
the area of Consumer Research at the Publix Corporate Office.
Lee Autrey,
Consortium Systems Specialist
Lee Autrey is an Alumni of Polk
Community College and Warner Southern College. She is a true
native of Florida; her grandparents, parents, and she were all
born and raised in Florida. When asked what she considers her
greatest accomplishments, her answer came straight from the
heart: "My wonderful marriage and my three children (they are
26, 23, and 18)." Lee’s motto is “Life is too short — Don’t take
it too seriously”.
Lee has enjoyed working at PCC since
1997. She started as a student worker in the TLCC and
Business Office and became a full time employee in the Business
Office where she worked as an Accounts Payable Clerk. In
March 2003, Lee accepted the position as Consortium System
Specialist in Institutional Research. In that role she is largely
responsible for managing the administrative system
components of the college’s Course Dictionary and Degree Audits.
She also insures compliance of Polk Community College’s programs
and courses with Florida’s State Course Numbering System (SCNS).
Sonja Govey,
Institutional Research
Assistant
Sonja started in 1993 in the payroll
department of Polk Community College’s Business Office. From
1994 to 1998 she served as an MIS assistant for the Research and
Reports unit and was promoted to Research Assistant in
2000. Sonja is a founding member of the Research Department
(1994) which over the years evolved into Institutional
Research.
Her responsibilities include acting
as the IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems)
key-holder, submission of college data to the state, maintaining
both an electronic and hardcopy archive of state and federal
reports as well as local surveys, and overseeing the
distribution of internal surveys. On a daily basis, she
provides a wide variety of operational services to the IR
department and in support of other IR functions.
Sonja is a native of Maryland and
came to Florida in 1969 and is a resident of Winter Haven since
1990. Outside of work, Her love and devotion belongs to her
husband, five kids and 10 grandchildren. She is currently
finishing her AA degree at the college.
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