Bradley Thiessen (statistician)

Bradley Theissen
Bradley Theissen
President of the New College of Florida
	Interim
	Assumed office ; January 31, 2023
Preceded by	Patricia Okker
Personal details
Born	Bradley Adam Thiessen
Alma mater	St. Ambrose University; University of Iowa
Website	bradthiessen.com
	Scientific career
Fields	Statistics
Institutions	St. Ambrose University; University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Thesis	Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations (2008)
Doctoral advisor	Timothy Neri Ansley

Bradley Adam Thiessen is an American statistician and academic administrator serving as the interim president of the New College of Florida. He is the chief of staff and a professor of statistics.

Life

Theissen earned a bachelor's degree in secondary mathematics education at the St. Ambrose University.[1] He earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in educational measurement and statistics from the University of Iowa.[1] His 2008 dissertation was titled, Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations.[2] Timothy Neri Ansley was his doctoral advisor.[2]

Thiessen worked at the St. Ambrose University for 12 years as the university assessment coordinator and a faculty member in the department of mathematics and statistics.[3] He joined the New College of Florida in July 2016 as the president's chief of staff and a professor of statistics.[1][4] In August 2016, he became its first director of institutional performance assessment.[1] On January 2, 2020, he became the director of institutional research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.[4] On January 31 2023, Thiessen was appointed as the interim president of the New College of Florida by the board of trustees, succeeding Patricia Okker.[5] He will serve until March 2023 when he is replaced by Richard Corcoran.[5]

References

Delaney, Meghin (August 1, 2016). "New College names new director of institutional performance assessment". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
Thiessen, Bradley Adam (2008). Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations (Ph.D. thesis). University of Iowa. OCLC 317117606.
"New College Hires Director for Brand-New Position". Sarasota Magazine. August 1, 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
Irwin, Bonnie D. (December 16, 2019). "Announcement: Bradley Thiessen named as Director of Institutional Research". UH Hilo Chancellor's Blog. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
Atterbury, Andrew (January 31, 2023). "Conservative trustees oust president at Florida's New College amid leadership overhaul". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

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[:0-1] Delaney, Meghin (August 1, 2016). "New College names new director of institutional performance assessment". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

[:3-2] Thiessen, Bradley Adam (2008). Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations (Ph.D. thesis). University of Iowa. OCLC 317117606.

[3] "New College Hires Director for Brand-New Position". Sarasota Magazine. August 1, 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

[:1-4] Irwin, Bonnie D. (December 16, 2019). "Announcement: Bradley Thiessen named as Director of Institutional Research". UH Hilo Chancellor's Blog. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

[:2-5] Atterbury, Andrew (January 31, 2023). "Conservative trustees oust president at Florida's New College amid leadership overhaul". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-02-15.