About
Angela is one of those rare individuals who is able to help an organization build an effective data culture and make sense of volumes of data, always with the focus on helping students succeed and the university achieve its enrollment and retention goals Her work helps senior leaders in higher education build effective strategy that is grounded in evidence-based action planning.
Dr. Keith Humphrey
Vice President for Student Affairs
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Co-PI on groundbreaking research demonstrating that the curricular use of Adobe Creative Cloud significantly improved student learning and student success, and reduced equity gaps. Provided strategic guidance to colleges and universities nationwide on effective use of analytics.
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Led merger of central data teams to unify decision support resources at a large R-1, AAU university. Created a student success data strategy that was instrumental in achieving historical highs for the institution in key performance metrics and competitive rankings.
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Designed and implemented professional development curriculum to enable staff in 30+ Student Affairs Division units to conduct their own outcomes assessments.
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Provided program evaluation, grant-writing, and strategic consulting to community based organizations and governmental entities including multiple branches of the Arizona Governor's Office, unincorporated US territories, and indigenous populations.
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Published works on machine learning and predictive analytics, institutional research, change management, organizational collaboration, co-curricular learning, cyber-aggression, academic integrity, public health policy.
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Presentations and workshops for companies including Academic Insights, Civitas Learning, STAMATS, EDUCAUSE, multiple colleges and universities, the Arizona Technology Council, the Association for Institutional Research, the American Evaluation Association, the Association of American Universities Data Exchange, the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities, and the APLU Commission on Information, Measurement & Analysis.
Angela Baldasare, PhD
Getting You to Outcomes
Most organizations have an abundance of data, but a shortage of insights that translate into action and results. When people, process, and technology don't align, leaders are left in the lurch lacking the information they need in critical decision-making moments.
If you're an organizational leader looking for hands-on, expert assistance in effectively leveraging data to inform strategic action and achieve outcomes, I can help. I apply my methodological training as a social scientist, my fluency in all things data, and my understanding of interdependent systems, social structures, group dynamics, and culture to the solving of organizational problems.
My professional experience over 20+ years ranges from serving as a faculty member and administrator in higher education, to working as a consultant for government entities, community-based and non-profit organizations, and tech startups. Across these settings I've applied my data-informed approach to a wide array of challenges:
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achieving equitable outcomes for diverse groups
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issue identification and diagnosis
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implementation and improvement of evidence-based practices
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formulation of indicators and metrics to track progress
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measurement of impact and efficacy
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organizational change management
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original research to inform emerging issue response
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workshops and trainings to build organizational research and analytics capacity
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data governance, bias-avoidance, and privacy protection
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creation of team and advisory structures to optimize for data-informed action.
I deliver process-oriented consulting to build sustainable new practices, capacity, and structures in your organization.
With the right leadership and focus, any organization can develop a healthy data-informed culture.